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Institute of Insurance Economics

The Institute of Insurance Economics (IVW-HSG) is one of the leading teaching and research institutions for risk management and insurance economics. Known for its innovative teaching, research and continuing education activities, it has been promoting dialog between science and practice as a partner and part of the University of St.Gallen (HSG) since 1949.

700 students/year
in Risk Management
& Insurance

Worldwide award
as «Global Center for Insurance Excellence»

Top ranking
in the Business School Ranking in the field of
Risk Management & Insurance

300+ managers/year
in Executive Education

40+ member companies
from the insurance industry in the Future.Value network

50+ publications in
A-Journals

40+ research and teaching awards

The four areas of our institute

Research

Find out more about our research in the field of risk management and insurance.

Teaching

Discover our course offerings in the Bachelor, Master and PhD programs at the University of St.Gallen.

Executive Education

Get to know our extensive range of executive education courses in the field of risk management and insurance.

Future.Value

Find out about our trend monitoring activities and discover our partner network.

News

  • Aktuelles Sustainability Reporting Maerz 2026 Seite 1

    Sustainability Reporting in the Swiss and European Insurance Industry

    How are insurers navigating the growing complexity of ESG reporting? In this new study, authors Prof. Dr. Christian Biener, ...

    24. March 2026

  • Students Business Club X Zurich

    Workshop des Students’ Business Club HSG zur Vorsorge

    Am 10. März 2026 organisiert der Students’ Business Club der Universität St.Gallen gemeinsam mit Zurich Schweiz einen interaktiven Workshop ...

    6. March 2026

  • Marsh IVW 1

    Latest article on Cyber Risk

    Does buying cyber insurance actually make your organization a bigger target for a ransomware attack? To answer this question, ...

    26. February 2026

  • Jury Alex Braun

    InsureNXT Innovation Award: Alex Braun in der Jury

    Beim diesjährigen InsureNXT Innovation Award wirkt Prof. Dr. Alex Braun als Jurymitglied mit. In dieser Rolle unterstützt er die ...

    18. February 2026

  • Website Stephan Schreckenberg 2

    Neuer Direktor für anwendungsorientierte Forschung

    Seit Februar verstärkt Dr. Stephan Schreckenberg das IVW-HSG als Direktor für anwendungsorientierte Forschung. Dr. Schreckenberg bringt über 25 Jahre ...

    1. February 2026

  • Website U. Baumoel

    Neue Direktorin für anwendungsorientierte Forschung

    Prof. Dr. Ulrike Baumöl trat im Januar als Direktorin für anwendungsorientierte Forschung dem IVW-HSG bei.Mit über 25 Jahren Erfahrung in ...

    1. February 2026

  • Open Insurance Studie

    Neue Studie zu Open Insurance

    Wie verändert Open Insurance die Versicherungslandschaft im deutschsprachigen Raum? Welche Chancen ergeben sich für Kundinnen und Kunden, und welche ...

    17. January 2026

  • Erdbebenversicherung

    Kommentar: Erdbebenversicherung als Eventualverpflichtung

    In einem Kommentar zur «Erdbebenversicherung als Eventualverpflichtung» diskutieren Prof. Dr. Hato Schmeiser und Prof. Dr. Markus Huggenberger die Einführung ...

    15. December 2025

Become part of our team

Here you will find current job postings. We regularly have several vacancies for research assistants. We look forward to receiving your application.