Compendium of Publications - The Geneva Association

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Compendium of Publications of The Geneva Association
The insurance industry proved to be extremely resilient during the recent crisis and hence should be
more a source of positive examples and solutions for other industries than be subject to regulatory
rules invented for different institutions and industries, such as banking. The future size and shape of
the international regulatory architecture for the insurance industry will become much clearer in 2012
and the discussions on that process are reaching a critical juncture.
This document on insurance regulation sets the context for these vital next months. It is part of a
substantial body of work on financial stability by The Geneva Association and draws on selected
contributions from the book published recently on the subject, The Future of Insurance Regulation and
Supervision. A Global Perspective (Palgrave Macmillan 2011). The papers included in this publication
are key analyses and considerations for this crucial period for the future of the insurance industry and
highlights some of the concepts that will be crucial in informing the debates that will prove to be so
important.
Tackling Climate Risk: An Insurance Contribution
to the COP Discussions—COP 17 Background
Document by The Geneva Association
The Geneva Association, December 2011
As the negotiators gather for the Conference of the Parties
17 (COP17) in Durban, South Africa to reinforce the fragile
momentum gathered in Cancun in 2010, international insurance
economics think tank, The Geneva Association has issued this
paper to emphasise the key role that insurance plays when it
comes to dealing with climate and environmental risks and how
this industry can contribute in a positive way to cope with the
challenges confronting humankind. The document builds on
the central messages of The Geneva Association’s 2009 Kyoto
Statement and the 2010 Developing Countries Statement,
issued in collaboration with ClimateWise, the Munich Climate
Insurance Initiative (MCII) and UNEP-FI.
The Essential Role of Insurance Services for
Trade Growth and Development—A Primer
from The Geneva Association’s Programme on
Regulation and Supervision (PROGRES)
The Geneva Association, December 2011
This document considers the essential role of insurance services
in trade growth and development around the world and the
main factors that influence it. In the context of the role and
function of insurance in the economy and the principles and
restrictions that underlie the regulation of insurance, it examines
the impolications of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and
the Doha Development Agenda Round of trade negotiations
and the work of the United Nations Commission on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD) as they relate to insurance. Written
by Julian Arkell, Special Advisor to The Geneva Association on
Global Services and Trade and Investment issues, it is intended
as a reference document and a primer on these issues that affect
the globalisation of the insurance industry.
The Geneva Association’s Climate Risk
and Insurance Project
www.genevaassociation.org
Tackling Climate Risk: An Insurance
Contribution to the COP Discussions
COP 17 Background Document by The Geneva Association
December 2011
The Essential Role of Insurance Services
for Trade Growth and Development
A Primer from The Geneva Association’s Programme on Regulation
and Supervision (PROGRES)
December 2011