News & Events

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Current events

14 Apr

14/04/2026 Reinsurance & the Green Transition
Patrick Hinze (Munich Re) shows how reinsurance enables investment in green technologies by de-risking sustainable innovation.
18 May

18/05/2026 Hybrid Sales Index: Omnichannel Strategies of DACH Insurers
Leonie Leuschner and Uta Niendorf (Wavestone) share insights from the Hybrid Sales Index on insurers’ omnichannel strategies in the DACH region.
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21/10/2025 Faculty hoodies - Ordering closed
The ordering phase for the SOM hoodies is now closed. Production is underway and delivery will take place in January 2026.
30/09/2025 Two Theses from the Institute Honored with the Hamburg Excellence Award
Two theses from the Institute for Risk Management and Insurance were honored last week with the Excellence Award from the Hamburg Insurance Science Promotion Association (VFVH).
19/06/2025 Dr. Julia Holzapfel wins Ernst Meyer Prize 2025
Dr. Julia Holzapfel receives the Ernst Meyer Prize 2025 for her dissertation “Essays on Information Asymmetries and Risk Classification in Insurance.” From 2020 to 2024, she was a research associate at the Institute for Risk Management and Insurance.
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