Skip to main content
  The Geneva Association
  • About us
    • Who We Are
    • Team
    • Board
    • History
    • Careers
    • Contact
  • Research topics
    • Climate Change & Environment
    • Health & Demography
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Digital Technologies
    • Cyber
    • Macro & Geoeconomic Shifts
    • Public Policy & Regulation
    • Evolving Liability
  • Publications
    • Research reports
    • The Geneva Papers
    • Articles
    • Annual reports
  • Events
    • Upcoming events
    • Summaries & Recordings
  • Awards
    • Women in Insurance Award
    • Ernst Meyer Prize
  • News & Media
Search
Subscribe
My Account Logout Subscribe
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram
Popular searches
PROGRES
Ernst Meyer Prize
Women in Insurance Award
Geneva Papers
Safeguarding Home Insurance
Reports
Events

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Hub
  3. Insurers: a Critical Part of The Social Safety Net

Insurers: a critical part of the social safety net

Aug 30, 2020
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Email
  • Facebook

COVID-19’s present and foreseeable social and economic impacts are a call to invigorate and recalibrate discussions to address social inequality. Our research illustrates that private insurance can alleviate social inequality by covering exposures that may push middle-class individuals and families into poverty or perpetuate poverty for low-income households. The report points to specific insurance products and approaches that mitigate the risks of impoverishment and/or contribute to more stable levels of wealth and income. It also encourages new public-private partnerships that leverage insurance as a critical part of the social safety net.

Report summary (45 sec)

Publications

The Role of Insurance in Mitigating Social Inequality | Research report

Author: Kai-Uwe Schanz
Read more
read more

Research brief

Author: Kai-Uwe Schanz
Read more
read more

#RiskConversations webinar

Related Content

Insuring a pandemic like COVID-19

Insuring a pandemic like COVID-19

Apr 20, 2021
Hub
Building Flood Resilience in a Changing Climate

Building Flood Resilience in a Changing Climate

Dec 07, 2020
Hub
COVID-19 Conversations

COVID-19 Conversations

May 18, 2020
Hub
Climate Change Forum 2019

Climate Change Forum 2019

Jun 30, 2019
Hub
Reasons and Remedies for Protection Gaps in Mature Markets

Reasons and Remedies for Protection Gaps in Mature Markets

Jun 24, 2019
Hub
Healthcare Protection Gaps in Emerging Markets

Healthcare Protection Gaps in Emerging Markets

Mar 19, 2019
Hub
Extreme Events and Climate Risk Forum 2018

Extreme Events and Climate Risk Forum 2018

Sep 30, 2018
Hub
Digitalization and Insurance

Digitalization and Insurance

Sep 27, 2018
Hub
Addressing Cyber Accumulation Risk

Addressing Cyber Accumulation Risk

Aug 15, 2018
Hub

Related Content

Insuring a pandemic like COVID-19

Insuring a pandemic like COVID-19

Apr 20, 2021
Hub
Building Flood Resilience in a Changing Climate

Building Flood Resilience in a Changing Climate

Dec 07, 2020
Hub
COVID-19 Conversations

COVID-19 Conversations

May 18, 2020
Hub
Climate Change Forum 2019

Climate Change Forum 2019

Jun 30, 2019
Hub
Reasons and Remedies for Protection Gaps in Mature Markets

Reasons and Remedies for Protection Gaps in Mature Markets

Jun 24, 2019
Hub
Healthcare Protection Gaps in Emerging Markets

Healthcare Protection Gaps in Emerging Markets

Mar 19, 2019
Hub
Extreme Events and Climate Risk Forum 2018

Extreme Events and Climate Risk Forum 2018

Sep 30, 2018
Hub
Digitalization and Insurance

Digitalization and Insurance

Sep 27, 2018
Hub
Addressing Cyber Accumulation Risk

Addressing Cyber Accumulation Risk

Aug 15, 2018
Hub
The Geneva Association

Subscribe to our updates

About us

Research topics

Publications

Events

Awards

News & Media

Contact us

Terms & Conditions

Follow us on social media

LinkedIn Instagram YouTube

© Geneva Association

Admin

INSURANCE FOR A BETTER WORLD