Introduction

Founded by The Geneva Association in 1973, this prestigious journal leads its field, publishing papers which both improve the scientific knowledge of the insurance industry and stimulate constructive dialogue between the industry and its economic and social partners.

Twelve Free Articles from GPP

Palgrave Macmillan and the editorial team have selected this set of papers from the archive of The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance to give a representative sample of the best of our content. These papers, listed in chronological order, are available free to read and download here.

Call for Papers

The Geneva Association Health and Ageing Research Program is pleased to announce a Special issue on Health in The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice.

We encourage you to submit contributions related to the following areas:

• The impact of integrating an ageing population in health insurance systems;
• New health technology and insurance;
• Development of health care systems and the capitalization debate;
• The interaction of public and private systems in health care provision;
• Insuring and managing long-term care risks;
• Health issues for an ageing population in the workplace;
• Climate change and its impact on health and insurance.

Papers should be submitted electronically (Word or Adobe format only) by 1 February 2010 at the latest to Christophe Courbage.

Access the full details [27 KB]

News

Special Issue on the Four Pillars

Volume 34, issue 4 of The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice is a special issue on the Four Pillars, a research programme set up by The Geneva Association in 1987 with the aim of studying the key importance in the new service economy of Social Security, Insurance, Savings and Employment. The special issue looks at the future of pensions and retirement income, and the technical issues on pension provision. Access the full table of contents

Genevieve Reday-Mulvey is Head of Research for the Four Pillars Programme. Read her editorial for free online. For more information about the Four Pillars Programme, please visit the Geneva Association website.

World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress
25-29 July 2010, Singapore

The European Group of Risk and Insurance Economists (EGRIE), The American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA), The Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA) and The Geneva Association organise the Congress by merging their regional meetings into this global meeting every five years.

The purposes of the Congress are to stimulate corporate awareness and interest in risk-related research and to provide a forum for networking among academics and industry and government professional worldwide. The Congress is open to "all persons" who share an interest in promoting education and research in the broad areas of risk and insurance.

Scientific Committees of the Congress invite submission of proposals to present theoretical or applied research dealing with issues in risk management, insurance, actuarial science and related areas. The proposal deadline is 1 February 2010.

For more information about the Congress, visit its website at www.wriec.org or read the full announcement.

The Geneva Papers will have 5% more pages in 2010

Special Issue on Climate Change 2009

The Geneva Association is pleased to announce a special issue on Climate Change and its Economic Impact on Insurance in The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, published in July.

The issue includes a global review of insurance industry responses to climate change, written by Evan Mills, a leading scientist who has been among the first to research this field. Read the Editorial by Walter R Stahel and Evan Mills’ Article for free online.

Click here to access the full press release.

Insurance and Climate Change Report

The Geneva Association has also published a report: The Insurance Industry and Climate Change - Contribution to the Global Debate. This report is highly relevant to the insurance industry; governments, law-makers and regulators; and anyone in the larger public who wants to know more.

To read this influential report from some of the leading figures in insurance and reinsurance, please click here.

The Geneva Association Kyoto Statement

The Geneva Association have also published their Kyoto Statement, which focuses on the economic and social consequences of extreme climate change, and clarifies the views of the world’s largest insurance and reinsurance companies on countering climate risks. To read the Kyoto Statement, please click here.