Alexander Braun

Alexander Braun

Alexander Braun

Prof. Dr.

Assoziierter Professor für Versicherung und Kapitalmärkte

I.VW-HSG
Büro 53-006
Tannenstrasse 19
9000 St. Gallen
Schwerpunkte

Natural Catastrophe Risk

Insurance-Linked Securities

Climate Risk

Sustainable Insurance

Digital Insurance Transformation

InsurTech

Weitere Forschungsgebiete

Insurance Economics

Asset Pricing

Ausbildung
  • 2000: Abitur at Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium, Tuttlingen, Germany
  • 2001-2003: Undergrad. Studies, University of Mannheim, Germany 
  • 2004: Study Abroad Program, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 
  • 2003-2007: Studies in Business Administration (Dipl.-Kfm.), University of Mannheim, Germany
  • 2010: ICPSR Program in Quantitative Research Methods, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA 
  • 2009-2011: PhD in Finance, University of St. Gallen 
  • 2012: Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex, Colchester, UK 
  • 2013: Summer School in Empirical Research Methods (SSERM), University of St. Gallen 
  • 2011-2016: Habilitation at the University of St. Gallen 
  • 2016: Venia Legendi in Business Administration (with special emphasis on Risk Management)  
Berufserfahrung
  • 2001: Accounting, Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen
  • 2003: Management Accounting, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen
  • 2005: Strategic Marketing, SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG, Walldorf
  • 2006: Global Markets, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main
  • 2007-2008: Senior Analyst Capital Markets, Lehman Brothers, London, UK
  • 2009-2011: Research Associate, Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen   
  • 2011-2013: Project Leader, Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen   
  • 2013-2017: Assistant Professor of Risk Management, University of St. Gallen
  • 2015-2021: Vice Director, Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen       
  • 2017-2021: Affiliated Professor of Risk Management, University of St. Gallen 
  • 2019: Visiting Scholar, Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, USA
  • 2019: Visiting Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Philadelphia, USA  
  • 2019-2022: Affiliated Researcher, Wharton Risk Center, University of Pennsylvania
  • Since 02/2021: Associate Professor of Insurance and Capital Markets, University of St. Gallen   
  • Since 02/2021: Director, Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St. Gallen   
Lehraktivitäten

Bachelor and Master Theses 

Master Courses:

  • Stochastic Modeling in Finance and Insurance (MAccFin)
  • Insurance-Linked Securities (MBF)
  • Applied Valuation (MGM)
  • Applied Business Analytics (MGM)

Executive Education:

  • Executive Master HSG in Insurance and Financial Services (Academic Director)
  • CAS Digital Insurance and AI Transformation (Academic Director)
  • HSG Diploma Program Insurance Management (Module Leader)
  • In-House Programs
Mitgliedschaften
  • American Risk & Insurance Association (ARIA)
  • Western Risk and Insurance Association (WRIA)
  • European Group of Risk and Insurance Economists (EGRIE)
  • Deutscher Verein für Versicherungswissenschaft (DVfVW)
Auszeichnungen
  • 2024: Distinguished Reviewer Award, Journal of Risk and Insurance (JRI)  
  • 2023: Bob Alting von Geusau Prize, International Actuarial Association (IAA) / AFIR-ERM Section
  • 2023: Distinguished Reviewer Award, Journal of Risk and Insurance (JRI)
  • HSG Impact Award, University of St. Gallen, 2020
  • Top 10 HSG Publications & Researchers of the Year on the Platform Alexandria, 2019
  • Best Paper Award International FinTech, InsurTech & Blockchain Forum, University of Zurich, 2019
  • Certificate of Achievement (Top Downloaded Article), Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2019
  • LIFE Climate Foundation Sustainable Finance Impact Award, LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein, 2019
  • Shin Research Excellence Award, Geneva Association/International Insurance Society (IIS), 2019
  • FT50 Publication Success Recognition, University of St. Gallen (HSG), 2019 
  • Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Best Paper Award, American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA), 2017
  • Runner Up SCOR Best Paper Award, European Group of Insurance Economists (EGRIE), 2016
  • Journal of Insurance Issues Best Paper Award, JII/Center for the Study of Insurance Regulation (CSIR), 2014  
  • Les B. Strickler Innovation in Instruction Award, American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA), 2014
  • Harold D. Skipper Best Paper Award, Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA), 2013
  • Dr. Hans Kessler Best Paper Award, Institute of Insurance Economics (I.VW-HSG), 2012 
  • Dr. Hans Kessler Best Paper Award, Institute of Insurance Economics (I.VW-HSG), 2011 
  • Ph.D. Predicate with the Highest Distinction, University of St. Gallen (HSG), 2011
  • Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, Monash University, 2004
Vorträge

