Globally, poor mental health afflicts close to a billion people.1 Incidents of mental illness soared during the pandemic due to social restrictions, isolation and increased financial insecurity. The cost-of-living crisis, effects of climate change and other destabilising factors are set to exacerbate mental health risk and its impact on societies and economies.
Cyber risk has evolved from an emerging operational challenge for companies into a complex systemic exposure that can spread across organisations, supply chains, and financial markets. This special issue of The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, edited by Martin Eling (University of St. Gallen) and Daniel W. Woods (University of Edinburgh), examines cyber risk, cyber insurance, and tools that could help address gaps in risk measurement, insurance coverage, and capital.
Measuring, communicating, and responding to cyber risk
Maryam Golnaraghi, the Geneva Association’s Director of Climate Change & Environment, has been named Climate and Sustainability Champion of the Year 2026 as part of InsuranceERM's Climate Risk & Sustainability Awards.
The judges recognised her more than 25 years of leadership in climate risk and resilience, particularly her work to help the insurance industry support the energy transition and strengthen resilience to growing physical climate risks.
A range of interdependent risks and individual decisions accumulate over a person’s life, shaping health and economic outcomes. This special issue of The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, edited by Joan Costa-Font (London School of Economics), Christophe Courbage, (Geneva School of Business Administration), and Nilesh Raut (London School of Economics), examines how insurance interacts with health throughout the life course and impacts incentives, behaviour, and resilience.
Insurance influences individual choices
