Add to PDF generator CHF 570 billion benefiting people, environmental and sustainability issues Insurers are major institutional investors with a long-term investment horizon and a preference for safety. Read more
Add to PDF generator Private insurers annually contribute CHF 2.2 billion in taxes Swiss private insurers are major taxpayers and, as such, make a significant contribution to the country's pulic sector. Read more
Add to PDF generator 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. Read more
Add to PDF generator ‘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. Read more
Add to PDF generator ‘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. Read more
Add to PDF generator 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. Read more
Add to PDF generator 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? Read more
Add to PDF generator ‘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. Read more
Add to PDF generator Large risks explained in brief Why can’t a pandemic be insured by private insurers alone? Our latest explanatory video shows the reasons. Read more