20th Global Conference of Actuaries
4-6 Mar, Mumbai, India
The event organised by the Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) is a platform for actuaries and non-actuaries to share thoughts and debate matters that affect the financial services industry in general, and the insurance and pension industry in particular. IRDAI’s chairperson Dr Subash Chandra will be delivering the keynote address on 5 March.
7th Asia Insurance Brokers’ Summit
Theme: “The Seven Virtues of Brokers that Make Them Indispensable – Being the Best in the Digital Era”
5-6 Mar, Jakarta, Indonesia
Brokers have faced the threat of disintermediation even before the turn of the century. It is an old debate that started even before the World Wide Web was born. Today we have more brokers in the market handling more risk premiums and there is a mixed bag of small, medium and big brokers, local, regional and multinational ones vying for the same business. So what are these seven deadly virtues that make brokers invincible? With this dynamic theme, the summit will be an ideal platform to debate and discuss the key trends in the market to ensure the sustainability of brokers in this digital era.
19th Asia CEO Insurance Summit
Theme: “Capitalising on Digital Transformation: Disruptive Versus Enabling Strategies”
12-13 Mar, Singapore
Asia Insurance Review’s flagship summit will explore the changing dynamics of digital transformation in insurance and address the following challenges: how to make insurance organisations fit for the digital future: priorities and trade-offs; how to prepare for different technology scenarios: disruptive versus enabling; and how to generate new and more business by harnessing technology. The conference will feature fewer but more in-depth speeches and panel contributions and new workshop-style elements to promote interaction.
14th Asia Conference on Healthcare and Health Insurance
Theme: “From Healthcare to Health: Where do Insurers Fit?”
19-20 Mar, Singapore
There are new inroads in modern medicine, people are living longer and a deluge of HealthTech and non-insurance names are entering the industry. How can insurers grapple with these trends, even as AI, predictive analytics and genomics enable medicine to be more personalised than ever? This conference will look at the healthcare revolution, healthcare reform in the new economy and changing nature of the workforce, claims management and underwriting amid these changes.
Saudi Insurance Symposium
27-28 Mar, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Under the patronage of the governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, the 5th Saudi Insurance Symposium will include discussions on prominent issues facing the Saudi insurance industry and highlight the sector as a major player in achieving the 2020 National Transformation Program due to its importance in supporting the economic cycle.
14th Annual World Takaful & InsurTech Conference
Theme: “Reinforcing Customer Engagement & Operational Agility through Digital Transformation”
1-2 Apr, Dubai, UAE
The 14th Annual World Takaful & InsurTech Conference (WITC 2019) will allow participants to better understand market in?uencers, growth factors and global takaful opportunities, and at the same time provide takaful practitioners with insights into the underlying issues and challenges facing the industry. This year’s programme will include: innovative insurer showcase session; exclusive takaful workshop; regulators’ rendezvous; and insightful audit session on IFRS 17.
Aqaba Conference 2019
15-17 Apr, Aqaba, Jordan
The 7th International Aqaba Conference, ‘AqabaConf2019’, will be expanding its scope this year and covering areas beyond marine insurance and transportation. The conference will feature four main sessions to address various insurance issues including digital integration between risk and insurance, conventional insurance vs takaful, natural catastrophic exposure, and risk vs capital.
The organising committee has introduced a new insurance award called, ‘AqabaConf Insurance Research Award’, to mark 10 years since the launch of the conference. The award will be presented to the top three research studies on the subject of ‘e-insurance’.
46th African Insurance Organisation (AIO) Conference and Annual General Assembly
Theme: “Insurance Penetration in Africa: Insuring the Uninsured”
8-13 Jun, Johannesburg, South Africa
Under this year’s theme – Insurance Penetration in Africa: Insuring the Uninsured – the conference will focus on insurance distribution and inclusivity across the continent. Other topical issues under discussion will include microinsurance and the effects of climatic events (such as floods, droughts and wildfires) on the industry and the economy in general.
Each year, the event attracts senior delegates from across Africa and the rest of the world to discuss the most pressing issues facing the insurance industry on the continent at the time.
The year’s conference is organised by the Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA), under the chairmanship of Thokozile Mahlangu, CEO of IISA.