Singapore:
Ms Indranee Rajah, minister in the prime minister’s office and second minister for finance and education, has been confirmed as the guest-of-honour at this year’s Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), at which she will deliver the official keynote address on 30 October.
Ms Rajah’s participation will be the icing on the cake of a stellar list of international speakers at this year’s SIRC that includes an opening address from Momentum Capital CEO Tobias Poensgen, a professional institutional investor and asset manager, who will share his deep insights on the sustainability and longevity of the (re)insurance business model.
New for the 16th SIRC: Expert insights from industry leaders in the SIRC Deep Dialogue
The SIRC Deep Dialogue will provide multifaceted perspectives on the future for the (re)insurance sector – from a seasoned industry insider and a sophisticated institutional investor in insurance and InsurTech – and will provide clues on how the (re)insurance sector will transform in a highly disrupted future.
The industry insider: Dominic Christian is global chairman, reinsurance solutions at Aon and brings an immense wealth of industry knowledge to the SIRC Deep Dialogue.
The investor: Tobias Poensgen is CEO at Momentum Capital, a single family office investment firm. He is involved in deal sourcing and transactions, is the head of the investment committee and leads the family office and sovereign wealth fund advisory services.
Stellar cast of speakers
Other ‘not-to-be-missed’ sessions during the conference include unique inputs from such industry luminaries as Lloyd’s of London CEO John Neal, Allianz Re CEO Amer Ahmed, Willis Towers Watson CEO, capital, science and policy practice Rowan Douglas, Guy Carpenter CEO, international James Nash, Trust Re Group CEO Talal Al Zain, Allianz CEO, property and casualty Asia Pacific Claudia Salem and Swiss Re group chief economist Jerome Haegeli.
Registration update:
The number of already confirmed delegates is significantly above last year and indicates yet another strong SIRC attendance with an expected total of close to 3,000 visitors at the conference venue.
With the theme: ‘Winds of Change’, the 16th SIRC is set to tackle the priority challenges facing the (re)insurance industry today with the emphasis on sustainability of both business and the environment and how the industry is being reshuffled. It will address pressing industry issues such as the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events caused by climate change, industry disruption and digital transformation, as well as the sustainability of the (re)insurance business model as operating margins narrow.
While prominent thought-leaders from inside and outside the industry share their insights and experience on these issues over three intensive conference sessions, thousands of bilateral business meetings will be held across meeting tables in the Lloyd’s Coffee House and the SweetSpot Café as well as in the private meeting rooms hosted by over 200 participating companies on the conference floor.
Launched in 1991, SIRC is the most important insurance event in Asia drawing leading insurers, brokers and reinsurers together to take stock of the reinsurance market and set the tone for the renewal season while exploring new opportunities for business cooperation.
Last year, the SIRC drew close to 1,000 delegates and over 1,500 meeting visitors from around 50 countries with more support from over 200 industry organisations as sponsors, exhibitors and hosts of meeting rooms and tables. International decision makers and high-level executives from the insurance, reinsurance and broking fraternities as well as regulators, academics and industry service providers show up regularly for the SIRC organised by the Singapore Reinsurers’ Association and the Reinsurance Brokers’ Association, Singapore as co-organiser and Asia Insurance Review as the official media partner.