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Pia shares key takeaways from discussions with insurance leaders at the 2020 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.
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Pia on the Road

View more videos from Pia's video series, "Pia On the Road," in which she speaks with leaders and experts about trends in the insurance industry throughout the year.

Pia Tischauser is Boston Consulting Group's global CAO (chief alumni officer). In addition, she serves on BCG’s global Liquid Asset Investment Committee. From 2016 to 2021, Pia served on BCG's global Executive Committee. She was the global Insurance practice leader from 2015 to 2021, and from 2007 to 2015 she led the firm’s global commercial insurance and reinsurance business.

Prior to those roles, Pia was responsible for the development and buildout of BCG’s Insurance practice across Switzerland and the UK. In 2013, she became part of the European management team holding the position of People Chair for that region. Over the years, she has chaired the officer promotion committee as well as the partner remuneration and evaluation committees, and led BCG's marketing and alumni efforts in Switzerland.

Since joining BCG in 1998, Pia has served clients in insurance, financial services and health care across Europe, the US, and Asia out of BCG’s Zurich, Chicago and London offices. Before coming to the firm, she worked as a program assistant for the Rochester-Bern Executive MBA and at the Finance Department of the University of Berne.

Pia is also a non-executive Director on the Board of Directors of Swiss Re and serves on its risk committee. Moreover, she serves on the board of trustees of the Zurich Zoo, the advisory boards of the Management Institute of the University of St. Gallen and of the Rochester-Bern Board certification program.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION


  • Graduate MBA scholar, Kellogg School of Management
  • Master’s degree, finance and economics, University of Bern

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Top 30 Global Leaders in Consulting, by US Consulting Magazine, 2019
  • Top 100 most influential women in Business, 2014
  • Top 40 below 40 in Switzerland by Bilanz, 2012
  • CEO Generation, elected female young leaders, 2010

Publications and Videos

How Switzerland Can Halve Its Domestic Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Rectangle

Climate Targets 2030: How Switzerland Can Halve Its Domestic Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To achieve the climate targets of the Paris Agreement, Switzerland must invest 140 billion Swiss francs by 2030. But the investments will result in numerous benefits for early adopters.
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The Net-Zero Insurer

Insurers globally must define an integrated strategy that will allow them to pick up the pace of transition to net zero within their own business and across their spheres of influence.
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Die Zukunft des Schweizer Gesundheitssystems – Acht Ansätze zur Kosten- und Qualitätsverbesserung

Das Schweizer Gesundheitswesen ist im internationalen Vergleich qualitativ hochwertig, es gehört aber auch zu den teuersten. Die Gesundheitsausgaben sind in den vergangenen 20 Jahren um fast 80 Prozent und damit nahezu doppelt so stark gestiegen wie das Bruttoinlandsprodukt mit einem Wachstum von 40 Prozent. Und wenn sich die aktuelle Entwicklung so fortsetzt, könnten sich die Gesundheitsausgaben bis 2040 verdoppeln.

Overcoming Misunderstandings About Agile | BCG

BCG’s Insurance Global Leader, Pia Tischhauser, is in Japan to find out more about the Japanese approach to agile transformation with Yohei Takabe, BCG’s APAC Insurance Leader. Yohei explains that now that many Japanese insurers are under pressure to make decisions quickly, they are focusing on picking up agile. Yohei highlights a few misunderstandings that these insurers have about agile and describes what can be achieved when agile is correctly implemented. Filmed as part of the Pia Tischhauser on the Road series.

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The Future of Distribution in Europe: A Call for Action

Distribution in insurance might be one of those areas where all signs point to a shift in the market dynamics. Traditional players need to find their place in this changing landscape – and technology, data, and analytics provide them with just the right tools to do so.
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The Building Blocks of Bionic Distribution in Insurance

Companies that embrace AI at scale, expand their digital platforms, and optimize their distribution economics will emerge from the COVID-19 crisis stronger.
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A New Boldness Pays Off

Investors are rewarding insurers that deliver on clear strategies.
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A CEO’s Guide to Building Value

It takes hard work—and a transformational mindset—to grow in the mature and competitive insurance marketplace.
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Leading the Insurance Market to a New Destination

Inga Beale, a former competitive rugby player and the first female CEO of Lloyd’s of London, talks about the future of the insurance market, her reverse mentor, and what it takes to propel a 330-year-old institution into the digital age.
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Bringing Swiss Women Back to Work by Shaking Up the Part-Time Model

With a dearth of flexible work models in Switzerland, many educated women don’t return to work after having children—and the Swiss economy suffers from their absence.
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Creating Value in Insurance M&A

Half of all insurance transactions fail to create value. Companies can tip the scales with rigorous strategy and target analysis, strong deal execution, and effective post-merger integration.
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The London Insurance Market’s Historic Role Faces a Tipping Point

The 300-year-old London Insurance Market confronts a historic tipping point as globalization and competition in local markets erode its £60 billion global share and imperil its role as the preeminent international hub, according to a joint study commissioned by the London Market Group and conducted by BCG.