Zurich University
of Applied Sciences

Marcel Freyschmidt, Ph.D.

Marcel Freyschmidt, Ph.D.

Marcel Freyschmidt, Ph.D.

ZHAW School of Management and Law
Institute for Risk & Insurance
Gertrudstrasse 8
8400 Winterthur

+41 58 934 61 57
marcel.freyschmidt@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Focus

Quantitative Risk Management, Emerging Risks (e.g., Cyber Risks), Alternative Risk Transfer Instruments (e.g., Cat Bonds), and Public-Private Partnerships

Experience

  • Academic Lecturer
    ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
    09 / 2025 - today
  • Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant
    UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN
    09 / 2020 - 08 / 2025
  • Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant
    UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH
    11 / 2019 - 08 / 2020
  • Quantitative Analyst in the Risk Controlling Department
    TALANX ASSET GmbH (since Jan 2019 AMPEGA)
    09 / 2018 - 10 / 2019
  • Assistant in Actuarial Mathematics
    UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE
    04 / 2016 - 10 / 2019
  • Customer Relations & Data Administration
    HDI LIFE INSURANCE
    04 / 2014 - 12 / 2015

Education and Continuing education

Education

  • Ph.D. / Finance
    UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN
    09 / 2020 - 07 / 2025
  • B.Sc. & M.Sc. / Mathematical Economics
    UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE
    10 / 2013 - 10 / 2019

Network

Awards

SCOR-EGRIE Young Economist Best Paper Award
European Group of Risk & Insurance Economists (EGRIE)
08 / 2025

Publications

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Freyschmidt, M. (2026) 'Tail overweighting in catastrophe bond pricing', in 1st ASTIN Bulletin Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, 14-16 January 2026.

Other publications

Freyschmidt, M. et al. (2026) 'Cyber risk : black spots and the diversification trap', in Jahrestagung Deutscher Verein für Versicherungswissenschaft, Köln, Deutschland, 18.-19. März 2026.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

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