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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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%,…
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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…
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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…
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Dear Friends and Partners, Much to our regret, we at Genillard & Co must advise you that we are obliged to cancel the CISAR 2024 symposium on March 5th & 6th at the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan. The number of registrations received to date has been too low to warrant a successful outcome…
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PROGRAMME UPDATEThis year featuring:– Hands on workshops on insurance solutions– Input from the farming and political communities Dear Friends and Partners, Genillard & Co is pleased to invite you to the CISAR 2024 Symposium on the 5th and 6th of March at the campus of the Weihenstephan University of Applied Sciences in Freising near…
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