Keynote speakers

Nigel Wilson
CEO
Legal & General

David Weymouth
Group CRO
RSA

Tim Harris
Group CFO
Torus Insurance

Colm Holmes
Head of Group Treasury and Capital Management
Zurich

Paolo Cadoni
Technical Head of Department
Bank of England - Prudential Regulation Authority

John Scott
CRO, Zurich Global Corporate
Zurich Insurance Group

Insurance Risk and Capital – the practitioners' conference, taking place on 18 & 19 November 2013 at the Hilton London Tower Bridge Hotel on Tooley Street, is the premier event for insurance C-level executives and risk thinkers, offering insights from thought leaders into the present and future challenges facing this ever changing industry. Hosted by InsuranceERM, the event explores topical aspects of risk and capital management in the insurance industry, including:

  • How ERM and business strategy fit together
  • Solvency II – where it stands now and key outstanding issues
  • IFRS – more important in the long run?
  • Longevity risk – risk transfer trends and new approaches
  • Developments in ORSA, ALM strategies and global solvency initiatives
  • ... and more

 

DAY ONE – Monday 18 November 2013

08.20 Registration

8.55 Chairman's welcoming remarks
- Chris Cundy, Editor, InsuranceERM

09.00 Keynote: How ERM and business strategy fit together
- Nigel Wilson, CEO, Legal & General

09.30 Keynote: Linking capital and risk management
- Colm Homes, Group Treasurer and Head of Capital Management, Zurich

10.00 Keynote: Establishing the risk appetite and setting risk limits
- David Weymouth, Group CRO, RSA

10.30 Coffee break

11.00 Panel discussion: Solvency II and the evolution of ERM
- Paul Element, ERM C.O.O, Catlin Group
- Penny Shaw, CRO, Hiscox
- Justin Skinner, Head of ERM & Group Capital Modelling, QBE European Operations
- Patrick Wegmann, Global Head of Business Operations, Risk, Thomson Reuters
- Chris Cundy, Editor, InsuranceERM (moderator)


11.45 Panel discussion: Solvency II - where it stands now and key outstanding issues, incl reserve risk and diversification
- Tobias Buecheler, Head of Solvency II Project, Allianz
- David Innes, Head of Economic Capital, RSA
- Nick Kitching, Head of European Regulatory Affairs, Swiss Re
- Bruce Porteous, Head of Solvency II Regulatory Development, Standard Life
- Tristan Garnons-Williams, Policy Adviser, Solvency II, Prudential Regulation Directorate, Associate of British Insurers (moderator)

12.30 Keynote: IFRS – more important in the long run?
- Tim Harris, Group Chief Financial Officer, Torus Insurance

01.00 Lunch

02.00 Panel discussion: Cat risk - In-house models; open-source models
- Paul Nunn, Head of Natural Catastrophe Risk Modelling, SCOR
- Alan Calder, Group Head Cat Risk Management, Aspen Re
- Paul Miller, International Head of Catastrophe Management, Aon Benfield

- Sebastian Rath, ‎Principal Advisor, Risk Dynamics (moderator)

02.30 Panel discussion: Longevity & Mortality - re-evaluating the rate of improvement
- Eli Friedwald, Head of Impaired Annuity Research, RGA UK
- Gavin Jones, Global Head of Longevity Pricing, Swiss Re
- Kevin O'Regan, Head of Longevity and Portfolio Reinsurance, PartnerRe
- Paul Lewis, Head of Pricing, Pacific Life Re Limited
- Neil Robjohns, Head of Longevity, Reirement Income, Friends Life

- Chris Cundy, Editor, InsuranceERM (moderator)

03.30 Coffee break

03.45 Panel discussion: Longevity Risk - risk transfer trends and new approaches; buy-outs and swaps
- Tom Ground, Head of Bulk Purchase Annuities and Longevity Insurance, Legal & General
- Martin Lockwood, Head of Longevity, Munich Re
- Alan Rae, Co-Head of Capital and Value Management, Achmea
- Rupen Shah, Head of Longevity, SCOR Global Life
- Raphael Borrel, Manager, Solvency II Experts Group (moderator)


04.30 Panel discussion: The ORSA - Europe & US
- Robert Moorehead-Lane, European Chief Risk Officer, Assurant Solutions
- Jessica Sum, Head of Stress & Scenario Testing, Aviva
- Tim Edwards, Director, Financial Services Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Glen Lottering, Senior Director EMEA, Oracle Insurance (moderator)

05.30-6.30 Drinks reception

DAY TWO – Tuesday 19 November 2013

08.50 Chair's opening remarks
- Chris Cundy, Editor, InsuranceERM

09.00 Keynote: The Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups (ComFrame)
- Paolo Cadoni, Technical Head of Department, Bank of England - Prudential Regulation Authority

09.30 Panel discussion: ALM strategies
- Michael Christen, Head of ALM & Strategic Asset Allocation, Zurich Insurance Group
- Robert Groves, Head of ALM, Friends Life
- Henrietta Tait, Head of Capital Management, LV=
- Jateen Vaghela, Head of ALM, Sun Life Financial of Canada
- Aurore Lecanon, Group Head of ALM, Old Mutual
- Ian Lumb, Managing Director, UBS Delta (moderator)

10.30 Coffee break

11.00 Keynote: Emerging Risk - the next big thing
- John Scott, CRO, Zurich Global Corporate, Zurich Insurance Group

11.30 Special insight: Controlling market risks – use of derivatives
- Jateen Vaghela, Head of ALM, Sun Life Financial of Canada

