History
The Geneva Association was founded under the initiative of a committee which met for the first time in Paris on 22 September 1971. This founding committee was constituted by the following people:
- Mr. Emil Frey, General Manager, Mannheimer Versicherung (Mannheim);
- Mr. Georges Martin, President, Royale Belge (Brussels);
- Mr. Ernst Meyer, General Manager, Allianz (Munich);
- Mr. Fabio Padoa, Administrator, Assicurazioni Generali (Trieste); and,
- Mr. Bernard Pagezy, President, La Paternelle (Paris).
The Constitutive Assembly of The Geneva Association took place in Paris on 27 February 1973, at the headquarters of La Paternelle (today part of the AXA Group). The following companies were represented by their President or CEO: Allianz, Münchener Rück, Aachener & Münchener, and Victoria for Germany; Commercial Union, Royal and Mercantile & General for the United Kingdom; Erste Allgemeine for Austria; Royale Belge for Belgium; UAP, AGF, Paternelle, Préservatrice and SAFR for France; Generali, RAS, Reale Mutua, INA and Fondiaria for Italy; Nationale Nederlanden for the Netherlands, and Swiss Re for Switzerland.
The first president of The Geneva Association was Prof. Raymond Barre, French Prime Minister from 1976 to 1981.
The Geneva Association was established for the purpose of promoting economic research in the sector of risk and insurance.
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