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Hall 5 (Level 0), CTICC 2

Speaker:
Lesetja Kganyago – Governor of the South African Reserve Bank

Introductory remarks by the Chair of the IAIS Executive Committee (ExCo) and the IAIS Secretary General.

Members of the ExCo will update on the finalisation and implementation of the Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) and the outcome of the assessment of whether the Aggregation Method provides comparable outcomes to the ICS.

They will then be joined by IAIS ExCo Champions and Committee Chairs to update on the IAIS work programme and answer questions from the audience. This session will include an update on operationalising the new IAIS Strategic Plan, with a focus on projects that are planned to start in 2025. 

Speakers:
Shigeru Ariizumi – Chair, IAIS ExCo and Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency of Japan
Peter Braumüller – Chair, IAIS Implementation and Assessment Committee and Managing Director of Insurance and Pension Supervision, Austrian Financial Market Authority
Gerry Cross – IAIS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion and Director of Financial Regulation Policy and Risk, Central Bank of Ireland
Dieter Hendrickx – Chair, IAIS Macroprudential Committee and Head, Prudential Policy Insurance, National Bank of Belgium
Petra Hielkema – IAIS FinTech Champion and Chair, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
Andrew N. Mais – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo, Insurance Commissioner of Connecticut and President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Siham Ramli – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo and Director of Communication and International Relations, Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et de la Prévoyance Sociale Morocco
Matt Walker – Chair, IAIS Policy Development Committee and Manager, Insurance Supervision and Regulation Section, Federal Reserve Board of the United States
Daniel Wang – Chair, IAIS Climate Risk Steering Group and Executive Director, Insurance Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Moderator:
Jonathan Dixon – IAIS Secretary General

This panel discussion will consider the conclusions from the 2024 Global Monitoring Exercise (GME) and what these key risks and trends mean for insurers’ risk management and insurance supervision.

Introductory remarks by Dieter Hendrickx, Chair of the IAIS Macroprudential Committee, about the key themes from the 2024 Global Insurance Market Report.

Speakers:
Andrea Maechler – Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements
Gita Salden – Executive Board Member of Supervision, De Nederlandsche Bank
Nobuyasu Sugimoto – Deputy Division Chief, Financial Supervision and Regulation Division, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund
Halina von dem Hagen – Chief Risk Officer, Manulife

Moderator:
Andrew N. Mais – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo and President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Keynote address by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations and Chair, United Nations Sustainable Development Group

Ms. Mohammed will provide recorded remarks setting out progress to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The Deputy-Secretary General will consider the role the global insurance sector could play in helping to achieve the global Goals as risks, such as those from climate change, continue to grow.

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Insurance can play an important role in several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including the goal of no poverty, reduced inequalities, good health and well-being, decent work and economic growth and climate change.

To consider these issues, two concurrent roundtables will discuss the role of insurance in supporting the SDGs, including examples from African insurance markets. Brief opening remarks from market experts will be followed by roundtable discussions.

• Non-life: what developments are we seeing in the property and casualty (P&C) markets and what do these mean for achieving the SDGs?

Opening remarks:
Danita Pattemore – Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank
Matthias Range – Executive Director, Access to Insurance Initiative

Moderator:
Siham Ramli – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo and Director of Communication and International Relations, Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et de la Prévoyance Sociale Morocco

• Health/life: what developments are we seeing in the health and life markets and what do these mean for achieving the SDGs? How will the medium-term outlook on the continent impact the growth of the sector?

Opening remarks:
Mia Thom – Director of Insights, Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion
Richard Treagus –  Chief Risk Officer, Old Mutual

Moderator:
Fundi Tshazibana – Deputy Governor, South African Reserve Bank and CEO, Prudential Authority

This panel will provide an opportunity to update on the IAIS final Application Paper on supervising DEI – the governance, risk management and culture perspective and also the draft Application Paper on fair treatment of diverse consumers.

Speakers:
Fatou Giwa – Women’s Insurance Program Global Lead, International Finance Corporation
Bongiwe Mncube – Group Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead Swiss Re and COO, Swiss Re Africa
Viviene Pearson – CEO, South African Insurance Association
Butši Tladi – President, World Federation of Insurance Intermediaries

Moderator:
Gerry Cross – IAIS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion and Director of Financial Regulation Policy and Risk, Central Bank of Ireland

Three concurrent sessions with the committee chairs of the IAIS to discuss their work.

Speakers:
Peter Braumüller – Chair, IAIS Implementation and Assessment Committee and Managing Director of Insurance and Pension Supervision, Austrian Financial Market Authority
Dieter Hendrickx – Chair, IAIS Macroprudential Committee and Head, Prudential Policy Insurance, National Bank of Belgium
Matt Walker – Chair, IAIS Policy Development Committee and Manager, Insurance Supervision and Regulation Section, Federal Reserve Board of the United States

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Four concurrent roundtables.

Roundtable 1:
Tech and insurance: who is protecting whom? This roundtable which will consider the impact of technology on the global insurance sector. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss ongoing IAIS projects, including the IAIS’ draft Application Papers on artificial intelligence and on operational resilience objectives. 

