3-5 Jun
Hong Kong
9th Asian Insurance CFO Summit
Theme: “Reinventing the CFO’s Role in the Era of ‘Disruptions’”
The insurance industry is increasingly influenced by disruptive innovation and technology, impacting how we serve our clients. Social media, big data, evolving regulatory regimes and new technologies are widely affecting the insurance landscape. How should CFOs position themselves for success in this era of “disruption”? This year’s Summit will look not only at how CFOs can ride the rollercoaster landscape, but also how to equip today’s CFO with a toolkit to navigate the necessary changes.
8-9 Jun
Hong Kong
2nd Asia Conference on Risk-Based Capital
Theme: “The Right Tools to Get the Best out of RBC”
Hong Kong looks set to be the next in Asia to embrace RBC, even as other markets are tinkering with or changing their RBC rules. This conference will help companies better understand RBC and prepare for the new regime while learning from the experiences of those markets already using RBC. The conference is targeted at CEOs, CFOs and CROs of insurance companies and regulatory bodies.
14-17 Jun
New York, USA
Global Insurance Forum
Theme: “Filling the protection gap”
Formerly known as the International Insurance Industry Annual Seminar, the Global Insurance Forum will deliver quality programmes as the Seminar has done for more than 50 years. Senior executives, regulatory authorities and prominent academics from around the globe will gather to explore the challenges and opportunities of the current and future industry landscape. Topics to be covered this year include retirement and savings issues, risk pools for natural catastrophes and terrorism, environment and pollution solutions, public-private partnerships, healthcare and microinsurance.
22-23 Jun
Singapore
Asia Liability Insurance Conference
Theme: “Managing Increasing Liability Exposures”
With increasing risk exposures and greater consumer awareness, the demand for liability insurance will rise, as will claims. This conference, with dedicated sessions on cyber threats and covers, will bring together global and regional liability and cyber risk experts, as well as insurance buyers to evaluate the current state of liability markets, understand the key challenges to the insurance industry in identifying and designing products, and discuss emerging risks.
30 Jun – 1 Jul
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
13th Conference on Catastrophe Insurance in Asia
Theme: “Managing the Rising CAT Exposures in Asia”
The rise of urbanisation in Asia, the evolving risk landscape, and unexpected disasters have led industry players to rethink their risk management measures, modelling and claims handling systems. This two-day conference is a “must attend” for underwriters, reinsurers, modellers, risk managers and brokers, as well as others involved in the dynamic and volatile CAT market.
27-28 Jul
Singapore
Asia Insurance Conference on Employee Benefits
Theme: “Using Insurance as a Partner to Innovate Employee Benefits Schemes while Controlling Costs”
With employers looking at how to be innovative in the benefits they offer, this conference will cover the essentials of employee benefits while offering solutions on cost control through insurance. It will provide insights into employee benefits trends, and look at where the market is headed.
28-30 Sep
Victoria, Seychelles
19th AIRDC Congress
Theme: “Long-term Development in partnership with the Insurance Industry”
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.
12-14 Oct
Cairo, Egypt
Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers & Reinsurers (FAIR) 24th Conference
Theme: “Building on 50 Years of Regional Cooperation”
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.
2-4 Nov
Singapore
13th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC)
Theme: “Managing Risks in an Uncertain World”
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 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, whereby the Lloyd’s Coffee House and respective bilateral meeting rooms will be fully functional throughout the event.