CONFERENCES OVERVIEW

Throughout the year, The Geneva Association organises or supports a series of about 15 conferences.  These events are either linked to our research projects or to additional specific research topics.  In addition, other one-off seminars and conferences on specific questions of interest to the insurance community are organised on a regular basis, bringing the annual total of conferences to about 20.

The most prominent and important event of The Geneva Association is of course the yearly General Assembly with about 50 to 60 insurance CEOs attending.  During two full days, not counting the social events, the members of the Association discuss in intensive sessions the strategic issues facing their industry.  The debates are prepared in advance with the industry leaders and the help of outside experts.  They lead to a series of background papers and comments that are later published by The Geneva Association.  The topics are selected by the Board and prepared by the members themselves with the help of the General Secretariat.  This formula has resulted in high-quality contributions.

Below is the list of The Geneva Association's forthcoming conferences.

 
2nd CC+I Seminar on Climate Change and Health Impacts, hosted by Allianz Seguros do Brazil
Date: 27/09/2010-28/09/2010      Venue: Sao Paulo
Description: The objective of the CC+I Seminars is to deepen the knowledge pool on the impacts of climate change on different regions.
Target audience: Experts involved in analysing the impacts on climate change
Programme:
Call for papers:
 
8th Meeting of The Geneva Association's Chief Communications Officers
Date: 04/10/2010-05/10/2010      Venue: Madrid, hosted by Caser Group and Sistema MAPFRE
Description: Key issues in insurance that influence investors’ relations, PR and general communication.
Target audience: Chief Communications Officers or equivalent functions from large international insurance companies
 
Italian AXA Forum, organised by AXA in Italy, The Geneva Association and ANIA
Date: 12/10/2010-12/10/2010      Venue: Rome
Future, Finance, Trust, Facts. Challenges for financial and insurance industry between reality and perception
Description: To open a debate upon the key role of insurance and financial institutions in protecting society & dealing and managing medium-long term risks, focusing their possible and future scenarios in the new finance era. During the crisis the insurance sector has displayed strong resilience confronting the systemic risks which have deeply impacted the financial and real economy. Despite this, the insurance sector has not completely managed to make itself widely known as a mainstay of financial stability in the public opinion nor has it emerged as one of the healthy pieces in a system partially ill. This year edition wants to explain this paradox.
Target audience: Leading financial executives and senior managers from the insurance sector and the wider financial community, academics, institutional and third sector representatives, media.
 
7th Liability Regimes Conference on Environmental Liability, hosted by RSA Insurance
Date: 19/10/2010-20/10/2010      Venue: London
Exploring Environmental Liability: An Open Flank for Insurers and their Clients
Description:
It is an annual series of conferences dedicated to the challenges insurers and reinsurers face in coping with emerging conditions in the world’s liability regimes.
Target audience: Decision-makers with underwriting, product, claims and general management responsibilities
Programme:
 
1st MENA Insurance CEO Club, co-organised by Asia Insurance Review and The Geneva Association
Date: 08/11/2010-09/11/2010      Venue: London
How to set visions for the Middle Eastern and North African countries
Description: Thematic event addressing issues of strategic importance to the Middle Eastern and North Afican insurance economies.
 
5th Meeting of the Climate Change and Insurance Project of The Geneva Association
Date: 17/11/2010-17/11/2010      Venue: London
CC+I Working Group members only
 
7th Health and Ageing Conference, co-organised with Willis Re
Date: 18/11/2010-19/11/2010      Venue: Paris
U.S. and French Long-term Care Insurance Markets Development Description: The United States and France are currently the most developed markets in terms of long-term care insurance. Whilst these two markets differ in various respects, both will be impacted by new reform proposals. The aim of the conference is to better understand the differences and similarities of these two major long-term care funding approaches. The conference will address the respective market situations, the public reforms to be implemented and the product evolution and innovation, both from the U.S. and French perspective.
Target audience: Participants will come from insurance and reinsurance companies, universities and related institutions.
Programme:
 
6th CRO Assembly, jointly organised by The Geneva Association, MunichRe and CRO Forum
Date: 24/11/2010-25/11/2010      Venue: Munich
A vision for risk management in the 'new normal'
Description: Aims to foster best market practice and to develop the insurance and reinsurance industry’s risk culture.
Target audience: Chief Risk Officers or equivalent functions in insurance.
 
7th International Insurance and Finance Seminar of The Geneva Association, hosted by Prudential plc
Date: 06/12/2010-07/12/2010      Venue: London
Description: Key strategic issues facing insurance in the financial arena.
Target audience: Top CFOs and leading financial executives from the insurance sector and the wider financial community, government officials with close interest in insurance.
Programme:
 
Joint Industry Forum for P&C Insurance Industry, co-sponsored by The Geneva Association
Date: 11/01/2011-11/01/2011      Venue: New York
Description: Platform for senior insurance managers to discuss topics of current importance to the North American P&C Insurance Industry.
Target audience:Wide spectrum of senior insurance managers, specialists on P&C issues (open event).
 
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