Moderator:
Petra Hielkema – IAIS FinTech Champion and Chair, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

Roundtable 2:
Financial inclusion and fair treatment of diverse consumers: insurance has a substantial role to play in making societies more resilient. This roundtable will provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges that need to be overcome to allow for better consumer outcomes. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss ongoing IAIS projects, including the Application Papers on financial inclusion and fair treatment of diverse consumers.

Moderator:
Rudy van Leeuwen – Chair, IAIS Market Conduct Working Group and Manager, Insurance Supervision, Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets

Roundtable 3:
ICS and risk-based solvency: the session will provide members and stakeholders with an opportunity to discuss the final ICS in detail and understand the next steps for implementation of the new global solvency standard. It will also provide an opportunity to update on the IAIS work on risk-based solvency regimes.

Moderators:
Paolo Cadoni – Vice Chair, IAIS Policy and Development Committee and Head, Insurance Policy Division, Bank of England
Jooste Steynberg – Chair, IAIS Risk-based Solvency Implementation Forum and Actuary, Prudential Authority, South African Reserve Bank

Roundtable 4:
Capacity building: the session will discuss the key priorities for capacity building as part of the IAIS 2025-2029 Strategic Plan.

Moderator:
Siham Ramli – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo and Director of Communication and International Relations, Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et de la Prévoyance Sociale Morocco

Speakers:
Juan Carlos Crisanto – Deputy Chair, Financial Stability Institute and Head of Technology and Capacity Development, Financial Stability Institute
Anatol Monid – Senior Director, Programs, Toronto Centre
Laura Moxter Morales – Advisor, Access to Insurance Initiative
Teresa Pelanda – Project Manager, Inclusive Insurance Innovation Lab
Norma Rosas Rodríguez – Vice Chair Insurance Regulation Committee, International Actuarial Association
Martina Wiedmaier-Pfister – Senior Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP
Peter Windsor – Senior Financial Sector Expert, International Monetary Fund

Hall 5 (Level 0), CTICC 2

Four concurrent roundtables.

Roundtable 1:
Tech and insurance: who is protecting whom? This roundtable which will consider the impact of technology on the global insurance sector. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss ongoing IAIS projects, including the IAIS’ draft Application Papers on artificial intelligence and on operational resilience objectives. 

Moderator:
Petra Hielkema – IAIS FinTech Champion and Chair, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

Roundtable 2:
Financial inclusion and fair treatment of diverse consumers: insurance has a substantial role to play in making societies more resilient. This roundtable will provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges that need to be overcome to allow for better consumer outcomes. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss ongoing IAIS projects, including the Application Papers on financial inclusion and fair treatment of diverse consumers.

Moderator:
Rudy van Leeuwen – Chair, IAIS Market Conduct Working Group and Manager, Insurance Supervision, Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets

Roundtable 3:
ICS and risk-based solvency: the session will provide members and stakeholders with an opportunity to discuss the final ICS in detail and understand the next steps for implementation of the new global solvency standard. It will also provide an opportunity to update on the IAIS work on risk-based solvency regimes.

Moderators:
Paolo Cadoni – Vice Chair, IAIS Policy and Development Committee and Head, Insurance Policy Division, Bank of England
Jooste Steynberg – Chair, IAIS Risk-based Solvency Implementation Forum and Actuary, Prudential Authority, South African Reserve Bank

Roundtable 4:
Capacity building: the session will discuss the key priorities for capacity building as part of the IAIS 2025-2029 Strategic Plan.

Moderator:
Siham Ramli – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo and Director of Communication and International Relations, Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et de la Prévoyance Sociale Morocco

Speakers:
Juan Carlos Crisanto – Deputy Chair, Financial Stability Institute and Head of Technology and Capacity Development, Financial Stability Institute
Anatol Monid – Senior Director, Programs, Toronto Centre
Laura Moxter Morales – Advisor, Access to Insurance Initiative
Teresa Pelanda – Project Manager, Inclusive Insurance Innovation Lab
Norma Rosas Rodríguez – Vice Chair Insurance Regulation Committee, International Actuarial Association
Martina Wiedmaier-Pfister – Senior Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP
Peter Windsor – Senior Financial Sector Expert, International Monetary Fund

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CEOs from several insurers will discuss the key challenges the global insurance sector faces in the medium to long term and what needs to be done to address these challenges.

Speakers:
Charles Brindamour – CEO, Intact Financial Corporation
Tony Cheng – President and CEO, Reinsurance Group of America
Adrian Gore – Founder, Executive Director and Group CEO, Discovery
Pauline Leclerc-Glorieux – CEO, BNP Paribas Cardif
Lee Yuan Siong – Group Chief Executive and President, AIA and Chairman, Geneva Association

Moderator:
Shigeru Ariizumi – Chair, IAIS ExCo and Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency of Japan

This panel will consider the IAIS’ work on inclusive insurance including developments to address the natural catastrophe protection gaps including work by the IAIS and the G7.

Speakers:
Carmine Di Noia – Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 
Grace Muradzikwa – Commissioner, Insurance and Pensions Commission
Izak Smit – Vice Chairman, International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation
Delphine Traoré – CEO, General Insurance, Sanlam Allianz

Moderator: 
Farzana Badat – Deputy Commissioner, Financial Sector Conduct Authority

Speaker:
Jonathan Dixon – IAIS Secretary General