Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19, with those who are infected and are suffering from it, as well as with all the medical staff – doctors, nurses – who are fighting so courageously, sometimes at the expense of their own health.

Our thoughts are also with all the people who continue to be working on the ground to make sure that our societies continue to function and that people’s basic needs are being met.

In this time of great uncertainty, insurance companies worldwide are fully mobilised to support their customers.

COVID-19 is affecting health at multiple levels, beyond the direct effects of infection.

Adrita Bhattacharya-Craven, Director Health & Ageing, discusses how the insurance industry can help society cope with the realities and aftermath of the pandemic.

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

The Geneva Association mourns the passing of Orio Giarini, Secretary General of our organisation from 1973–2000, who died on Friday, 28 February 2020 in Trieste, Italy at the age of 84.

Orio will be remembered as a passionate and energetic leader and thinker, full of forward-looking ideas on the role of insurance in the economy and society and sustainable development. It was he who conceived, together with Fabio Padoa Schioppa, Raymond Barre and a small group of insurance executives, to establish The Geneva Association as a think tank devoted to the study of risks and insurance.

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.

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.

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.

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.