1 FINANCIAL SBILITY AT ION NEWSLETTER HEALTH AND AGEING Editorial by Christophe Courbage It is my pleasure to introduce this new issue of the Health and Ageing newsletter of The Geneva Association. Not only does it bring to readers various contributions linked to the topics of health and ageing as related to insurance, but it also presents some important future activities of the Health and Ageing research programme. Two of them deserve special attention. The first activity is the forthcoming Health and Ageing conference of The Geneva Association, the 12 th in its annual conference series.

Article from Health and Ageing 32. Ines Laüfer considers the institutional factors in the U.S. health insurance system which could make a long-term health insurance unattractive for many individuals

 Article from Health and Ageing 32. Philip Wilson provides some guidance on how to assess the longevity of high-age impaired lives in order to correctly underwrite enhanced annuities. 

Steve Hales and Elisa Pestrin describe the main environmental health risks and investigate their impact on the life and health insurance industry.

 Article from Health and Ageing 32. Florian Boeker reviews lifestyle risk trends and their dynamic and varied impact on life and health re/insurance. 

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The Geneva Association (GA) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) are pleased to submit our joint response to the FSB’s Consultative Document (CD) on “Developing Effective Resolution Strategies and Plans or Systemically Important Insurers” which was released on 3 November 2015. Our response reflects a joint effort of the members of our organizations.

The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review is a refereed journal published by Palgrave Macmillan in annual volumes of two issues (March and September). It targets academics and university scholars in economics, with the purpose of supporting and encouraging research in the economics of risk, uncertainty, insurance and related institutions by providing a forum for the scholarly exchange of findings and opinions.

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Founded by The Geneva Association in 1976, The Geneva Papers is a refereed journal published quarterly by Palgrave Macmillan. It aims at improving the scientific knowledge of the insurance industry, and bridging the gap between academics and insurance professionals, and stimulating constructive dialogue between the industry and its economic and social partners.

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