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Diary of Events

Source: Asia Insurance Review | Oct 2016

28th East Asian Insurance Congress
Theme: “The Future of Insurance: Customer-Centricity”
11-15 October, Macau
The must-go-to biennial industry event, the EAIC is back this year at Macau. A host of top-notch practitioners have been lined up to share their views on varied topics and delegates must not miss the excellent opportunities to network too. 
 
3rd Health and Retirement Conference
Theme: “Plan live retire well”
13-14 October, Singapore
As people live longer and the cost of healthcare rises, the problems of making adequate financial arrangements for living comfortably over increasingly longer durations, with reasonable access to healthcare, remain critical. 
Actuaries, together with other stakeholders, have a role in discovering and developing solutions for the person in the street.
 
6th Malaysian Insurance Summit
Theme: “Winning Strategies for Tomorrow’s Uncertainties: Rethinking the Current Paradigm”
18-19 October, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gathering more than 25 speakers featuring concurrent Life and General Insurance streams sessions, this is an excellent platform for participants to discuss the dynamics and growth of the insurance sector, particularly in coming up with winning strategies to address the uncertainties affecting the industry.
 
   A special closed-door dialogue session between Bank Negara Malaysia, chaired by the Governor Dato’ Muhammad bin Ibrahim will also be held with more than 50 participating CEOs of the Malaysian insurance industry.
 
FT Asian Insurance Summit
Theme: “Best Business Strategies in Uncertain Economic Conditions”
20 October, Hong Kong
The Financial Times’ annual FT Asia Insurance Summit will bring together leading insurers, investment managers and regulators to talk about the most pressing issues in the industry. Senior executives from regional as well as global companies will take part in open strategic discussions on the challenges and opportunities in Asia’s evolving insurance world.
 
4th Asia Marine Insurance Conference
Theme: “Managing New Risks While Ensuring Sustainability”
24-25 October, Hong Kong
Insurers are faced with very volatile and complicated marine risks, higher claims and soft premium rates. In recent years, other hazards have started creeping into the sector – including cyber risks affecting the safety of navigation on the high seas. The 4th Asia Marine Insurance Conference will address these issues and more. 
 
22nd Indonesia Rendezvous 
Theme: “Insurance Business Dynamics Post Regulation Repositioning”
26-29 October, Bali, Indonesia
Sign up for this annual rendezvous with a focus on the Indonesian year-end renewal and an update on the post regulation environment. 
 
Dubai Rendezvous 2016
Theme: “Reinsurance as the Game Changer”
7-8 November, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, the Middle East Insurance Review (MEIR), together with Dubai International Financial Centre Insurance Association (DIFC IA), is delighted to bring back Dubai Rendezvous 2016. Supported by the DIFC and International Insurance Society (IIS), the exclusive Rendezvous will see insurance experts take the pulse of the market, bearing in mind the challenges buffeting the MENA. 
 
20th Asian Actuarial Conference (20th AAC) 
Theme: “Changing Asian Societies: Challenges and Opportunities”
9-12 November, Gurugram, India 
India is hosting the AAC for the first time, an event which brings together experts in various relevant domain from across the world. This year, the conference will focus on challenges and opportunities amid the prevailing political, economic and demographic evolution. 
 
IAIS Annual Conference 2016
Theme: “Risk based supervision to promote safe and stable insurance industry”
10-11 November 2016, Asunción, Paraguay 
Supervisors, academics, consumer and industry representatives, and other insurance experts will come together for a day and a half of robust discussion of the challenges, the opportunities and the solutions over a broad array of subjects including: implementing risk-based supervision, proportionality in practice, technological innovation and implications for supervisors and the insurance market and an update on all IAIS major projects.
 
12th International Microinsurance Conference 2016
Theme: “Driving growth and sustainability – A business case for microinsurance”
15-17 November, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The 12th International Microinsurance Conference, hosted by The Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL) in cooperation with the Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network, will see experts discuss and identify ways of accelerating growth and economic viability in microinsurance. 
 
PARIMA 2016
16-17 November, Hong Kong
With over 20 inspiring speakers, plenary sessions, educational sessions and networking opportunities. PARIMA 2016 conference is the place where risk professionals can network, mingle and share their insights of the industry.
 
19th ASEAN Insurance Regulators Meeting (AIRM) and 42nd ASEAN Insurance Council Meeting (AIC)
21- 25 November, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The AIRM is a valuable platform for the region’s insurance regulators to have forthright and open exchanges of ideas and views to foster closer cooperation for the development of the insurance sector in the region. This year, the AIRM will also be held back-to-back with the 42nd ASEAN Insurance Council Meeting (AIC). 
 
2nd ASEAN Insurance Summit
Theme: “How Ready is the Insurance Industry in the Region for AEC?”
23 November, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The ASEAN Insurance Council (AIC) is organising the 2nd ASEAN Insurance Summit (AIS), which aims to measure the readiness of each ASEAN country prior to the ASEAN Market integration process and its implications for insurance companies in ASEAN. 
 
   There will be a distinguished regulators’ panel assembled to participate in the various plenary and concurrent breakout panel session.
 
The Digital Insurer Asia Conference
23 November, Hong Kong
The Digital Insurer Asia Conference 2016 is a one-day event hosted by The Digital Insurer, with the purpose to bring the community in Asia together to educate and inform on innovative strategies employed by experts in digital insurance. Event highlights include technology awards for insurers and startups in Asia. 
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