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.
Philippe De Ridder, strategic planning and intelligence manager, P&V Group, said insurers that promote staffers principally based on their expertise with insurance matters may run a risk of creating management with skill sets that are too narrow.
Shaun Tarbuck, chief executive, ICMIF, said mutual insurers' future appears bright but will be tied to how well they serve their respective affinity groups.
Mutual insurers at the ICMIF conference said the mutual model can help address many global societal problems, including protection against disasters and sustainability.
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