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In order to provide a forum for Executives to discuss the changes affecting the insurance industry, “Karel’s Club” brings together key people from the insurance industry, from the insurance supervisory community and from academea to exchange views and experiences in a small group.

Prof. Dr. Helmut Gründl, Prof. Dr. Hartmut Nickel-Waninger and Prof. Dr. Manfred Wandt have been elected as members of the Board of Directors of the German Association of Insurance Research (Deutscher Verein für Versicherungswissenschaft)

Prof. Karel Van Hulle, ICIR Executive Board member, has been elected as member of the EIOPA's "Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group"

Article by Anja Zimmer, Helmut Gründl, Christian D. Schade and Franca Glenzer has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Risk and Insurance.

Prof. Dr. Helmut Gründl, Dr. Ming Dong, and Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schlütter received the “Donald Hardigree Memorial Outstanding Paper Award” of the Western Risk and Insurance Association for their article:

“Is the Risk-Based Mechanism Always Better? The Risk-Shifting Behavior of Insurers under…

Solvency II: Ultralow Interest Rates and Consumer Protection

DVfVW Grant received for the research project

"The Modern Tontine: An Innovative Instrument for Longevity Risk Management in an Ageing Society"

In order to provide a forum for Executives to discuss the changes affecting the insurance industry, “Karel’s Club” brings together key people from the insurance industry, from the insurance supervisory community and from academea to exchange views and experiences in a small group.

Corporate Governance in Insurance Regulations

Irina Gemmo received the "Karriere Preis 2015" from "DZ Bank Gruppe" for her outstanding master thesis

Our Alumna, Dr. Ming Dong, received the "Frankfurt Award for Insurance Science" from "Förderkreis für Versicherungslehre e.V." for her outstanding research and dissertation

Prof. Helmut Gründl and Elia Berdin present the "Updated Results on the Impact of the Interest Rate Environment on Insurance– Special Focus on German Life Insurers" at the EIOPA Financial Stability Committee Stress Test Subgroup Meeting in Frankfurt

The European Regulation of Endowment Life Insurance and Occupational Pensions Schemes

Sven Giegold, Member of the European Parliament, Bündnis'90/Die Grünen

In order to provide a forum for Executives to discuss the changes affecting the insurance industry, “Karel’s Club” brings together key people from the insurance industry, from the insurance supervisory community and from academea to exchange views and experiences in a small group.

IFRS 4 und Solvency II: Versicherungstechnische Rückstellungen im Lichte neuerer Entwicklungen

Banking, Insurance - Interconnectedness, Systemic Risk and Regulation

Managing under Solvency II – The Practical Implications from the Perspective of a CRO

Thomas C. Wilson, CRO, Allianz SE

Solvency II: Good things come to those who wait

Felix Hufeld, Federal Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

In order to provide a forum for Executives to discuss the changes affecting the insurance industry, “Karel’s Club” brings together key people from the insurance industry, from the insurance supervisory community and from academea to exchange views and experiences in a small group.

ICIR Co-organized the Netspar Policy Workshop on Pension

Prof. Dr. Helmut Gründl was invited to give a talk on presentation formats and pension plans at the International Pension Workshop

Corporate Governance, Key Functions and Interim Measures – A Call for Action

Daniela Weber-Ray, Chief Governance Officer and Deputy Global Head Compliance at Deutsche Bank

George Zanjani, Georgia State University

Critical Comments on Solvency II

Dr. Elke König, President of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

Solvency II and Omnibus II: A Happy Marriage?

Prof. Karel Van Hulle, Head of Insurance and Pensions European Commission

40 Years of EU Insurance Regulation – The Long and Winding Road

Gabriel Bernardino, Chairman, EIOPA