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- Viewpoint | 10 December 2025
CHF 526 billion benefiting people, environmental and sustainability issues
Insurers are major institutional investors with a long-term investment horizon and a preference for safety.
- Viewpoint | 10 December 2025
Insurers and their employees pay 2.5 billion Swiss francs in direct taxes every year
Swiss private insurers are major taxpayers and, as such, make a significant contribution to the country's pulic sector.
- Study | 28 November 2024
BAK Study 2024: insurers remain the most productive sector in the financial indu
The BAK study shows that private insurance was still one of the most productive and economically important sectors in Switzerland in 2023.
- Study | 23 November 2023
Economic significance of the Swiss financial sector - Figures 2023
The study conducted by BAK Economics on the economic importance of the financial sector shows that insurers will continue to be one of the most productive sectors of the Swiss economy in 2022.
- Context | 30 June 2023
Dear Switzerland – a letter from the swiss insurers
With their expertise in risk coverage and hazard prevention, insurers contribute to the stability of the economic system and prosperity in Switzerland.
- Study | 22 November 2022
BAK Study 2022: Economic importance of the Swiss financial sector
The study conducted by BAK Economics shows that the financial sector remains one of the most productive industries in the Swiss economy in 2021.
- Interview | 25 November 2021
‘Disease outbreaks tend to be swept under the carpet at first’
What viruses are particularly dangerous to humans? In her interview, the virologist Karin Moelling explains why the virus that causes COVID-19 was able to spread so quickly.
- Interview | 10 June 2021
‘Redistribution in the second pillar runs counter to the principle of sustainability’
SIA chairman Rolf Dörig takes a look at the current challenges facing the Swiss insurance industry.
- Context | 10 June 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has revealed massive protection gaps
How has the insurance industry coped with the COVID-19 crisis so far? Ruedi Kubat (Allianz Suisse) and Ivo Menzinger (Swiss Re) take stock of the situation.
- Commentary | 10 June 2021
You can’t insure everything
There are practically no limits when it comes to listing everything that can be insured. But why are there still things that are difficult or impossible to insure?
- Interview | 21 May 2021
‘A lot of people just take electricity for granted’
In this interview, Maurice Dierick from Swissgrid, the national grid company, explains why an electricity shortage is one of the biggest risks facing Switzerland.
- Context | 10 February 2021
Large risks explained in brief
Why can’t a pandemic be insured by private insurers alone? Our latest explanatory video shows the reasons.
- Interview | 10 November 2020
‘Pandemic insurance must be a real act of solidarity’
The Swiss government is currently working on a ‘pool solution’ to cushion the economic impact of future pandemics. Ivo Menzinger has worked on the possible structures for the solution.
- Industry news | 1 July 2020
Pandemic insurance cover: Not without a public-private partnership
Population growth, global mobility or ecological changes increase the risk of pandemics. Is pandemic risk insurable? The answer is, only with governance participation.
- Context | 14 January 2020
Insurance – an epitome of safety and solidarity
The need for safety is a fundamental human need. The Swiss are a very safety-minded nation, spending more money on insurance than any other.
- Context | 10 April 2019
Insurers – driving our society’s future
Risks that individuals or corporations cannot or will not bear themselves, are being transferred to insurers which subsequently cover eventual losses.
