The Geneva Association News

Sommerrock Joins Geneva Ass’n. as Deputy Secretary Gen’l. – Insight Head

The Geneva Association announced the appointment of Dr. Fabian Sommerrock as Deputy Secretary General and Head of Insight. He joins the Association from Roland Berger Strategy Consultants where he was a principal at the Roland Berger Financial Services Competence Center …

Financial Repression’s Unintended Consequences: Swiss Re Market Consensus

Swiss Re has issued a statement, following a meeting with senior private and public sector market participants on June 16, entitled “Financial repression – the unintended consequences.” The statement said that in order to “identify the most concerning implications,” Swiss …

Global Re/Insurance CEO’s Sign on to Geneva Association’s Climate Risk Statement

Sixty-six chief executives of the world’s largest re/insurers have confirmed their commitment to The Geneva Association’s Climate Risk Statement―a set of guiding principles on the substantial role insurance can play in global efforts to tackle climate-related risks. The association’s announcement …

Geneva Association Reacts to G20 Insurers’ Capital Mandate

The Geneva Association, the international insurance think tank, issued a bulletin following the publication of both the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) list of global systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ (IAIS) publication of policy measures …

Geneva Association Ocean Warming Report Reviews Implications for Re/Insurers

“In some high-risk areas, ocean warming and climate change threaten the insurability of catastrophe risk,” according to one of the conclusions of a research report issued today by the Climate Risks and Insurance working group of international insurance think tank, …

Geneva Association’s Response to IAIS Policy Report Urges Caution

International insurance think tank, The Geneva Association, published its response to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ (IAIS) public consultation, Proposed Policy Measures for Global Systemically Important Insurers, on Sunday, December 16. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has …