INSURANCE AND FINANCE

Head: Daniel Haefeli
Research Director: Dr. Etti Baranoff
 

 

 

 

►     The research programme

 

 

►     The research programme

 

The research programme on insurance and finance comprises academic and professional research activities in the fields of finance where they are relevant to the insurance and risk management sector. The programme is dedicated to making an original contribution to the progress of insurance through different initiatives in the field of insurance finance.

  

The research programme engages in: 
highlighting issues of key importance;
promoting studies of the function of finance in insurance; 
discussing the relevance of financial concepts and instruments to the industry;
detecting new and promising theoretical developments; and 
diffusing knowledge and the results of research worldwide.

 

  
     International insurance and finance seminars
 
8th International Insurance and Finance Seminar, 7-8 December 2011, London. Press release.
7th International Insurance and Finance Seminar, 6-7 December 2010, London. Papers were published in Etudes et Dossiers No. 371, April 2011.
6th International Insurance and Finance Seminar, 14-15 December 2009, London. Papers were published in Etudes et Dossiers No. 362, August 2010.

5th International Insurance and Finance Seminar, 8-9 December 2008, London. Papers were published in Etudes et Dossiers No. 350, February 2009.

4th International Insurance and Finance Seminar, 6-7 December 2007, London. Papers were published in Etudes et Dossiers No. 340, February 2008.

3th International Insurance and Finance Seminar, 7-8 December 2006, London. Papers were published in Etudes et Dossiers No. 324, March 2007.
2nd International Insurance and Finance Seminar, 10-11 November 2005, London. Papers were published in Etudes et Dossiers No. 304, December 2005.

1st International Insurance and Finance Seminar, Current Financial Issues in Insurance, 11-12 November 2004, London. Papers were published in Etudes et Dossiers No. 287, November 2004. 

 

  

►     Special Reports to the Task Force on Accountancy of The Geneva Association

 

Impact of a Fair Value Financial Reporting System on Insurance Companies – A Survey, by Gerry Dickinson and Patrick M. Liedtke, The Geneva Association, Geneva, 2004
The Search for an International Accounting Standard for Insurance, by Gerry Dickinson, The Geneva Association, Geneva, 2003.
 
    Etudes et Dossiers on insurance and finance
 
No. 340, February 2008, 4th International Insurance and Finance Seminar of The Geneva Association, London, 6-7 December 2007
No. 304, December 2005, 2nd International Insurance and Finance Seminar of The Geneva Association, London 10-11 November 2005
No. 296, April 2005, Insurance and International Finance Reporting Standards, Milan, 1 December 2004

No. 287, November 2004, International Insurance and Finance Seminar, Current Financial Issues in Insurance, London, 11-12 November 2004

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Insurance Companies’ Highly Controlled Use of Derivatives Has Also Resulted in Protection from the Rogue Trader Problem  
Volume: SC12, January 2012
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The Geneva Association—Response to IAIS FSC questions  
October 2011
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Insurance and Finance No. 8  
Volume: 8, August 2011
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The Costs of the Financial Crisis for Insurance Policyholders  
Volume: SC11, May 2011
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Insurance industry's perspective on and contribution to the G20/FSB/IAIS project on systemic risk  
March 2011
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Orientation Paper for SIFI Discussions in Insurance  
March 2011
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I&F SC10 – Variable Annuities with Guarantees and Use of Hedging  
Volume: SC10, March 2011
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Assessment of systemic risk indicators in the insurance sector—IAIS Observer Hearing  
February 2011
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Insurance and Finance No. 7  
Volume: 7, February 2011
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Insurance and Finance No. 6  
Volume: 6, July 2010
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