Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam is set to address the insurance industry at the Global Insurance Forum held in Singapore from 18 to 21 June 2019. Mr Tharman, who is also the Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, will be delivering the keynote address at the event.
Organised by the International Insurance Society (IIS), the forum features a line-up of sessions and networking events catered to over 500 re/insurance leaders, brokers, regulators, public policymakers and insurance scholars.
With the theme on “Insurance Reimagined“, the four day-long forum seeks to cover global issues as well as Asian insights given it is being hosted in Asia after 2 years. Singapore last hosted the forum in 2016 followed by London in 2017 and Berlin in 2018.
This year, the speaker sessions will showcase views from over 40 influencers across the industry who will present their views regarding the impact of technology and innovation on strategic growth and sustainable development.
While the first day of the forum (18 June) consists of invitation only sessions, the rest of the days showcase notable sessions such as a special address on OneConnect by OneConnect / Ping An Group CEO Bin Ru Tan. Just last week, OneConnect, a member of China's Ping An Insurance Group, received a banking licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), allowing it to operate in the form of a virtual bank. Currently, OneConnect offers over 101 products across four business sectors including digital insurance, banking and investment solutions.
Other highlights of the forum include:
- A fireside Chat with AIG CEO Brian Duperreault
- An executive panel comprising, RGAX retired president & CEO Greig Woodring, AXIS president & CEO Albert Benchimol and Peak Re executive director & CEO, discussing the transformation of the industry
- A panel on “ground breaking disrupters on the future for insurance, climate resilience & sustainable development” featuring International Insurance Society president & CEO Mike Morrissey, UN Environment's Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative programme leader Butch Bacani, AIR Worldwide founder and Karen Clark & Co. founder & CEO Karen Clark and The Institutes CEO Peter Miller.
- A presentation on Insurance Innovation: InsurTech and Beyond by CXA Group founder and CEO Rosaline Chow Koo
Held at Shangri La Hotel Singapore, Global Insurance Forum 2019 is supported by AIG,RGA, Insurance Development Forum who are partners. Asia Insurance Review is a media partner of the forum.