How can CROs Add Value to the Investment Side?
Article from Risk Management No. 55.
Is a capital surcharge the right instrument to control systemic risk in insurance?
Article from Insurance and Finance Newsletter No. 16
Disaster Risk Reduction—How and What Can Private Insurance Contribute
Article from the Risk Management Newsletter No. 54: Hans Peter Würmli highlights how the insurance business model and the industry’s in-depth knowledge of risk can contribute to disaster risk reduction measures.
Solar Storms and Their Impacts on Power Grids: What Consequences for (Re)insurers?
Article from the Risk Management Newsletter No. 54: Romain Launay explores the risks associated with solar storms, the disruptions they may cause to a wide range of activities and devices, and the consequences for (re)insurers.
Insurance Market Perception of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials Risks
Article from the Risk Management Newsletter No. 54: Lijana Baublyte et al. examine how the insurance market perception of nanotechnology can influence the sustainability of technological advances and insurers’ concern for nanotechnology risks.
The Pension Gap Epidemic
This report provides an analysis of the existing scope and trajectory of the current pensions crisis and makes recommendations on how to address it.
Lessons learned from the events of 11 March 2011
This report provides reviews and articles by many of the presenters from the 2013 seminar on disaster risk reduction held in Sendai, Japan, and aims to provide a wider dissemination of the information exchanged.
Dr Maryam Golnaraghi discusses An Integrated Approach to Managing Extreme Events and Climate Risks
Dr Maryam Golnaraghi discusses An Integrated Approach to Managing Extreme Events and Climate Risks. This report provides insights about climate-related mounting social and economic risks, analyses obstacles to the insurance industry’s contribution and makes recommendations on how to overcome some of these hurdles.
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CEO Interview: John R. Strangfeld, President and CEO Prudential Financial Inc.
John R. Strangfeld, President and CEO of Prudential Financial Inc. discusses the global ageing challenge and developments in retirement security and funding.
Competition in Private Health Insurance in Germany: Models for Transferable Ageing Provisions
1 FINANCIAL SBILITY AT ION NEWSLETTER HEALTH AND AGEING No. 33 October 2015 Competition in Private Health Insurance in Germany: Models for Transferable Ageing Provisions by Anke Walendzik,+ Florian Buchner++ and Jürgen Wasem+ Background Premiums paid by the insured have various functions and components in health insurance (Cochrane, 1995). They should cover short-term health costs, but also the risk of worsening health conditions. And they should be embedded in a system which allows switching of insurers to allow for competition.
