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Day One | 04 May

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7:30am


REGISTRATION OPENS

Speakers

8:50am

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WELCOME

Henry Gale, Analysis Editor, The Insurer

Commercial parametrics

9:00am – 9.20am

Presentation

Industry Keynote

·       What broader industry trends are driving uptake of parametric solutions?

·       A view from the top: why does the increasing uptake of parametric matter?

·       How will the sector continue to evolve as parametric coverage becomes more mainstream?


Henning Ludolphs, Managing Director, ILS Relations & Resilience Initiatives, Hannover Re

9:20am – 9.40am

FIRESIDE CHAT

Past, Present and Future of Parametrics 

·      How better and faster data makes parametric insurance more accurate, trusted, and scalable.
·      From standalone covers to embedded, ecosystem-driven solutions, where products are headed next.
·      What is the rationale behind public–private partnerships in climate insurance
 


Mark Rueegg, CEO, CelsiusPro

Moderator: Sophie Roberts, Head of Insurer TV, The Insurer

9:40am – 10.20am

PANEL

Expanding the horizons of parametric

Parametric covers can be created for almost any index that corresponds to a financial loss. Aside from the most common parametric products, what emerging covers are beginning to be adopted?

 

·       Bringing parametric solutions to new categories of clients

·       Use cases beyond weather and natural catastrophe risks

·       Innovating sustainably: testing new products with an eye on scale

 

Sebastien Piguet, Chief Insurance Officer & Co-Founder, Descartes

Sid Jha, CEO, Arbol

Jean-Christophe Garaix, Head of Agriculture & Parametrics, Liberty Mutual Re

Tina Kirby, Head of Underwriting, Epidemic Solutions, Munich Re

Moderator: Paul Walsh, Content Editor UK & Europe, The Insurer

10:20am – 10.50am

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COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK

Grab your coffee, arrange 1-2-1 meetings via the event app, network with your peers and meet with our exhibitors across our dedicated networking break


Evolving market dynamics

10:50am – 11.30am

PANEL

Growing appetites: risk, capacity and strategy

 

The parametric market, historically dominated by just a few large reinsurers, has attracted significant new capacity from specialty carriers, Lloyd’s syndicates and ILS investors in recent years.

 

Factors driving more (re)insurance and ILS capital into the parametric market
The risk appetites of capacity providers pushing into parametric
Strategies for navigating a competitive marketplace
 

Stefan Wunderlich, Head of Parametric Insurance, Beazley 

Cahal Doris, CIO Private ILS, Twelve Securis

Alejandro Solorzano, Associate Partner Parametric, Augment Risk

Moderator: Sophie Roberts, Head of Insurer TV, The Insurer 

11:30am – 11.50am

FIRESIDE CHAT

Complementary coverage in practice

Parametric covers have some things in common with traditional insurance solutions, but in other ways they operate fundamentally differently. How can organisations get the best of both?

 

·       Real case studies of how organisations have combined parametric and traditional covers in their insurance programme

·       Optimising for cost: is parametric more expensive than traditional coverage?

·       How to integrate parametric covers with risk financing instruments such as captives

 

Martin Hotz, Head of Parametric Nat Cat, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Cole Mayer, Head of Parametric, Aon

Moderator: Paul Walsh, Content Editor UK & Europe, The Insurer

11:50am -12.30pm

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Building future resilience (WRMA Panel)

·       How are parametric triggers evolving to meet established and emerging perils?

·       Explore parametric’s growing importance in enabling climate adaptation and bridging the protection gap


Isa Ennadifi, Chief Underwriting Officer, CelsiusPro

Claire Wilkinson, Managing Director, Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions, WTW

Matthew James, Commercial Director, Descartes

Marcel-Steffen Reif, Global Head of Weather & AgRisk Partners, Munich Re

Brad Hoggatt, Chief Portfolio Manager, MSI Guaranteed Weather

Moderator: Martin Malinow, CEO, Parameter Climate

12:30pm – 2:00pm

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LUNCH & NETWORKING


Policyholder deep dive

2:00pm – 2.10pm

FIRESIDE CHAT

Policyholder perspectives: lessons from organisations that use parametric covers [EDITORIAL]

·       Understand why they bought parametric and their experience with the product so far

·       The right tool for the right job: where parametric fits in with their other risk transfer and financing instruments

·       Securing buy-in: gain insight into internal education process to get sign-off to purchase parametric

·       Key takeaways for first time buyers of parametric products

 

Cem Salih Çelen, EVP, NEOVA Sigorta

Moderator: Henry Gale, Analysis Editor, The Insurer

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Delivering for communities in need

2.10pm – 2.25pm

CASE STUDY/PRESENTATION

Insurance Development Forum

Hear from the Insurance Development Forum on the openly accessible parametric case study repository they have developed to foster wider understanding of these offerings. These case studies represent a first step towards designing guidelines and best practices for the deployment of parametric solutions globally.

 

Alastair Norris, Climate and Disaster Risk Expert of the IDF Risk Modelling Steering Group (RMSG), Insurance Development Forum

2:25pm – 3.05pm

PANEL

Future proofing crisis response

·       Closing the protection gap through pre-arranged financing

·       Refining triggers to cover a broader range of perils and risks

·       Supporting effective public-private partnerships for innovative risk transfer solutions

·       Risk financing and shifting from reactive to proactive crisis response

 

Emily Jones, Macro Insurance for Climate and Disaster Risks Programmes Lead, World Food Programme

David Maslo, CEO, African Risk Capacity

Henry Cocker, Finance & Planning Manager, Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company

Angus Kirk, CEO, Global Parametrics

3:05pm

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