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The method of operation of auctions and their use in
a variety of economic sectors is already well documented. Auctions are already in use for the Placement of reinsurance on a small scale. So why is it important to revisit
this field, which has already been studied in such considerable detail?
• Two researchers, Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson of Stanford University, were honoured with the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2020 for their improvements in auction theory and the invention of new auction formats.
• A trend towards automation is in the Placement of reinsurance is emerging. In this connection, a variety of InsurTechs and market initiatives, such as B3i and
Ritablock, are dealing with various fields of application of blockchain technology.
• The persistent low-interest-rate environment, together with existing competition
and cost pressures from primary insurers, mean that insurers are in search of savings potentials.
• Auctions are proving to be a successful model in many areas of the economy, e.g. in the allocation of frequencies in mobile communication, subsidies for wind farms or energy pricing.
Today, IT infrastructure represents the central nervous system of every company. Many of the activities of our daily lives are handled via the Internet. There is a lack of an adequately sustainable awareness of the cyber risks to which companies are exposed due to advanced digital networking. This is partly due to the fact that the danger of so-called ‘cyber attacks’ is only partially palpable to many, with attacks going unnoticed in some cases. As a result of major incidents, such as WannaCry and Petya in 2017, or Emotet in 2019, awareness of these risks should be keen, and yet vulnerability remains high due to the often insufficient protections against cyber crime.
Das diesjährige Forschungsthema befasst sich mit dem Allokationsmechanismus im Rückversicherungsmarkt und den potentiellen Nachteilen, die daraus entstehen können. Somit lässt sich das Vorhaben in die Disziplin „Marktdesign“ einordnen, welches auf Mikroökonomie und Spieltheorie aufbaut. Im weiteren Verlauf wird zunächst der theoretische Rahmen abgesteckt und in den Rückversicherungs-Kontext gesetzt. Im zweiten Teil wird es einen Ein- und Ausblick in aktuelle Forschungsfragen gegeben.
This presentation briefly introduces my research project: The Covid-19 impact on the Chinese insurance and reinsurance industry. In the following, I will give you some background information, an overview of the macro implications and some details on the impact on each line of business. Finally, I will end with an outlook for the industry following COVID-19.
Assessment of the BaFin Guidance Notice on Dealing with Sustainability Risks in Risk Management
(2021)
The elaboration of research addressed the sustainability risks identified in the BaFin Guidance Notice with regard to risk management. Sustainability risks (ESG risks) must be
divided into the three areas: ‘Environment’, ‘Social’ and ‘Governance’. ‘Environment’, which is potentially the largest area of the three, is divided again into physical risks
and transition risks. Physical risks describe the possible impacts of extreme weather events, and transition risks are those that can arise as a result of the transition to a
low-carbon economy (through political decisions or technological developments, for example). According to the BaFin, the Guidance Notice is a ‘compendium of non-binding procedures’ and the measures to be taken by the companies should be based on the type, magnitude and complexity of the risks involved (principle of proportionality).
The ‘cyber’ threat is regarded as a growth area in the
primary and reinsurance sectors worldwide and for the past five years has been developing more dynamically than any other hazard. This major topic concerns both primary and reinsurance companies in all areas, whether in property, liability, transport or accident insurance. Services (prevention, risk-based pricing models and claims processing, for example) present a global growth market for the reinsurance industry. The complexity of the cyber threat and the evolving nature of the risk involved present a host of challenges for the design of insurance products, for underwriting, for risk management and for cumulative control – for both primary and reinsurance companies. Correct assessment of cyber risk is therefore indispensable, and the right approach must always be developed further. Special attention needs to be given to the variety of forms a cyber event can take. Thus, primary and reinsurance companies can incur not only the costs of data loss, but also the costs of
reconstructing IT infrastructure, the costs of network and business interruptions, costs of crisis management, costs of reputational risk, and the costs of third-party liability claims.
In der Ausarbeitung wurde sich mit den Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken aus dem BaFin Merkblatt in Bezug auf das Risikomanagement beschäftigt. Die Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken (ESG Risiken) sind in die drei Bereiche „Environment“, „Social“ und „Governance“ zu
unterteilen. Der potentiell größte Bereich „Environment“ unterteilt sich wiederum in Physische Risiken und Transitionsrisiken. Physische Risiken beschreiben die möglichen Auswirkungen durch Extremwettereignisse und transitorische Risiken sind solche, welche sich durch den Umschwung in eine kohlenstoffarme Wirtschaft ergeben können (beispielweise durch politische Entscheidungen oder technologische Entwicklungen). Das Merkblatt ist laut der BaFin ein „Kompendium unverbindlicher Verfahrensweisen“ und die zu treffenden Maßnahmen der Unternehmen sollen sich an Art, Höhe und Komplexität der Risiken ausrichten (Proportionalitätsprinzip).
This year’s research topic concerns the allocation mechanism in the reinsurance market and the potential disadvantages it can entail. The project can thus be classified in the discipline of ‘market design’, which builds upon microeconomics and game theory. As the project progresses, first the theoretical framework will be established and placed in the reinsurance context. The second part will offer insight into and an outlook upon current research questions.
To compensate the shortage of cyber risk data and offer some indication of the status quo on the data available on cyber risks, the researchers prepared a systematic overview to offer cyber risk stakeholders a database of publicly accessible data on cyber risks and cybersecurity. The study focussed on the data sets used in the academic literature.
In dieser Präsentation stelle ich kurz mein Forschungsprojekt vor: Die Auswirkungen von Covid-19 auf die chinesische Versicherungs- und Rückversicherungsbranche.
Ich erläutere ein wenig die Hintergründe, gebe einen Überblick über die makroökonomischen Auswirkungen und gehe im Anschluss detaillierter auf die Auswirkungen auf die unterschiedlichen Branchensegmente ein. Den Abschluss bildet ein Ausblick auf die Branche für die Zeit nach Covid-19.