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Financial stability risks in the insurance industry
BIS-HSG-SFI Research workshop

The workshop aims to provide a forum for discussing current research in insurance economics and finance related to the evolving business models of insurers, their interactions with financial markets, and the industry’s response to regulatory developments. Research papers and policy panels will focus on ongoing work and key lessons learned to foster a robust discussion on the role of insurance in the broader financial system and its implications for financial stability.

Bank for International Settlements, Basel
Friday 28 November 2025, 08:45 – 17:45 CET

Each paper 20 minutes presentation, 15 minutes discussion, rest Q&A. Presenting author underlined.

Programme

08:30Registration and welcome coffee
08:45–09:00Welcome remarks    
09:00–10:00
Authors

Discussants
Paper 1: Strategic Claim Payment Delays? Evidence from Property and Casualty Insurance
Anastasia Kartasheva (University of St Gallen and Swiss Finance Institute), Chotibhak Jotikasthira (SMU), Christian Lundblad (UNC), Tarun Ramadorai (Imperial)
Frank Packer (BIS)    
10:00–10:30Coffee break, 1st floor foyer    
10:30–11:30

Authors

Discussants
Paper 2: Life insurers’ role in the intermediation chain of public
and private credit to risky firms

Nathan Foley -Fischer (Federal Reserve Board), Sydney Carlino, Nathan Heinrich, and Stéphane Verani (Federal Reserve Board)
Christian Kubitza (European Central Bank)
11:30–12:30

Authors
Discussants
Paper 3: Systemic risk of systemically important financial institutions in the post-2008 global financial crisis era: a tail risk network analysis
Tao Sun (Lingnan University)
Matteo Aquilina (BIS)
12:30–14:00Lunch
14:00–15:00
Authors
Discussants
Paper 4: Credit risk, sectoral losses and systemic risk of UK life insurers
David Humphry (Bank of England), Somnath Chatterjee (Bank of England)
Fabian Garavito (Financial Conduct Authority, U.K.)
15:00–16:00
Authors
Discussants
Paper 5: The evolution of insurance product markets: capital regulation and insurance provision
Alexandru Barbu (INSEAD), Ishita Sen (HBS)
Alessandro Fontana (EIOPA)
16:00–16:30Coffee break, 1st floor foyer
16:30–17:45
Moderator
Panellists
 
Policy panel: What are the key policy issues?
Gaston Gelos (BIS)
Anna Maria D’Hulster (Athora Holding, Ltd.)
Jerome Haegeli (Swiss Re)
Romain Paserot (IAIS) 
Nobuyasu Sugimoto (IMF)
18:30–21:00Dinner, by invitation

 

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