Pre-Conference Workshop

Insights for corporates from the insurers and legal experts into the growing trend of Transactional Insurance and its inner workings.

Feb 21, 2017 8:30am – 1:40pm

Day 1 - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

8:30	Registration
9:00	Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:10	Understanding the Current and Future Drivers of M&A in the Insurance Industry
10:40	Cross Border Demand
11:20	Refreshment and Networking Break
11:50	The Impact of Brexit: will it lead to increased M&A rebounds?
12:50	Lunch
1:50	Accounting and IASB Implications for M&A in Insurance Companies
2:30	Financing M&A
3:10	Refreshment and Networking Break
3:40	Insurtech Insights
4:10	Insurtech Panel Session: M&A as a tool for Convergence / Disruption Between Insurance and technology firms: Interactive Sessions with Polls
4:40	Chair’s Summation
4:50	Start of Drinks Reception

Day 2 - Thursday, February 23, 2017

8:30	Registration
9:00	Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:10	Panel: Understanding Blockchain Technology
9:40	The Insurtech Innovators: Filling in the Gaps: Demo Session
10:40	Refreshment and Break
11:10	Panel: The Challenges to Embracing Insurtech within Insurance
11:50	Panel: The Corporate Innovators- Implementing Digital Change
1:10	Lunch
2:10	The dangers and opportunities of personal data in Insurance
2:50	Legal Panel: Navigating Regulation, Key regulatory considerations and processes when implementing a digital strategy
3:20	Refreshment and Networking Break
3:50	KeyNote Speaker: Fuelling Intrepreneurship
4:20	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: The effect on competitiveness, compliance and insurer costs Trends in insurance and future forecast for working with AI
5:20	Investing in Insurtech: Future outlook on Insurtech from VC funds and Corporate Investors
5:50	Chair’s Closing Remarks
6:00	Networking Reception

Day 1 - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

8:30	Registration
9:00	Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:10	Understanding the Current and Future Drivers of M&A in the Insurance Industry Session Chair Antonello Aquino Head of EMEA Insurance Moody’s Panel Ben Coumans Director Strategy and Business Development Ageas Chris Price Head of Insurance Solutions UK AXA IM The impact of Solvency II Exploring currency, interest and growth drivers Technology, scale and cost savings Why is data analytics a key driver of Insurance M&A? Future outlook on capital flow
10:40	Cross Border Demand Session Chair Bhaven Pathak Head of Mergers and Acquisitions Sompo Canopius The different drivers Japanese outbound investment Chinese outbound investment Valuations and costs of capital perspectives The Chinese view on Brexit: put off or driver? Gaining access to cross border markets What will the market look like in the next few years?
11:20	Refreshment and Networking Break
11:50	The Impact of Brexit: will it lead to increased M&A rebounds? Cross Border Regulatory Considerations The impact on the Lloyds market and passport rights What opportunities are presented to the Lloyd’s market by the UK Brexit? Regulatory FSMA legislation challenges to policy holders Debate: What does the Brexit mean for Insurance M&A? Exploring the opportunities for “Exotic Buyers” Were the European Investors right to sell before the Brexit and will this continue? How will the UK Brexit affect the UK and European market? What is the effect on the valuation of insurance \|companies? Investment yields, premiums
12:50	Lunch
1:50	Accounting and IASB Implications for M&A in Insurance Companies An update on IFRS 3 and IFRS 4 The implications and requirements resulting from the new IFRS 9 to take effect 1 January 2018 Cashflow metrics
2:30	Financing M&A Panel Stuart Shipperlee Managing Director Litmus Analysis Trends in equity E quity debt Key Solvency II considerations Funding the cost of M&A for smaller- medium companies Managing Equity Debt
3:10	Refreshment and Networking Break
3:40	Insurtech Insights What is Insurtech and why is it on the rise? How is Insurtech reshaping insurance? – block chain P2P insurance The latest Insurtech trends
4:10	Insurtech Panel Session: M&A as a tool for Convergence / Disruption Between Insurance and technology firms: Interactive Sessions with Polls Panel Peter Klingspor Head of Strategy and Group Corporate Development Talanx What is the insurers view on insurtech and why? Discussing the opportunities for partnership and how do make this work? How disruptive can it be in the life and savings space? Applications in P&C Insurance The regulatory implications
4:40	Chair’s Summation
4:50	Start of Drinks Reception

