Nick Shufro, director, sustainable business solutions, PwC said his organization is working with the insurance community to focus on better withstanding disasters and strengthening insurance coverage.
Shaun Tarbuck, chief executive, ICMIF, said mutual insurers' future appears bright but will be tied to how well they serve their respective affinity groups.
Daniel Grieger, managing partner, Twelve Capital, said new regulations in Europe and elsewhere have stifled bank lending to insurers, forcing them to explore new sources of lending and reinsurance arrangements.
Jeff Kingsley, partner, Goldberg Segalla, said mutual insurers are part of the wave of consolidation affecting the global insurance and reinsurance industries, but must work to help regulators better understand their unique structure.
Insurers at the biennial conference of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation said mutual companies are fighting to build closer relationships with members and to gain understanding from regulators.
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