| CAMIC’s objective is to keep you informed through this newsletter. You can look forward to receiving it the third Tuesday of each month. We encourage you to share it with your staff and board. We also welcome your feedback, which you can send to [email protected]. CAMIC BOARD INTRODUCTIONS: CAMIC wants you to get to know the Board on a more personal level so that you can gain an understanding of those who are leading the association. This month, CAMIC would like to introduce Luc Grégoire. Luc joined the Board of Directors in October 2020, as a representative from Quebec. He is General Manager of Promutuel Assurance Deux-Montagnes. After obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree from the Université de Montréal, Luc quickly became interested in the field of insurance by joining the ranks of the family insurance brokerage business with his father. For nearly 25 years, he worked in various brokerage firms of all kinds. He was among the founding directors of the brokerage firm Hub International inc. in 1998. During all these years in the brokerage world, Luc has been actively involved in several brokerage organizations in Québec and Canada, always with the objective of highlighting professions related to the world of insurance. Luc joined Promutuel Assurance Deux-Montagnes in 2014. This new stage in his professional development allowed him to assume the leadership of a regional company, while being a member of the management team of Groupe Promutuel. Always very active, Luc is a member of the Promutuel team of the Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie where he participates annually in the 1000 km bike challenge with his colleagues to raise funds for elementary schools in Québec! Luc lives in Laval with his wife Francine and his two sons, Nicolas, and Gabriel, who live in Montreal. Francine and Luc spend their free time in Mont Tremblant where they bike, golf, hike and downhill ski, their favorite sport! MEMBER RECOGNITION: Congratulations!Congratulations to Erie Mutual on celebrating its 150th anniversary!Congratulations to Mutual Fire Insurance on being for this outstanding recognition! Mutual Fire Insurance ranked as a Five-Star Carrier in 2021!Congratulations to Red River Mutual Insurance on being named in the 22 Top Commercial Startups and Companies in ManitobaCongratulations to Stanley Mutual Insurance on being recognized as Community Votes Fredericton 2021, Services – Insurance Agents & Brokers : Stanley Mutual Insurance Platinum L&A Mutual Insurance Company’s New Location: L&A Mutual Insurance Co. is proud to announce the move to its new location at 76 East St, in Napanee. ON. The new Head office is a repurposed Agricultural Co-op building that was constructed in 1958. The restoration of a legacy building in downtown Napanee affirms L&A’s commitment to Mutual Policy Holders and the communities served. The building incorporates reclaimed factory bricks and beams, rusty tin roofing, a donated barn and even a couple of tractors as symbols of proud heritage. Local tradespeople completed all the work with great dedication. L&A is grateful for their fine efforts. Together, it was to blend the celebration of the agricultural history and rural heritage with the modern functionality needed for future growth. You are encouraged to visit! Click here to see some photos! INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS: Elections for the Ontario Region: Ontario Members will have the chance to select a nominee during the elections on October 4, 2021, at 16h30. The selected nominee will be elected at the CAMIC Annual General Meeting (October 6, 2021, from 10h30-12h30). CAMIC’s Annual General (Virtual) Conference: This year at our virtual conference, you will have the chance to listen to speakers across the world: France, United States, the United Kingdom as well as Canada. Topics will include open banking (our most important issue), mutuality (the core of our being) and life after COVID. You have the unique opportunity this year to send more directors and staff to CAMIC’s Annual Conference because of the virtual format. Please take advantage of this unique one-time format! Here is the link to the program and to the registration form. You have until September 24 to register. CAMIC’s 41st Annual General Meeting: Remember to send the name and email address of your voting delegate for CAMIC’s 41s Annual General Meeting. Here is the link! Webinars from Our New Affiliate Members: Pario Engineering and Environmental Sciences: Click on the link to register for a discussion on “Fire, Explosion & Smoke Investigations” with Zachary King & Brody Mossman. The webinar takes place on Thursday September 30th, 2021 @2pm EST. ICMIF and EY: ICMIF is hosting a webinar with EY on the findings for their recent Global Mutual Scan, entitled Creating Growth through a Purpose-led Strategy: Key Principles of Differentiation for Mutual Insurers. 