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Institute of Insurance Economics

The Institute of Insurance Economics (I.VW-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

500+ managers/year
in Executive Education

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

50+ publications in
A-Journals

9 research and teaching awards
of the American Risk & Insurance Association

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

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    Prof. Dr. Martin Eling Among Top 2% Scientists

    Stanford University has recently published its 2024 list of the «World's Top 2% Scientists,» and we are proud to ...

    1. October 2024

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    New AI Seminar in Partnership with Swiss Re Institute

    In today's rapidly evolving insurance landscape, leveraging AI to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage is critical. That's why ...

    20. September 2024

  • SFI Doctoral Award Winners 1

    SFI Best Paper Doctoral Award

    Congratulations to Julia Braun, PhD candidate from Prof. Dr. Alex Braun’s research group on Innovation in Risk and Insurance, who ...

    18. September 2024

  • I.VW Doctoral Research Workshop 2024

    I.VW Forschungsworkshop für Doktoranden

    Kurz vor dem Start des neuen Semesters, vom 8. bis 10. September, traf sich das Team des I.VW zu ...

    16. September 2024

  • North American Actuarial Journal Vol. 27 No. 3 2023 1

    North American Actuarial Journal Best Paper Award of 2023

    Addressing the critical issue of extreme cyber risks, Prof. Dr. Martin Eling, Mauro Elvedi, and Dr. Greg Falco have ...

    13. September 2024

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    Publication: Would I Lie to You? How Interaction with Chatbots Induces Dishonesty

    The rise of chatbots in digital interactions raises an important question: Are people more likely to be dishonest with ...

    26. August 2024

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    Publication: Optimism Bias and its Impact on Cyber Risk Management Decisions

    The recent study «Optimism Bias and its Impact on Cyber Risk Management Decisions» by Prof. Dr. Martin Eling and ...

    22. August 2024

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    I.VW-HSG at the ARIA 2024 Annual Meeting

    This year, the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) Annual Meeting was held in Denver, USA, where a significant ...

    9. August 2024

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.