International Insurance Society (IIS) News

AXIS Capital Chairman Butt Inducted into Insurance Hall of Fame

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that the International Insurance Society (IIS) has inducted Michael Butt, chairman of AXIS Capital, into the Insurance Hall of Fame and named Butt the 2019 Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate. Butt will be honored at …

Swiss Re Economists Win Award for Research on Nat Cat Protection Gap

The Geneva Association and the International Insurance Society (IIS) announced the 2017 winner of their collaborative insurance research program, the Shin Research Excellence Awards. Thomas Holzheu and Ginger Turner of Swiss Re received the award for their paper on “The …

International Insurance Society Forms Global Certification Program

The International Insurance Society (IIS) has announced the formation of the Global Centers of Insurance Excellence (GCIE), a certification program designed to recognize universities and colleges with outstanding risk management and insurance programs and enhance their connections with the insurance …

Munich Re Chairman von Bomhard Voted 2017 Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate

The International Insurance Society (IIS) has chosen Nikolaus von Bomhard, chairman of the board of management of Munch Re, as the 2017 Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate. The Insurance Hall of Fame honors insurance standouts who have made a broad, …

50th International Insurance Society Seminar Convenes in London

The International Insurance Society (IIS) has come a long way since its first meeting in a conference room in Austin, Texas. The 50th edition of its annual conclave opened this morning in London at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel …