Peter Hunt of Mutuo, a consultancy focused on mutuals, said mutual insurers are focusing on efforts to better educate regulators and governments on the needs of mutuals.
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.
Mutual insurers at the ICMIF conference said the mutual model can help address many global societal problems, including protection against disasters and sustainability.
Monica Woodley of the Economist Group said mutual insurers asked about barriers to innovation responded that their own organizations may be a big barrier in promoting organizational innovation.
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.
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