Jad Ariss has been appointed Secretary General of The Geneva Association, effective 1 March 2019. Mr Ariss' distinguished and diverse career has included his most recent role as AXA Group Head of Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, as well as CEO of AXA Middle East & Africa, Group Head of Investor Relations, CEO of AXA Enterprises, and Deputy CEO of AXA France.
The Geneva Association, the leading international think tank of the insurance industry, announced today that its Secretary General, Anna Maria D’Hulster, has decided to resign from her position for personal reasons, effective from the end of February 2019.
Online platforms can foster insurance market transparency and reduce both transaction costs and information asymmetries, factors typically associated with increased competition and societal welfare. However, online platforms also give rise to new challenges concerning consumer protection and competition which should be addressed by policymakers.
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The insurance industry can contribute in two ways to reduce the infrastructure gap: first, as long-term investors that promote new projects, and as risk managers that provide expertise for de-risking the projects, says Tsuyoshi Nagano, President and CEO of Tokio Marine.
Capital charges to insurance companies interested in investing in infrastructure projects are higher than they should be relative to the inherent risk of long-term infrastructure projects, says Dean Connor, President and CEO of Sun LIfe Financial.
Introducing risk management in policy making and in the governance of public institutions would go a long way in attracting capital into infrastructure projects, says Charles Brindamour, CEO of Intact Financial. Recorded at the Extreme Events and Climate Risk Forum 2018 in Toronto.
