What advantages do decentralised finance and blockchain technology in insurance offer over traditional insurance? Our report Assessing the Potential of Decentralised Finance and Blockchain Technology in Insurance lays out the potential value to society.

Abstract submissions are invited for papers dealing with the legal and economic implications of the use of digital technology by the re/insurance industry. Accepted abstracts will be presented at the 20th Joint Seminar of The Geneva Association and the European Association of Law and Economics (EALE), hosted by the Jagiellonian University in Kraków on 13–14 June 2024.

Deadline for abstracts: 10 February 2024

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Insurance plays an important role in enhancing resilience to cyber threats, which are rising as a result of digitalisation and growing hacker capabilities. The market for standalone cyber insurance has expanded sharply in the last few years, but the dynamic nature of cyber risk requires insurers, businesses and governments to constantly evaluate and update their approaches to cybersecurity.  

The Geneva Association awards the prestigious Geneva Association Ernst Meyer Prize annually for university research work in the form of a doctoral thesis that makes a significant and original contribution to the study of risk and insurance economics. 

The Geneva Association joins the global insurance community in mourning the passing of Denis Kessler, Chairman of SCOR and longtime Geneva Association board member.