18-19 May
Cairo, Egypt
1st Regional Insurance Brokers’ Congress (RIBC)
Organised by the Egyptian Insurance Brokers Association (EIBA), the 1st RIBC expects to host about 400 participants from Egypt, Arab and the Mediterranean regions, including insurance and reinsurance brokers, senior management of insurance and reinsurance companies, regulators and supervisory authorities. The event aims to discuss topics and issues of interest to brokers and their stakeholders, such as the need for standard contracts between brokers and insurers in developing markets, e-broking and the role of brokers in various sectors.
For more information, contact Azza Gaber at azza@eiba-eg.org or mobile: +201 284318880
18-19 May
Jakarta, Indonesia
Asia Motor Insurance and Claims Management Conference 2015
Theme: “Driving Profitability into Motor”
Hear from the experts as they provide key insights into attaining successful and profitable growth in Asia’s heavily regulated and fragmented motor insurance market.
For more information, visit www.asiainsurancereview.com
19-21 May
Almaty, Kazakhstan
12th IFSB Summit
Theme: “Core Principles for Islamic Finance: Integrating with the Global Regulatory Framework”
The Summit will address the role of development in enhancing the regulatory consistency and resilience of the Islamic financial services industry, as well as enabling the necessary frameworks and pre-conditions for assessing regulatory and supervisory regimes. The Summit will also aim to provide a platform for the sharing of experiences related to the challenges faced, by both regulatory authorities and financial institutions, in adopting the new Basel capital and regulatory frameworks, along with the progress in adopting the IFSB’s related standards on stress testing and liquidity management, and the revisions to the capital adequacy standard.
For more information, visit www.ifsb.org
23-27 May
Gammarth, Tunisia
42nd African Insurance Organisation (AIO) Conference & General Assembly
Theme: “African Insurance in the face of Mass Events”
Besides looking into the best means of enhancing African insurance players’ involvement in shaping the economies of their countries, the 42nd AIO Conference will be an opportunity for African operators to meet and discuss issues faced in the region.
There will be four main sessions, covering political violence, natural disasters, infectious diseases and cyber security.
The event will be hosted by the Tunisian Federation of Insurance Companies (FTUSA) and Tunis Re.
For more information, visit www.aio2015.com
3-5 Jun
Hong Kong
9th Asian Insurance CFO Summit
Theme: “Reinventing the CFO’s Role in the Era of ‘Disruptions’”
Despite the unique specificities of the insurance industry, it is increasingly influenced by disruptive innovation and technology, impacting how we serve our clients. Changes from social media, big data, evolving regulatory regimes and new technologies appear set to sweep widely through 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.
For more information, visit www.asiainsurancereview.com
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.
For more information, visit www.asiainsurancereview.com
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.
For more information, visit www.iisonline.org/seminars
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, and buyers of insurance 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.
For more information, visit www.asiainsurancereview.com
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.
For more information, visit
www.airdc.org/news-bulletin/224-19th-airdc-conference-2015-in-victoria-seychelles.html
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.
For more information, visit www.fair2015.org
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 for three days from 2 November.
For more information, visit www.sirc.com.sg