Our institute has been organizing this years’ European Life Reinsurance Roundtable in Frankfurt together with the International Center for Insurance Regulation (ICIR). The ICIR is based in the House of Finance at the heart of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. The roundtable was moderated partially by Prof. Dr. Hato Schmeiser, Managing Director of the Institute of Insurance Economics at the University of St. Gallen. Additionally, Prof. Dr. Anastasia Kartasheva, Associate Professor at the School of Finance and the Institute of Insurance Economics at the University of St Gallen presented her research finding in her session “Asset based reinsurance: a helpful tool for European life insurers as part of the ongoing restructuring of balance sheets?”.