@MEIRNEWS #MEIRdubai /MiddleEastInsuranceReview /company/meir www.meinsurancereview.com/meirdubai2016/ Keynote Address Salmaan Jaffery Chief Business Development Officer, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority Special Rating Address Ali Karakuyu Director, Financial Services Group: EMEA S&P Global Ratings Special Address Ronald Klein Director, Global Ageing, The Geneva Association Special Address Adi Codaty Head of Insurance and Healthcare, Middle East and Africa, CSC Register Now Dubai Rendezvous 2016 7 - 8 November 2016, Conrad Hotel, Dubai, UAE Theme: “Reinsurance as the Game Changer” Organised by: Sponsor: Supported by: Media Partners:
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, Middle East Insurance Review (MEIR) is delighted to organise this year’s Dubai Rendezvous 2016 with the
theme “Reinsurance as the Game Changer”.
The annual event supported by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), DIFC Insurance Association (DIFC IA) and International Insurance Society (IIS) will draw insurers, reinsurers, risk managers, RI brokers, leading experts and consultants for an exclusive Rendezvous to take a pulse of the market bearing in mind the challenges buffeting the MENA market. The lower oil prices, the uneven global economy, and the political instability will have severe repercussions on the insurance markets in MENA. The growth prospects look grim even in the era of disruptive innovation and digitalisation.
What steps can the industry take to fuel MENA growth and remain sustainable? Can reinsurance be a game changer in an industry that has relied on RI commissions to be profitable? What role will innovation play in this new business landscape? What
Shabbir RazviManaging Director, International Finance Solutions Associates, UK
Jonathan PayneSenior Executive Officer, Starr Underwriting Agents (Dubai) Limited
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Who Should Attend• CEOs and Senior Management of Insurance and
Reinsurance Companies• Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers• Regulators & Supervisory Authorities• Risk Managers• Management Consultants and Service Providers,
Lawyers, Technology Companies and Loss Adjusters• Banks & Financial Institutions• Companies Keen to Tap the Potential of the MENA
Market
other new value propositions can insurance and reinsurance bring to the table?
The Dubai Rendezvous will hear from both insurers and reinsurers on what reinsurance can do for the market- the demand and supply side of the equation to ensure sustainable profitability and greater professionalism in the insurance industry. You will get direct insights from insurance leaders and experts as well as previews on how the industry will evolve between now and the next decade.
9.30 am Keynote AddressSalmaan Jaffery, Chief Business Development Officer, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority
10.00 am Special Address: Disruption in the Reinsurance MarketRonald Klein, Director, Global Ageing, The Geneva Association
10.30 am Q&A
10.40 am Tea Break & Networking
11.10 am Special Rating AddressAli Karakuyu, Director, Financial Services Group: EMEA, S&P Global Ratings
11.40 am Special Address: Disruptive Innovation in the MENA Insurance IndustryAdi Codaty, Head of Insurance and Healthcare, Middle East and Africa, CSC
12.10 pm Executive Panel on World of Reinsurance- Global and regional outlook for the next 12 months- Implication of lower oil prices- Has the soft market ended? : How low can it go?- Sovereign deficits/ratings and the challenges &
opportunities for re/insurers- Regulation: Strategic opportunities and what’s needed from
the regulators- Role of local vs foreign re/insurance companies – has the
game changed?- Brexit and the MENA insurance industryPanel Moderator: Safder Jaffer, Managing Director & Consulting Actuary - Middle East & Africa, Milliman, UAE
Panellists include:• Mahomed Akoob, Managing Director and Chief Executive
12.40 pm Special Panel on Lloyds in MENA- The leadership role of Lloyd’s in MENA- Has Lloyds made a difference to the market- The expectations of Lloyd’s on cedants- How can Lloyd’s be a game changerPanel Moderator:Dr Hazem Al Madi, Partner and Managing Director, Cogent Insurance Brokers Limited Panellists include:• Mark Cooper, General Representative Middle East and
Director of Lloyd’s Limited• Crispin Hodges, Senior Executive Officer, Underwriter
Political & Contingency Group, Beazley Middle East Limited• David Austin, Chief Executive Officer, Visionary
Underwriting Agency Ltd• Jonathan Payne, Senior Executive Officer, Starr
Underwriting Agents (Dubai) Limited
1.30 pm Lunch
2.30 pm Dedicated Bilateral & Networking Sessions for Pre-Arranged Meetings
5.00 pm End of Day One
8.00 am Coffee & Networking
9.00 am Welcome Address by Day Two Conference ChairmanAftab Hasan, CEO, Arya Insurance Brokerage Co. (LLC), UAE
9.05 am Overview of MENA Political Instability and Geopolitical RisksCrispin Hodges, Senior Executive Officer, Underwriter Political & Contingency Group, Beazley Middle East Limited
9.40 am The Future of Healthcare in the MENA region– Analysing Gaps, Market Dynamics and ProfitabilityHatim Maskawala, Managing Director, Badri Management Consultancy
10.10 am Nat CATs in MENA – Are they still unknown unknowns- Overview of Natural Disasters in the region - MENA CAT Modelling: new models and dataCristina Arango, Catastrophe Model Developer, Aon Benfield Impact Forecasting, United Kingdom
10.40 am Q&A
10.50 am Tea Break & Networking
11.15 am Effectiveness of a Broker Distribution Channel in the Insurance Industry- In soft market environment - Viability in a span of 10 yearsAftab Hasan, CEO, Arya Insurance Brokerage Co. (LLC), UAE
11.45 am CEO Panel on Dynamics of Reinsurance as a Game Changer- Innovation as a strategy- Risk adequate pricing – who leads?- Are reinsurers true partners or just risk bearers?- Will industry agreements help on risk assessment?- Will minimum retention by cedants change risk profile of
Panellists include:• Christos Adamantiadis, CEO, Oman Insurance Company• Jack Jenner, CEO, Middle East and North Africa,
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)• Vasilis Katsipis, General Manager, Market Development,
A.M. Best - MENA, South & Central Asia• Ajmal Bhatty, General Manager, Qatar General Insurance
& Reinsurance Co, UAE, Member of the Board of United Kingdom Islamic Finance Council (UKIFC)
• George J Kabban, Chief Executive Officer, UIB (DIFC) Ltd
12.30 pm Iran – A New El DoradoShabbir Razvi, Managing Director, International Finance Solutions Associates, UK & Head of Strategic Alliances in MENA, Iran and South Asia for Fedelta Trust Limited
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Dedicated Bilateral & Networking Sessions for Pre-Arranged Meetings
5.00 pm End of Dubai Rendezvous 2016
7-11pm 3rd Middle East Insurance Industry Awards *by invitation only*
PROGRAMMEDay One: 7 November 2016, Monday Day Two: 8 November 2016, Tuesday
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