Day 2 - Thursday, February 23, 2017

8:30	Registration
9:00	Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:10	Panel: Understanding Blockchain Technology Panel Gary Nuttall Founder Distyltics A breakdown of what blockchain technology is and how it can work with in insurance applications. Opportunities and challenges with integrating Blockchain.
9:40	The Insurtech Innovators: Filling in the Gaps: Demo Session Speakers Tim Kunde Co- Founder Freindsurance Quentin Colmant Co-founder Qover What gaps in the insurance industry are startups filling in and how? What technologies are advancing the insurance industry and how How can insurtech start-ups work with insurers? Insurtech demos
10:40	Refreshment and Break
11:10	Panel: The Challenges to Embracing Insurtech within Insurance Chair Matteo Carbone Principal Bain & Company & Founder of Connected Insurance Observatory Panel Minh Q. Tran General Partner Europe AXA< br>Strategic Ventures Yannis Korgialos Partner Development Manager Munich Re Ross Walker Senior Manager Reinsurance Strategy Swiss Re Discussing the challenges to insurers and how to approach them Legacy issues Leveraging data Catching up with the digital scene IT security Working with start-ups The challenges of existing infrastructure Where do incumbent insurers need to be agile? How and where does an incumbent insurer start the process of innovation
11:50	Panel: The Corporate Innovators- Implementing Digital Change Chair Paolo Cuomo Co-Founder Instech London How large insurance companies are responding to the digital revolution and strategizing to meet new market needs How are insurers implementing digital change? What are the top considerations when creating a digital strategy?
1:10	Lunch
2:10	The dangers and opportunities of personal data in Insurance Speaker Dele Atanda Digital Innovation Officer IBM Interactive Experience Exploring the real time Leveraging existing data
2:50	Legal Panel: Navigating Regulation, Key regulatory considerations and processes when implementing a digital strategy
3:20	Refreshment and Networking Break
3:50	KeyNote Speaker: Fuelling Intrepreneurship Sabine Vanderlinden Managing Director Startupbootcamp Insurtech How can insurers create an environment of innovation? Encouraging intrepreneurship Working with Insurtech Shifting Corporate culture The challenges of thinking digitally in insurance and how to overcome these barriers Closing the digital skills gap Competing for talent within and outside of the insurance industry
4:20	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: The effect on competitiveness, compliance and insurer costs Trends in insurance and future forecast for working with AI Panel Jonathan Sedar Principal Data Scientist and, Managing Director Applied AI Ltd Jacob Ayres-Thomson Head of Science JRP Group Reza Khorshidi Head of Special Project Lab AIG
5:20	Investing in Insurtech: Future outlook on Insurtech from VC funds and Corporate Investors Panel Georg Schwegler Head of Corporate Venturing Aegon CEO Transamerica Ventures Erik Vynckier Partner InsurTech Venture Partners
5:50	Chair’s Closing Remarks
6:00	Networking Reception

Insights for corporates from the insurers and legal experts into the growing trend of Transactional Insurance and its inner workings.

Feb 21, 2017 8:30am – 1:40pm

What is it about?

Workshop Description

The use of transactional risk insurance has experienced significant growth in recent years as a method of protection in M&A deals. This is a non-fundamental case study based workshop which will provide key insights into the reasons for its growth and how it is being used in transactions by companies around the world.

Who Should Attend?

Risk Managers
Buyers of Insurance
Lawyers
Consultants
Private Equity
Investors

8.30Registration

9.00Chairs Opening Remarks

9.10The Latest Market Developments

Need to know policy exclusions
Exploring underwriting appetite
What are the “No go” areas”?

9.40Best Practise Insights

Why is the use of Transactional Insurance of M&A increasing? Where and why?
How is Transactional Insurance being used?
When is it appropriate to use Transactional Insurance?
Aiding a clean exit
How to avoid the pitfalls

10.10Cyber M&A Ensuring cyber risk in M&A

10.50Refreshment Break

11.20Tax Liability Insurance

11.50Cross Border Issues

12.20Claims in Transactional Risk Insurance: How do they work? How are they settled?

1.00Emerging Markets

1.40Chair’s Closing Remarks

Insurance Industry Tomorrow

Agenda

Pre-Conference Workshop

Feb 21, 2017 8:30am – 1:40pm

Day 1 - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Refreshment and Networking Break

Lunch

Refreshment and Networking Break

Start of Drinks Reception

Day 2 - Thursday, February 23, 2017

Refreshment and Break

Lunch

Refreshment and Networking Break

Networking Reception

Day 1 - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Session Chair

Panel

Session Chair

Refreshment and Networking Break

Lunch

Panel

Refreshment and Networking Break

Panel

Start of Drinks Reception

Day 2 - Thursday, February 23, 2017

Panel

Speakers

Refreshment and Break

Chair

Panel

Chair

Lunch

Speaker

Refreshment and Networking Break

Panel

Panel

Networking Reception

Insights for corporates from the insurers and legal experts into the growing trend of Transactional Insurance and its inner workings.

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Feb 21, 2017 8:30am – 1:40pm