Investing in climate-resilient decarbonised infrastructure to meet socio-economic and climate change goals
Infrastructure resilience is critical for countries to be able to cope with the effects of climate change, but sufficient investment is required. This research brief urges coordination among insurers as risk managers and investors, governments and other stakeholders in tackling the global infrastructure challenge.
The Geneva Association launches new Women in Insurance Award
The Geneva Association is pleased to announce the launch of a new Women in Insurance Award. This annual award is the first of its kind: it is truly global and celebrates the achievements of senior-level women working in insurance toward advancing societal good.
Nominations are due 28 February 2020.
The Role of Trust in Narrowing Protection Gaps
This report's comprehensive analysis of the role and nature of trust in insurance, with a focus on the retail segment, offers important insights into how to narrow the protection gap—the difference between needed and available protection—through concerted multistakeholder efforts.
Kai-Uwe Schanz Appointed Deputy Managing Director of The Geneva Association
ZURICH, 18 November 2019 – The Geneva Association, the global organisation of insurance and reinsurance Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and leading think tank of the insurance industry, is announcing the appointment of Kai-Uwe Schanz as Deputy Managing Director and Head of Research & Foresight, effective 18 November 2019.
New Geneva Association and IFTRIP task force to address emerging cyber terror risks
The Geneva Association is lauching a joint task force on cyber terrorism and cyber warfare with the International Forum of Terrorism Risk Reinsurance and Insurance Pools (IFTRIP). The special-purpose task force aims to conduct research on cyber terrorism risks across the re/insurance industry. Its initial findings will be published in mid-2020.
Obstacles to climate resilience | Fiona Cousins, Arup
On the mitigation side, benefits from reduced carbon emissions need to be monetizable so they can be invested in and included in ESG ratings; on the adaptation side, it needs to be clear what asset managers and insurers are protecting for.
Fiona Cousins, an engineer specialising in sustainable design, participated in an interview with the GA at the 2019 General Assembly in Buenos Aires.
Achieving next-generation climate risk modelling | Maryam Golnaraghi
There are huge opportunities for enhancing climate-risk modelling tools - and integrating them into core business - if we identify the gaps and need
Insurer-Customer Interface in the Digital Age
There are many ways for insurance companies to use digital tools to enhance their relationships with customers. They can, for example, adapt their websites; gather insights to create customised products; and use digital media to make dense documentation more comprehensible.
Professor Shlomo Benartzi of UCLA's Behavioral Decision-making Group elaborates in an interview conducted at the 2019 General Assembly in Buenos Aires.
ジュネーブ協会エルンスト・マイヤー賞が保険業界の抱える重要な課題への学術的貢献を表彰
2019年ジュネーブ協会エルンスト・マイヤー賞（2019 Geneva Association Ernst Meyer Prize）はゲーテ大学（Goethe University）（フランクフルト）クリスチャン・クビッツァの論文、「金融の安定性と市場に関する小論文（Essays on Financial Stability and Markets）」と、エコール・ポリテクニーク（Ecole Polytechnique）（パリ）アレクシス・ルーアスの論文、「破滅的リスクの保険引受能力（Insurability of Catastrophic Risks）」に授与されました。
