2020 prize jointly awarded for two doctoral theses: one on the behavioural economics of retirement planning and one on the role of information in risk mitigation

Garance Wattez-Richard, CEO AXA Emerging Customers and winner of the 2020 Women in Insurance Award, talks about the work of her team to protect the emerging middle class in developing and mature markets alike; how they will respond to the new challenges of COVID-19; and tips for women working in industries like insurance, where they are under-represented at senior levels.

Rachel Anne Carter, Director Cyber, moderates the panel discussion, Assessing Digital Risk – Cyber Insurance on the Rise, at the 2nd CYBERSEC Brussels Leaders' Foresight Forum.

Speakers:

Paweł Surówka – President of the Management Board, PZU

Steve Purser – Head of Core Operations, ENISA

Geneva Association Women in Insurance Award presented to AXA’s Garance Wattez-Richard for inclusive insurance initiatives that protect underserved populations

New annual award celebrates women insurance leaders whose work positively impacts society and contributes to making insurance a force for good

Congratulations to the outstanding women insurance leaders nominated for the first annual Geneva Association Women in Insurance Award!

The 2021 nomination process will open in November 2020, with applications due in February 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic, even after we overcome it, will have lasting effects on people, businesses and governments across the globe.

Kai-Uwe Schanz, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Research & Foresight, anticipates that the post-COVID-19 risk landscape will probably more digital than physical and more local than global. In all likelihood, resilience, rather than short-term economic gain, will drive public and private policy agendas.

This is the fifth video in our series #COVID19conversations #GAHomeOffice2020.

A huge surge in remote working during the COVID-19 crisis has been accompanied by dramatic increases in cyber activity. Hackers are even targeting hospitals and medical facilities, where there is so much at stake.

Crises like the COVID-19 pandemic typically accelerate the innovative use of new technologies and data, and we are indeed seeing this happening right now.

Isabelle Flückiger, Director New Technologies & Data, illustrates how technology is moving the needle in addressing the COVID-19 crisis, and there are 'implications to watch' for liability and insurability.