Manchester, UK, Thursday 22 September 2016: The percentage of women on the boards of directors of mutual and cooperative insurers rose to 20.6% in 2015, compared to an insurance industry average of just 17.8%*, according to the latest research published by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF). This represents a significant growth for the mutual and cooperative sector over the previous 10 years, having increased from an average representation of women on boards of 14.3% in 2010 and almost doubled from 11.0% in 2005.