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New research by the Geneva Association analyses the effects of ‘slowbalisation’ on the insurance industry

ZURICH, 15 January 2024 – The global economy is shifting from integration to fragmentation as nations prioritise security over efficiency. A new research report by the Geneva Association, Insurance in a Fragmented World Economy, explores the implications of reduced globalisation, or ‘slowbalisation’, for re/insurers and strategies for companies to adapt to evolving risks.

Financial innovations like cyber Cat bonds will help address the cyber protection gap, says Geneva Association report

ZURICH, 12 December 2024 – A new Geneva Association report, Catalysing Cyber Risk Transfer to Capital Markets: Catastrophe bonds and beyond, examines the role of alternative risk transfer (ART) mechanisms in addressing escalating cybersecurity risks.

Insurers are essential to rolling out the climate tech needed for industries to decarbonise, finds Geneva Association report

ZURICH, 9 April 2024 – As the world races to meet global climate targets, industries worldwide are under increasing pressure to adopt new technologies and processes to expedite their decarbonisation efforts. To cap global warming at 1.5°C, heavy industries like steel, aluminium and aviation, responsible for over 30% of global carbon emissions, need to deploy climate technologies on a wide scale.

Report by The Geneva Association and Wellcome spreads the insurance focus on climate change to impacts on people’s health

ZURICH, 27 February 2024 – A new joint report by The Geneva Association and Wellcome, published today, presents a framework for understanding the impact of climate change on people’s health and recommends how health and life insurers can address climate change and health risks.

Geneva Association Women in Insurance Award presented to Prudential Financial’s Caroline Feeney and Salene Hitchcock-Gear

2023 awards presented in a ceremony at Geneva Association Summit 50, the organisation’s 50th-anniversary event

ZURICH, 29 November 2023 – The Geneva Association is pleased to announce the joint winners of its 2023 Women in Insurance Award: Caroline Feeney, CEO of U.S. Businesses, and Salene Hitchcock-Gear, president of Individual Life Insurance, both with Prudential Financial.

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