70% of mutual insurance executives say their business operating model and governance structure help accelerate their organisation’s purpose-led strategy. In this webinar hosted by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), learn more through a detailed discussion of EY’s recent Global Market Scan on how mutual/cooperative insurers can create differentiated growth through their purpose, member centricity, value creation and social responsibility. Click here to register Shore Consulting Group: A webinar exclusively for CAMIC members on Digital Ambition for Mutual Insurance Companies will be held on October 28, 2021 at 11h EST, presented by Shawn Shell, Executive Technology Advisor and Larry Rudolf, Vice President, Digital Development. Digital transformation is an ambition for many Mutuals, promising efficiency, integrated and compelling “customer” experiences, low-cost service delivery with innovative offerings and the irresistible ability to use data as a strategic asset. Getting data from agents, policy holders, and members is critical. Most of that data comes in using forms – often still “old school” PDFs and paper, with more than a little handwriting. As a result, the effort required to extract this valuable data, unnecessarily increases costs. Ways to dramatically reduce overhead and the administrative burden, when capturing critical business data will be explored, as well as ways to measure both success and identify additional innovation to improve business. Great articles from Our Affiliate Members:Ernst and Young: Growth through differentiation: EY global insurance mutual market scan identifies four principles for mutual insurersOMNIA Adjusters Cooperative:Want to learn how to reduce your risk of email and other cyber-attacks? Our new affiliate member, OMNIA Adjusters Cooperative has an article to help you. Reduce Your Risk of Email and other Cyber Attacks - A Simple Guide for Anyone DHAN FOUNDATION: The Co-operators are supporting this great initiative with CAMIC and the ICMIF Foundation! CAMIC, along with the ICMIF Foundation, has partnered with the DHAN Foundation to support low-income communities in rural parts of India, home to 1.3 billion people, to assist in COVID-19 related needs, which has been devastating to the many low-income communities. CAMIC is pleased to announce that The Co-operators has shown generous support of this global initiative by contributing $200,000USD over two years. The support from The Co-operators will contribute to building community resilience in the wake of COVID-19 by assisting those in the greatest need and is a strong demonstration of how mutuality can expand beyond our local borders. thank you to The Co-operators for their significant contribution, and for the leadership it has provided for this campaign as a member of both CAMIC and ICMIF. Wawanesa Mutual: CAMIC is pleased to announce that Wawanesa Mutual Insurance has also contributed to the DHAN Foundation campaign through CAMIC’s appeal. CAMIC is appreciative of this support, which will assist those in India who are significantly impacted by COVID-19. CAMIC Members Online Contribution Form: Thank you for the member companies who have supported this needed cause. If you would like to contribute online, click on the link to the CAMIC online form. We look forward to the participation of many more CAMIC members on this project! If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] Support from ICMIF Staff for the DHAN Foundation: ICMIF staff members recently completed a sponsored walk to raise funds and show their support of the project and help the DHAN Foundation in its critical work. A total of approximately $5,245 was raised. To find out more, please click here to read the full news story. LOBBYING RELATED: Climate Proof Canada: This coalition to which CAMIC belongs did not meet during the federal election campaign. It is worth noting that the work of this coalition brought issues related to climate change to the forefront of election priorities. Industry Task Team: The Industry Task Team is working towards a submission, likely in the autumn. The Road to Demutualization: Great article on lessons learned from the demutualisation of Economical. INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM OUR MEMBERS: Reminder: Please take some time to complete this survey from CMC on COVID-19. MEMBERSHIP RELATED: Web Site: The CAMIC web site is currently under construction. The new web site will be launched in October. Thank you for your patience. New Address: CAMIC has moved to a permanent work from home office. Effective September 1, 2021, our mailing address is:CAMIC / ACCAM 1000 McGarry Terrace Unit M010 Nepean, ON K2J 4G8 Member Service - Job Postings: CAMIC would be pleased to post job postings on our website as well as on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages. Please send your request to [email protected] Past Newsletters: You can now find past newsletters on our web site under the Members Only section. Please share them with your staff and board. Social Media: Remember to follow CAMIC on Twitter and LinkedIn! And when you do, tag CAMIC in posts. Not only will that increase your numbers, but also ours. We want to be able to reach as many people as possible, together! If your company is on Instagram, please let [email protected] know. 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