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.
ZURICH, 5 February 2026 – From floods and fires to cyberattacks and pandemics, natural and man-made disasters are becoming more frequent, more costly, and harder to absorb – exposing the limits of traditional insurance and post-crisis government relief. With uninsured losses mounting and public budgets under strain, policymakers and industry leaders face an urgent question: how can societies maintain affordable, reliable protection as disaster risks intensify?
ZURICH, 4 December 2025 – Households across emerging markets remain highly exposed to financial shocks despite major advances in digital payments, savings, and credit, according to a new report by the Geneva Association, Insurance as a Core Element of Financial Inclusion in Emerging Economies.
ZURICH, 20 November 2025 – Generative AI (Gen AI) is transforming how insurance customers interact with their insurers – from researching products and comparing quotes to submitting queries and managing coverage. A new Geneva Association report, Gen AI in the Insurance Customer Journey, provides a global perspective on how customers experience and perceive the increasing use of Gen AI in insurance.
ZURICH, 2 October 2025 – Businesses worldwide are rapidly embedding Generative AI (Gen AI) into products, services and internal operations. While this brings significant opportunities for innovation and efficiency, it also introduces new and complex risks – from defective outputs and copyright infringement to cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
ZURICH, 7 May 2025 – As extreme weather events and related losses increase around the world, a new Geneva Association report, Safeguarding Home Insurance: Reducing exposure and vulnerability to extreme weather, sounds the alarm on growing challenges to the availability and affordability of home insurance, particularly in advanced economies.
ZURICH, 19 February 2025 – Increasing longevity and falling fertility mean the world is facing a new demographic reality – a growing elderly population with fewer working-age people to support it. A new research report by the Geneva Association, Insurance and the Longevity Economy: Navigating protection in the era of 100-year lives, reveals insurers’ innovative strategies to address the challeng