Selected Academic Talks

  • 12/2024: ETH Risk Center Seminar Series, virtual
  • 09/2024: JoCo 2024: The First Joint Colloquium of All IAA Sections, Brussels, Belgium
  • 02/2024: ASTIN & AFIR-ERM Webinar: Cyber Insurance-Linked Securities, virtual
  • 01/2024: POSTECH / Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Seminar, London, UK
  • 08/2023: Annual Meeting of the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA), Washington D.C., USA
  • 03/2023: UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies Seminar, virtual
  • 11/2022: Research Seminar, Bejing, Tsinghua, and Renmin Universities, virtual
  • 03/2022: Consortium for Data Analytics in Risk (CDAR), University of California, Berkeley, virtual
  • 08/2021: Annual Meeting of the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA), Virtual
  • 08/2020: European Economic Association (EEA) Annual Congress, virtual
  • 08/2020: World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress (WRIEC), virtual
  • 07/2020: Brownbag Seminar Temple University, virtual
  • 11/2019: Research Seminar University of Georgia (UGA), Athens, USA
  • 10/2019: Research Seminar Wharton Risk Center, Philadelphia, USA
  • 09/2019: Robert A. Hedges Research Seminar Series 2019-2020 Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
  • 05/2019: Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance Seminar University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands
  • 08/2018: Annual Meeting of the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA), Chicago, USA

Selected Industry Talks and Key Notes 

  • 09/2024: UBS Swiss Insurance Day, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 09/2024: I.VW-HSG Future.Value Annual Meeting, St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • 08/2024: AXA Haft Conference, Lenzerheide, Switzerland
  • 06/2024: AdNovum Afternoon Talk on Embedded Insurance, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 06/2024: I.VW-HSG Future.Talk on GenAI in Insurance, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 11/2023: Panel @ Geneva Association 50: Harnessing Technology to Insure More People, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 07/2023: Panel @ ITC-DIA Europe: Insurance Innovation in the Age of Data, Barcelona, Spain
  • 06/2023: I.VW-HSG Future.Talk on Data-Driven Insurance and the Future in the Cloud, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 05/2023: HSG Alumni Future Talk, Mitigating Climate Change and its Impact, virtual
  • 04/2023: insureNXT 2023, Cologne, Germany
  • 06/2022: OECD-AMRO-ADB/ADBI-ERIA Asian Regional Roundtable, virtual
  • 09/2021: Swiss Green Economy Symposium, Winterthur, Switzerland
Forschungskooperation
  • Lauren Cohen: L.E. Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, USA
  • Martin Hibbeln: Professor of Finance, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
  • Ryan Riordan: Distinguished Professor of Finance, Queen’s University, Canada
  • Sebastian Utz: Professor of Climate Finance, University of Augsburg, Germany
  • Florian Weigert: Professor of Financial Risk Management, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Weitere Informationen

Selected Referee Activities:  

  • Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance (APJRI)
  • ASTIN Bulletin - The Journal of the International Actuarial Association 
  • European Actuarial Journal (EUAJ)
  • European Journal of Finance (EJF)
  • European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR)
  • Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice (GPP) 
  • Geneva Risk and Insurance Review (GRIR)
  • Insurance: Mathematics and Economics (IME) 
  • Journal of Banking and Finance (JBF)
  • Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (JEBO)
  • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA)
  • Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (JMCB)
  • Journal of Risk and Insurance (JRI) 
  • Management Science (MS) 
  • North American Actuarial Journal (NAAJ)
  • Research Policy (RESPOL)
  • Risk Management and Insurance Review (RMIR)
  • Scandinavian Actuarial Journal (SACT)  

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Third Party Funding:

  • 2020-2022: German Insurance Science Association (DVfVW) - Grant for the research project,“COVID-19 Losses in the Insurance Industry and Beyond” (with M. Eling) 
  • 2020: Innosuisse - Grant #40370.1 INNO-ICT for the applied research project "Automation of Cyber Risk Insurance Claims Payments" (with Martin Eling)
  • 2018-2021: Swiss National Science Foundation - Grant #179003 for the fundamental research project "Understanding Valuation and Risk Premiums in the Markets for Insurance-Linked Securities"
  • 2018: Dr.-Hans-Kessler Fund (St. Gallen) - Grant for the applied research project "Run-Off in der Lebensversicherung: Eine Einführung" (with Jovan Bogdanovic)
  • 2016-2017: Funk Foundation (Hamburg) - Grant for the applied research project "Handbook of Political Risk Insurance" (with Marius Fischer)
  • 2015-2016: HSG Research Fund - Postdoctoral Grant for the fundamental research project "Insurance-Linked Securities, Risk-Adjusted Performance Measurement, and Behavioral Insurance"
  • 2015: Dr.-Hans-Kessler Fund (St. Gallen)- Grant for the fundamental research project: "Consumption-Based Asset Pricing in Insurance Markets: Yet Another Puzzle?" (with Daliana Luca and Hato Schmeiser)
  • 2012-2014: Swiss National Science Foundation - Grant #144549 for the fundamental research project "Implicit Constraints, Incentives, and Systemic Risk Imposed by New Standards for Insurance Regulation" (with Martin Eling, Nadine Gatzert and Hato Schmeiser)
  • 2012-2013: HSG Research Fund - Postdoctoral Grant for the fundamental research project "Catastrophe Bonds, Solvency Regulation, and the Asset Management of Insurance Companies"
  • 2010-2012: Swiss National Science Foundation - Grant #129901 for the fundamental research project "Regulation in the Financial Services Industry After the Crisis" (with Martin Eling, Przemyslaw Rymaszewski and Hato Schmeiser)
  • 2010: Dr.-Hans-Kessler Fund (St. Gallen) - Grant for the fundamental research project: "Stock vs. Mutual Insurers: Who Should and Who Does Charge More?" (with Przemyslaw Rymaszewski and Hato Schmeiser)
  • 2010: Swiss National Fund Science Foundation - Academic Exchange Grant for the ICPSR Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research at the University of Michigan
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