Geneva Association General Assembly appoints 4 new Board members; organisation highlights sustainability as top priority for the insurance industry
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Geneva Association General Assembly appoints 4 new Board members; organisation highlights sustainability as top priority for the insurance industry as it becomes a supporting institution to UNEP-FI's Principles for Sustainable Insurance
ZURICH, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Following The Geneva Association's 2022 General Assembly last week, the
organisation announces two key developments:
- The election of four new members to its Board of Directors: Lard Friese, CEO,
Aegon; Xi LUO, Chairman, People's Insurance Company of China; Hiroshi Shimizu,
President and CEO, Nippon Life; Peter Zaffino, Chairman & CEO, AIG.
- The Geneva Association's joining the United Nations Environment
Programme-Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) Principles for Sustainable Insurance
(PSI).
The Geneva Association's 49th General Assembly brought together 57 global
insurance CEOs over 2–3 June in Venice, Italy. Titled Building Bridges to a
More Sustainable Future, the event explored how global challenges, from climate
change to economic volatility, are impacting the insurance industry and how
insurers can best support society in navigating these crises.
Recent shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine have catalysed
institutions to hone their ESG agendas for maximum impact. General Assembly
discussions highlighted that for insurers, this means
- Increasing resilience to climate change by combining mitigation efforts and
adaptation measures, incentivising risk reduction and providing disaster relief
through insurance coverage
- Promoting not only environmental but also social sustainability across
underwriting, investments and operations
- Tackling protection gaps so that a greater number of people, especially in
the most vulnerable contexts, can access insurance coverage
- Promoting individuals' physical, mental and financial wellbeing through
innovative products and services
Christian Mumenthaler, Chairman of The Geneva Association and CEO of Swiss Re,
said: "Discussions at our General Assembly revealed that geopolitical tensions,
economic volatility, social inequality and climate change are key concerns for
us all. I am pleased that The Geneva Association has become a supporting
institution of UNEP-FI's Principles for Sustainable Insurance, reinforcing that
sustainability – the E, the S, and the G – is a central issue for the industry.
I also warmly welcome Lard Friese, Xi LUO, Hiroshi Shimizu and Peter Zaffino to
the Geneva Association Board of Directors. As representatives of Europe, China,
Japan and the United States, their views will be instrumental to ensuring our
agenda captures the priorities of insurers around the globe."
Jad Ariss, Managing Director of The Geneva Association, commented: "The
challenges before us, as an industry and as a society, require coordinated
thinking and action. Our annual meeting was a powerful platform for 57 of our
member CEOs around the world to align, particularly on their social and
environmental ambitions. Sustainability is clearly the dominant priority for
insurance companies and their customers today. We are proud to become a
supporting institution to the UNEP-FI PSI."
The Geneva Association is the only global association of insurance companies;
its members are insurance and reinsurance CEOs. Based on rigorous research
conducted in collaboration with its members, academic institutions and
multilateral organisations, The Geneva Association investigates key risk areas
that are likely to impact the insurance industry, develops recommendations and
provides a platform for stakeholders to discuss them. In total, the companies
of Geneva Association members are headquartered in 26 countries around the
world; manage USD 21 trillion in assets; employ more than 2.5 million people;
and protect 2.6 billion people.
https://www.genevaassociation.org/news/press-releases/new-board-members-PSI-june-2022
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