Asia Insurance Summit for SMEs
Theme: “Using Insurance to Manage Your Risks & Grow Your Business”
22-23 August, Singapore
SMEs play an important role in Asia, accounting for over 90% of all enterprises and employing half the workforce across APEC economies. The segment is particularly vulnerable to risks compared to larger organisations, with their survival even at stake from a single cyber attack, taking one example. This first-ever Summit will help SMEs understand the fundamental importance of cost effective risk management and the role insurance can play, for insurance is a necessary investment, not an ancillary cost.
6th Asia Insurance CIO Technology Summit
Theme: “CIOs as Drivers of Growth in an InsurTech Era”
4-5 September, Singapore
With InsurTech, insurers have altered their traditional approach to managing business. Startups eager to disrupt the industry and technology have taken centrestage. With newly created roles such as Chief Digital Officer and Chief Analytics Officer, CIOs must adopt a more proactive approach to the changing technology landscape and work closely with these new stakeholders to advance business prospects. This year’s Summit will discuss the challenges CIOs face and what the future looks like for them.
International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) 2017 Tokyo Conference
Theme: “Disruptive Times—Opportunity or Threat for Marine Insurers?”
17-20 September, Tokyo, Japan
This year’s conference will be held in Tokyo for the fifth time, and also marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the General Insurance Association of Japan. The first general insurance company in Japan began to sell cargo insurance in 1879 and hull insurance in 1883. Therefore, marine insurance is the origin of the general insurance industry in Japan.
11th Middle East Healthcare Insurance Conference
Theme: “Making Compulsory Health Insurance in the era of Disruptive Innovation”
25-27 September 2017, Muscat, Oman
Under the Patronage of the Capital Market Authority of Oman, for the first time in 11 years, Middle East Insurance Review is bringing the Middle East Healthcare Insurance Conference to Muscat where the Sultanate is exploring the option of compulsory health insurance.
The two-day Conference will look at the progress of compulsory health insurance in Oman and around the region; global medical trends and developments; underwriting issues; claims management; and the use of innovative business models, distribution networks, InsurTech, Internet of Things (IoT), data science, medical advancements and new technologies.
Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers & Reinsurers (FAIR) 25th Conference
Theme: “Insurance Transformation in FAIR-land”
9-11 October, Manama, Bahrain
This is the 25th edition of FAIR’s biennial conference. FAIR conferences aim to promote cooperation among insurance and reinsurance companies in Asia and Africa, and typically attract hundreds of top executives and key decision makers from the industry to discuss the opportunities and challenges they face.
14th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC)
Theme: “New Partnerships in Reinsurance”
31 October – 2 November, Singapore
With the world of risk becoming increasingly more complex, the 14th SIRC will explore the theme of “New Partnerships in Reinsurance” from a variety of different angles including not only the traditional relationships among cedents, reinsurance brokers, reinsurers, risk managers, regulators and government but also technologies, social media and the Internet of Things.
The event, to be held for the fourth time at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, will have Mr Ulrich Wallin, Chairman & CEO of Hannover Re, making his maiden appearance as the conference keynote speaker.
The event will provide three days of high level networking and cooperation opportunities, with the Lloyd’s Coffee House acting as the integral core of the event where all interested parties meet under one roof.
IAIS Annual Conference 2017
Theme: “Insurance Supervision: Looking Beyond…”
2-3 November, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This year, the IAIS annual conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and presents a great opportunity for the region’s insurance industry to exchange views on issues relevant to the supervision and development of insurance markets. This year’s theme reflects on the possibilities that lie ahead for insurers and regulators such as those that exist beyond the status quo, beyond national boundaries, beyond the present and beyond conventional insurance.
LIMRA-KIRI Insurance Conference
Theme: “Inventing the Future of Insurance”
7-8 November, Seoul, South Korea
This conference is designed for CEOs, senior executives, and department heads at financial services and life insurance companies doing business in the Asia-Pacific region who want the inside track on success models in the technological revolution; to learn from local, regional and global case studies and best practices; and to know the latest developments in healthcare trends, retirement research, product innovation and distribution advancements.