12.00 Panel discussion: From VaR to capital calculation - reconciling quantitative approaches to managerial objectives
- Kevan Cheyne, VP Capital Management, Gjensidige
- Miroslav Petkov, Director Ratings Services, Standard & Poor's
- Emmanuel Noblet, Chief Operations Officer, SecondFloor (moderator)

12.45 Lunch

01.45 Special insight: Implementation of LSMC in life insurance context - a case study
- Christian Bettels, Actuary, Generali

02.15 Special insight: Different uses of economic scenario generators - projecting assets, liabilities, capital and the ORSA
- Craig Turnbull, Managing Director, Advisory Services, Moody's Analytics

02.45 Coffee break

03.15 Panel discussion: Choosing the best technology for your capital calculation needs
- Richard Skelding, Head of Capital Management, Liberty Mutual
- James Needham, Head of Actuarial Modelling, Wesleyan Assurance
- Nigel De Silva, Chief Actuary, Thomas Miller & Co
- Tim Thornham, Algo Internal Model Shared Service Director, Aviva
- Guy Shepherd, Director, Technology & Solution Design, Quintant Partners
- Andrew Waters, Regional Practice Leader, Moody's Analytics (moderator)

04.15 Special interview: Developments in ERM globally
- José Morago, Group Risk Director, Aviva
- Mark Laidlaw, Group Chief Actuary, LV=
- Interviewed by Chris Cundy, Editor, InsuranceERM

04.45 End of conference


* Agenda may be subject to change

Alan Calder
Group Head Cat Risk Management
Aspen Re

Alan Rae
Co-Head of Capital and Value Management
Achmea

Andrew Waters
Regional Practice Leader
Moody's Analytics

Aurore Lecanon
Group Head of ALM
Old Mutual

Bruce Porteous
Head of Solvency II Regulatory Development
Standard Life

Chris Cundy
Editor
InsuranceERM

Christian Bettels
Actuary
Generali

Colm Holmes
Head of Group Treasury and Capital Management
Zurich

Craig Turnbull
Managing Director, Advisory Services
Moody's Analytics

David Innes
Head of Economic Capital
RSA

David Weymouth
Group CRO
RSA

Eli Friedwald
Head of Impaired Annuity Research
RGA UK

Emmanuel Noblet
Chief Operations Officer
SecondFloor

Gavin Jones
Global Head of Longevity Pricing
Swiss Re

Glenn Lottering
Senior Director EMEA
Oracle Insurance

Henrietta Tait
Head of Capital Management
LV=

Ian Lumb
Managing Director
UBS Delta

James Needham
Head of Actuarial Modelling
Wesleyan Assurance

Jateen Vaghela
Head of Asset Liability Management
Sun Life Financial of Canada

Jessica Sum
Head of Stress & Scenario Testing
Aviva

John Scott
CRO, Zurich Global Corporate
Zurich Insurance Group

Jose Morago
Group Risk Director
Aviva

Justin Skinner
ERM Director
QBE European Operations

Kevan Cheyne
VP Capital Management
Gjensidige

Kevin O'Regan
Head of Longevity & Portfolio Reinsurance
PartnerRe

Mark Laidlaw
Group Chief Actuary
LV=

Martin Lockwood
Head of Longevity Reinsurance
Munich Re

Michael Christen
Head of ALM & Strategic Asset Allocation
Zurich

Miroslav Petkov
Director, Ratings Services
Standard & Poor's

Neil Robjohns
Head of Longevity, Retirement Income
Friends Life

Nigel De Silva
Chief Actuary
Thomas Miller & Co

Nigel Wilson
CEO
Legal & General

Paolo Cadoni
Technical Head of Department
Bank of England - Prudential Regulation Authority

Patrick Wegmann
Head of Product Solutions for Enterprise Risk
Thomson Reuters

Paul Element
ERM C.O.O.
Catlin Group

Paul Lewis
Head of Pricing
Pacific Life Re

Paul Miller
Head of International Catastrophe Risk Management
Aon Benfield

Paul Nunn
Head of Natural Catastrophe Risk Modelling
SCOR Global P&C SE

Penny Shaw
Chief Risk Officer
Hiscox

Raphael Borrel
Manager
Solvency II Experts Group

Richard Skelding
Head of Capital Management
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe

Robert Groves
Head of ALM
Friends Life

Robert Moorehead-Lane
European Chief Risk Officer
Assurant Solutions

Rupen Shah
Head of Longevity
SCOR Global Life

Sebastian Rath
Principal Advisor
Risk Dynamics

Tim Harris
Group CFO
Torus Insurance

Tim Thornham
Algo Internal Model Shared Service Director
Aviva

Tobias Buecheler
Head of Supervision and Financial Market Regulation
Allianz

Tom Ground
Head of Bulk Purchase Annuities and Longevity Insurance
Legal & General

Tristan Garnons-Williams
Policy Adviser, Solvency II
Association of British Insurers

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Web-based tools show portfolio risk against benchmarks or liabilities, full revaluation scenario analyses and performance attribution. Additionally, UBS Delta reporting tools provide portfolio exposure, risk, Solvency II capital, performance and liquidity reporting as customised reports, for your use or to provide to your clients.

All of this can be aggregated by system or user-defined characteristics, giving great flexibility to meet your needs.

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Moody's Analytics helps capital markets and risk management professionals worldwide respond to an evolving marketplace with confidence. The company offers unique tools and best practices for measuring and managing risk through expertise and experience in credit analysis, economic research and financial risk management. By providing leading-edge software, advisory services, and research, including the proprietary analysis of Moody's Investors Service, Moody's Analytics integrates and customizes its offerings to address specific business challenges. Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), which reported revenue of $2.7 billion in 2012, employs approximately 6,800 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 28 countries. Further information is available www.moodysanalytics.com 

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