| Conference materials now available. Pre-register for 2015 |
13 June 2014
Insurance Europe has published a selection of materials from its 6th International Conference, which was held in Malta yesterday. Its Conference was also tweeted life throughout the day @InsuranceEurope.
These include slide presentations, videos and transcripts of some of the speeches from #InsConf14, which was attended by over 350 insurance industry experts from around the world. Insurance Europe would like to thank all those who did attend and to those who were not able to make it this year.who came along and helped to make the event such a great success. We hope the materials we have made available are useful both to those
In order to ensure that you do not miss out on next year’s event, why not pre-register now for #InsConf15 in Luxembourg on 27 May 2015, which features the chairman and CEO of Axa, Henri de Castries, as one of its leading speakers?
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| Video: Barnier addresses Insurance Europe Conference |
12 June 2014
Speaking at Insurance Europe’s 6th International Conference today in Malta, Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for the internal market and services outlined the importance of the European insurance industry as a long-term investor. He said that regulators have a duty to facilitate this role and that the EC wants to revive sustainable securitisation markets in Europe.
| Conference: Balbinot highlights regulatory pressures |
12 June 2014
In his speech today to open Insurance Europe’s 6th International Conference, federation president Sergio Balbinot outlined the regulatory challenges faced by the industry.
Citing more than 130 initiatives affecting insurers that came out of the last five-year mandate of the European Commission, Balbinot said: “It is clear that such a large number of initiatives can also create undesirable effects, such as unintended consequences, additional costs and administrative burden, not to mention overlaps and contradictions among national, regional and international regulatory requirements.”
Regulatory overlaps have to be avoided, Balbinot said, because they create legal uncertainty, compliance concerns and reputational issues.
| Balbinot voted Insurance Europe president until 2015 |
11 June 2014
At the unanimous request of members, Sergio Balbinot, deputy group CEO of Generali Group, Italy, has accepted to extend his mandate as president of Insurance Europe for a further year.
“I appreciate the trust the industry has shown in me by extending my mandate as president of Insurance Europe. The insurance sector faces challenges from all sides and so requires strong advocacy in order to ensure both its fair treatment and that its place as a major economic contributor is fully recognised,” said Balbinot.
The renewal of his mandate comes at a crucial time for a European insurance industry facing myriad challenges, such as slow economic growth and increased regulation, which are outlined in Insurance Europe’s annual report, released today.
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2 June 2014
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| Registration closes midnight, 30 May 2014 |
23 May 2014
This time next week will be your last chance to register for the Conference.
Join leading experts from the worldwide insurance industry. Debate key issues including international standards, pension reform, telematics, investment, risk management and new initiatives expected from the soon-to-be elected European Parliament.
Register by Friday, 30
May to join other market leaders already signed up for the full-day conference.
| Join experts from the insurance industry on 12 June |
14 May 2014
- Secretary general of the Financial Stability Board, Svein Andresen, who will talk about the new international capital standards the insurance industry will soon face.
- European Commissioner Michel Barnier’s predictions of the initiatives the insurance industry can expect from the new European Commission.
- Debates on pension reform, led by former Senator Nick Sherry, who laid down the foundations of the modern Australian pension system and now advises on pension reform across the world.
- CEO of Allianz Telematics, Jacques Amselem, on how technology, including telematics, will change the face of insurance and associated issues with data ownership.
- Insights into Canada’s sophisticated municipal risk assessment tool from Robert Tremblay, director of research at the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
- Group CIO of Axa, Laurent Clamagirand, on how to improve the investment environment for insurers.
| Modelling natural catastrophes: eliminating uncertainty |
06 May 2014
Discussing the challenges of modelling, Eduard Held, head of products at Perils, Switzerland, and Robert Tremblay, director of research at the Insurance Bureau of Canada, will be leading the debate on natural catastrophe risk.
Modelling performance, the data available from open sources and sharing information in a competitive industry are issues that many delegates will be tackling on a regular basis. Hear experiences from industry experts and have your say at the debate by joining the natural catastrophe break-out session.
There is still time to register for the conference, which this year focusses on “The challenge of change: global insurance trends”, and to join this or one of the other topical break-out discussions.
