2nd Middle East Conference
Theme: “Spotlight on Disability Products”
15-17 September 2015, Dubai, UAE
Organised by SCOR Global Life, the main topics at the Conference will include medical and automated underwriting solutions, and the features and pricing of disability products. There will also be an interactive product development workshop. SCOR Global Life’s Head of Client Service and a Regional Pricing Specialist will guide the participants through these topics.
For more information, contact Bettina Langen at
19th AIRDC Congress
Theme: “Long-term Development in Partnership with the Insurance Industry”
28-30 September 2015, Victoria, Seychelles
The Association of Insurers and Reinsurers in Developing Countries (AIRDC) works to develop and expand international collaboration and cooperation in the insurance and reinsurance industry among its members, who represent countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The AIRDC Congress was formerly known as the Insurance Congress of Developing Countries (ICDC), and past congresses have attracted more than 250 delegates.
The Takaful Rendezvous
Theme: ‘’Prioritising the Role of Retakaful in the Takaful Value Chain’’
29-30 September 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Rendezvous will take stock of progress made in the takaful industry and provide a much-needed forum for discussion and decisions. There will be two full mornings of presentations on the strength and future of the takaful industry, with ample opportunities for business networking and bilateral business meetings. There will also be dedicated clinics for takaful operators to get free advice and audits of their retakaful protection and arrangements.
9th Middle East Healthcare Insurance Conference
Theme: “Transformation in Healthcare: Innovation, Sustainability and the Way Forward”
6-7 October 2015, Dubai, UAE
Health insurance is now a major class of business in many markets, bringing tremendous opportunities as well as challenges to ensure that the standards of healthcare service and health insurance meet rising expectations. The Conference will look at the progress of compulsory healthcare around the region, global healthcare trends and developments, regulatory frameworks, critical success factors in underwriting, and the latest innovations in products and solutions.
MICC 5th Anniversary Public Forum
Theme: “Managing the Increasing Risk Exposures in an Era of Disruptive Innovation”
8 October 2015, Dubai, UAE
The MENA Insurance CEO Club (MICC) is hosting a public forum to salute the value of insurance to society and its strategic partnership role in managing risks for businesses both big and small.
The one-day seminar, opened to all insurers in the MENA region, will cover the following hot issues: cyber risks, pandemics and health threats, risk management imperatives in the current geo-political environment, emerging CAT risks, financial risks, and the full gamut of services that insurance can offer to businesses in managing risks and controlling costs.
Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers & Reinsurers (FAIR) 24th Conference
Theme: “Building on 50 Years of Regional Cooperation”
12-14 October 2015, Cairo, Egypt
FAIR celebrates its Golden Jubilee this year by holding its biennial conference in Egypt, where it was founded. FAIR Conferences aim to promote cooperation among insurance and reinsurance companies in Africa and Asia, and typically attract hundreds of top executives and key decision makers from the industry to discuss the opportunities and challenges they face.
Asia Marine Insurance Conference
Theme: “Managing Rising Risk Exposures through Innovative Insurance Solutions”
26-27 October 2015, Hong Kong
The Conference will provide a platform for insurers, shipowners and ship managers to come together to discuss common threats, and to find sustainable solutions of mutual benefit to all parties.
12th Gulf Insurance Forum
Theme: “Insurance and Future Challenges in the GCC”
28-29 October 2015, Dubai, UAE
Organised by the Gulf Insurance Federation, the event will consist of several workshops over two days to address a number of technical issues facing the insurance industry and their impact on the sector. These include the role of governments, takaful performance, fraud and civil liability.
13th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC)
Theme: “Managing Risks in an Uncertain World”
2-4 November 2015, Singapore
The SIRC is considered as the premier reinsurance event in Asia, drawing key decision makers and senior management executives within the insurance, reinsurance, broking and regulatory communities. The 12th SIRC hosted some 940 delegates from all over the world.
This year’s conference will focus on the various emerging risks and constant changes buffeting the world and the global insurance industry. In response to feedback, the 13th SIRC will be structured to allow for an extra day of networking, while the Lloyd’s Coffee House and bilateral meeting rooms will be fully functional throughout the event.
22nd IAIS Annual Conference
Theme: “The Supervisor’s Role Within Policyholder Protection, Financial Stability and Market Development”
12-13 November 2015, Marrakesh, Morocco
The IAIS Annual Conference, which will look at the role of supervisors, will follow a new format in 2015. The week will start with IAIS committee meetings on 9-11 November, followed by the General Meeting and concluding with the Annual Conference on 12-13 November.
Dubai Rendezvous
Theme: “A Brave New World of Reinsurance in the Middle East”
16-17 November 2015, Dubai, UAE
This first Dubai Rendezvous, supported by the DIFC and co-branded with the Middle East Insurance Industry Awards, will feature several key panels as well as sessions looking at the critical juncture the reinsurance market in the Middle East is at. Ample opportunities for networking will be provided.
Asia Conference on Insurance for SMEs
Theme: “Getting the Right Protections to Grow Your Business and Keep it Safe even in Challenging Times”
24-25 November 2015, Singapore
Asia Insurance Review is organising its first-ever Conference on Insurance for SMEs to provide a platform for them to understand the importance of cost-effective risk management and the role insurance can play to safeguard their businesses and manage their risks.
4th Asia Investment Management Summit for Insurance
Theme: “Diversified Growth in a Period of Divergence and Convergence”
26-27 November 2015, Hong Kong
The Summit will be an ideal platform for Chief Investment Officers and finance chiefs to gain insights into how to invest their funds, share expert knowledge and analysis, and find out which key factors are most likely to shape investment choices.
22nd National and 8th International Conference on Insurance and Development
Theme: “Solvency and Managerial Competencies among Insurance Companies: Challenges and Requirements”
5 December 2015, Tehran, Iran
The questions of how solvency relates to diverse aspects of insurance market and how theory and practice, supervisors and managers go together to solve the current issues of solvency in the ever-changing financial market are the main topics of discussions in this one-day conference organised by the Insurance Research Center. The event is aimed at all in Iran’s insurance industry, including professionals and academia.
Asia Conference on Big Data and Analytics for Insurance
Theme: “Emerging Victorious in the Big Data Age for the Small, Medium and Big Insurers”
27-28 January 2016, Singapore
Is your organisation ready for the data journey? How can your organisation leverage on data as a strategic tool? And how will it adopt and embrace data analytics? These topics, and more, will be discussed at the two-day conference.