Press release: Insurers take decisive step in climate risk modelling through cross-sectoral mobilisation

Developing and scaling up the integration of the next generation of risk models requires cross-sectoral collaboration, and the insurance industry plays a critical role as risk managers and investors. This was a key takeaway of The Geneva Association's 2019 Climate Change Forum held 11–12 July in London, sponsored by Tokio Marine Holdings.

Financial protection against extreme events not a single sector problem; it's an all-of-society problem | CBC interview

Maryam Golnaraghi, Director Climate Change and Emerging Environmental Topics, recently spoke with Sarah Lawrynuik of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) about insurance responses to extreme weather events:

Insurers can leverage behavioral economics to address the protection gap

Applying behavioral economics can help reduce the enormous barrier to people buying insurance – their cognitive biases – that causes the protection gap.

This interview accompanies the research report Underinsurance in Mature Economies: Reasons and remedies. It was conducted on the sidelines of the 46th Annual General Assembly in Buenos Aires.

Building trust is key to addressing underinsurance in mature markets: Geneva Association customer survey

Insurance protection gaps in mature markets could be narrowed by reinforcing trust in insurers, reveals a survey commissioned by The Geneva Association. The research report Underinsurance in Mature Economies: Reasons and remedies distils a number of takeaways from the survey's results and proposes a framework of five factors that influence underinsurance: institutions, sociodemographics, economics, behavior and culture. 

Underinsurance in Mature Economies: Reasons and remedies

Contrary to general belief, protection gaps are not limited to developed and emerging countries but are also common in advanced economies. A customer survey of The Geneva Association in seven mature economies revealed that people widely understand the fundamental notion of insurance and its vital role in the economy and society. However, people have deep misperceptions about the insurance industry and its products. Addressing this disconnect will be vital to encouraging a wider adoption of insurance in mature economies.

 

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