66 Industry CEOs Sign Geneva Association Climate Risk Statement

May 20, 2014

Sixty-six chief executives of the world’s leading insurers have confirmed their commitment to The Geneva Association’s Climate Risk Statement―a set of guiding principles on the substantial role insurance can play in global efforts to tackle climate-related risks.

CEOs who signed the statement were:

  1. Néstor Abatidaga, CEO, Sancor Seguros
  2. Fadi AbuNahl, CEO, TrustRe
  3. Carlo Acutis, Vice President, Vittoria Assicurazioni S.p.A.
  4. Dominic Addesso, President and CEO, Everest Re Group, Ltd.
  5. Khalifa Al-Subaey, Group President and CEO, QIC Group
  6. Inga Beale, CEO, Lloyd’s
  7. Albert Benchimol, President and CEO, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
  8. Robert Benmosche, President and CEO, AIG Inc.
  9. Andreas Brandstetter, CEO, UNIQA Insurance Group AG
  10. Charles Brindamour, CEO, Intact Financial Corporation
  11. Stephen Catlin, CEO, Catlin Group Ltd.
  12. Carlo Cimbri, CEO, Compangnia Assicurazioni UNIPOL S.p.A.
  13. Dean Connor, President and CEO, Sun Life Financial Inc.
  14. Henri de Castries, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA Group
  15. Patrick de Larragoiti Lucas, President, Sul América Seguros
  16. Josef de Mey, Chairman of the Board, Ageas
  17. Pierre de Villeneuve, Chairman and CEO, GIE BNP Paribas Cardif
  18. Thierry Derez, Chairman and CEO, COVEA
  19. Michael Diekmann, Chairman of the Management Board, Allianz SE
  20. Toshiaki Egashira, Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co.
  21. Jari Eklund, Group Director, LocalTapiola Group
  22. Ignacio Eyries, CEO, Caser Group
  23. Stuart Fletcher, Chief Executive, BUPA
  24. Mario Greco, Group CEO, Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.
  25. Evan Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, ACE Group
  26. Jérôme Grivet, CEO, Crédit Agricole Assurances-PREDICA
  27. Donald Guloien, President and CEO, Manulife Financial
  28. Lianhong Huo, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd.
  29. Constantine Iordanou, Chairman and CEO, Arch Capital Group Ltd.
  30. Ajit Jain, President, Berkshire Hathaway Group
  31. Denis Kessler, Chairman and CEO, SCOR SE
  32. Chang-Soo Kim, President and CEO, Samsung Life Insurance Company Ltd.
  33. Andrzej Klesyk, President and CEO, PZU
  34. Frédéric Lavenir, Director General, CNP Assurances
  35. Michel Liès, Group CEO, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd.
  36. Mike McGavick, CEO, XL Group
  37. Jorge Magalhães Correia, President, Fidelidade Mundial SA
  38. Rui Leão Martinho, President of the Management Board, Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade SA
  39. Bronek Masojada, Chief Executive, Hiscox plc
  40. Spiros Mavrogalos, CEO, Ethniki Insurance Company
  41. Costas Miranthis, President and CEO, PartnerRe Ltd.
  42. Tomás Muniesa, CEO, Vida Caixa S.A.
  43. Akio Negishi, President, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
  44. Torsten Oletzky, Chairman of the Board of Management, ERGO Versicherungsgruppe AG
  45. Gonzalo Alberto Perez Rojas, President, Suramericana de Seguros S.A.
  46. Bruno Pfister, Group CEO, Swiss Life SA
  47. Charles Philipps, CEO, Amlin plc
  48. Katsutoshi Saito, Chairman of the Board, The Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
  49. Kengo Sakurada, President and CEO, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
  50. Chang-Jae Shin, Chairman and CEO, Kyobo Life Insurance Company Ltd.
  51. Patrick Snowball, Group CEO, Suncorp
  52. John Strangfeld, Chairman and CEO, Prudential Financial Inc.
  53. Martin Strobel, Group CEO, Baloise Group
  54. Shuzo Sumi, Chairman of the Board, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
  55. John Tan, Group Chief Executive, ACR Capital Holdings Pte Ltd.
  56. Esteban Tejera Montalvo, First Executive Vice-Chairman, MAPFRE
  57. Yoshinobu Tsutsui, President, Nippon Life Insurance Company
  58. Willen van Duin, Chairman of the Executive Board, Achmea B.V.
  59. Nikolaus von Bomhard, Chairman of the Board Management, Munich Reinsurance Company
  60. Ulrich Wallin, Chairman of the Executive Board, Hannover Re
  61. Mike Wilkins, Managing Director and CEO, Insurance Australia Group Ltd.
  62. Mark Wilson, CEO, Aviva plc
  63. Greig Woodring, President and CEO, Reinsurance Group of America Inc.
  64. Wu Yan, Chairman, The People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Ltd.
  65. Alexander Wynaendts, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, AEGON N.V.
  66. Eugenio Yurrita Goiburu, CEO, BBVA Seguros SA

The complete statement of guiding principles in all four areas is available here.