Dear customers, business partners and friends, We hereby announce a change in the company’s management: Mr Christopher Genillard, founder and long-standing managing director, has retired from his active role as managing director on 5 December 2025. With his vision and tireless dedication, he has shaped Genillard & Co. GmbH from its founding to its current… Continue Reading Change in management at Genillard & Co. GmbH
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On July 9th, everything revolved around heavy rainfall, climate scenarios, and how we can better prepare our cities for the future – right in the heart of Vienna! The workshop kicked off with an exciting overview of the EU-funded DIRECTED project (https://directedproject.eu/) and its four Real World Labs. From there, we moved straight into the… Continue Reading Second DIRECTED Workshop at the Hydraulic Engineering Lab, BOKU Vienna – 09.07.2025
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Dear friends and partners, We are thrilled to be able to announce that Genillard & Co. GmbH is now part of HBC, a highly qualified, owner-managed group of insurance intermediaries. This partnership strengthens the HBC Group’s market presence and expertise in the highly specialised reinsurance sector, enabling it to dynamically expand its strategic focus. Christopher… Continue Reading Acquisition of Genillard & Co by Hanseatic Broking Center
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On September 10th, 2024, the first stakeholder workshop of the “Real World Lab – Danube” took place at the hydraulic engineering laboratory of BOKU University in Vienna. The workshop brought together experts from various disciplines, including research, insurance, disaster control, civil protection, and public administration. The goals of the workshop were to explore innovative flood… Continue Reading DIRECTED: Vienna Risk-Tandem Workshop on September 10th, 2024
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The legacy and run-off market represents a dynamic and evolving sector where companies manage and transfer insurance policies that are no longer actively marketed, focusing on claims management and settlement until all liabilities are resolved. The global non-life run-off market is substantial, with estimated reserves exceeding EUR 933.5 billion. Europe alone holds reserves of EUR… Continue Reading Run-Off & Legacy in the Reinsurance Market
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The DIRECTED General Assembly (GA) in Rimini was highly productive and provided ample opportunities for professional exchanges. The GA was organized by our Italian project partners, ARPAE (the Regional Agency for the Environment and Energy) and GECOsistema (a climate risk and geospatial intelligence company). Two flood protection exercises were integrated into the General Assembly’s schedule,… Continue Reading Exercises in Flood Protection at the DIRECTED project GA in Rimini
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According to the Global Terrorism Index 2024 (GTI), terrorism continues to be a very real and serious threat globally. In 2023, the total number of deaths from terrorism increased by 22% to 8,352, the highest in six years. There was a 56% increase in the average number of people killed per attack; this is the… Continue Reading Terror Risk 2024 – Global conflicts and events incite increase in terrorism
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In lieu of our annual CISAR symposium with European crop insurers in March, we decided to gather findings on priority issues occupying the sector this spring. Our research revealed that during 2023 there was a significant divergence in crop insurance trading experience. Spain and Italy recorded very negative results and a combined ratio approaching 150%,… Continue Reading CROP INSURANCE IN EUROPE, A REVIEW IN SPRING 2024
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Six months after the initial kick-off of the SOTERIA project, the Basque Center for Climate Change (BC3) hosted the first General Assembly in Valencia, Spain. Partners from across Europe came together on 10th & 11th April to discuss the project’s progress, challenges, and next steps needed towards the overall goal of testing innovative insurance solutions… Continue Reading Progress and Collaboration: Highlights from SOTERIA’s General Assembly in Valencia
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Together with our partners Thomas Hlatky and Bruno Spicher, Genillard & Co hosted the 12th rendition of our “best practice” workshop on 9th April 2024 with a focus on risk management for natural hazards in the insurance industry. The UNIQA Group kindly extended hospitality to our community at its headquarters in Vienna, for which we… Continue Reading Workshop “Best Practice Risk Management Natural Hazards” c/o UNIQA in Vienna on 9th April 2024
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