Economics

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.

In­sur­ers are ma­jor in­sti­tu­tion­al in­vestors with a long-term in­vest­ment hori­zon and a pref­er­ence for safe­ty.

Swiss pri­vate in­sur­ers are ma­jor tax­pay­ers and, as such, make a sig­nif­i­cant con­tri­bu­tion to the coun­try's pulic sec­tor.

With their ex­per­tise in risk cov­er­age and haz­ard pre­ven­tion, in­sur­ers con­tribute to the sta­bil­i­ty of the eco­nom­ic sys­tem and pros­per­i­ty in Switzer­land.

The study con­duct­ed by BAK Eco­nom­ics shows that the fi­nan­cial sec­tor re­mains one of the most pro­duc­tive in­dus­tries in the Swiss econ­o­my in 2021.

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.

SIA chair­man Rolf Dörig takes a look at the cur­rent chal­lenges fac­ing the Swiss in­sur­ance in­dus­try.

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.

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?