Anastasia Kartasheva

Anastasia Kartasheva is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Insurance Economics within the School of Finance at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (2021-2024). She also holds a Senior Research Fellow position at the Wharton Alternative Investments Initiative, University of Pennsylvania (2019-present). Her career spans significant roles at the Bank for International Settlements (2012-2018) and academic positions at Wharton School and Georgia State University.

• PhD in Economics (2004), University of Toulouse, France
• MA in Economics (1998), New Economic School, Russia
• BSc in Mathematical Economics (1997), Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Her research focuses on insurance regulation, international financial regulation, and extreme risk management (pandemic, cyber, climate). She explores financial guarantees in life insurance, liquidity risk frameworks, and capital allocation strategies using reinsurance. Recent work examines fintech innovations in insurance and systemic risk implications.

Article trends reveal expertise in systemic risk quantification, CoCo bond mechanics, and extreme risk financing. Empirical studies on pandemic insurance, cyber risk capital constraints, and reinsurance as divestment dominate her output. Collaborations with institutions like the Financial Stability Board and ECGI underscore regulatory impact.

Teaching includes advanced courses on financial institutions, monetary policy, and financial regulation at the University of St. Gallen. She leads research teams including PhD candidates Artur Dobysh and Changrui Zhou, focusing on global insurance group structures and cyber risk financing.