Relevant Events

The Insurance Network is a strategy and benchmarking forum for directors from the General Insurance and Lloyd’s & London Markets.

Uncertainty, volatility and turmoil are current watchwords to describe the business environment and will remain so for the short to medium term. Within insurance business leaders are getting to grips with this tough environment and how best to respond in order to achieve profitable growth.

Sponsored by Sapiens, this year's Annual Congress will tackle the strategic issues impacting businesses in thee areas and help them to devise and implement an effective business response.

Now in its 11th year, The Future of General Insurance brings together the key players in the insurance industry to equip you with the insights you need to adapt to the market of tomorrow. Use your time wisely by gaining critical updates on developments with consumer behaviour, pricing and risk, innovation in distribution, regulation, claims and more.

The CIO Insurance Summit will bring together a group of more than 50 insurance industry CIOs representing the property & casualty, life & annuity, and health segments to discuss how new and emerging technology solutions can be used to solve current industry challenges. The CIO Insurance Summit is an opportunity for attendees to make critical business contacts, have candid conversations, and attend educational sessions led by and on topics chosen by their CIO peers. This year's agenda includes sessions on outside-in analytics, deployment challenges within a global claims environment, redefining the customer experience, and the role of knowledge management in IT outsourcing.

"Formally known as The Future of Life Assurance this event will bring together the key stakeholders in the life and pensions sector, including banks, life assurers, fund managers, platform providers and IFAs to discuss the critical market issues and to debate how the industry can move forward.

The scope has been widened to include a debate about long-term saving and opportunities in the at and post retirement markets. There will also be the opportunity for more in depth analysis of platforms and the protection industry in the conference streams." Marketforce

" a window onto the future of insurance and technology."

The Forum will help you…

• Confront today's challenges
• Improve data integrity
• Meet regulatory requirements
• Protect your business
• Stay competitive

FIS will be showcasing our industry leading policy administration system, ALIS. Please stop by booth 839 to say hello. If you are interested in scheduling a demonstration or meeting, or would like more information, please contact us at rkaram@fis-software.com

FIS AU is sponsoring the 5^th Annual Technology and Innovation – the Future of Insurance and Wealth Management in Sydney.

Information Technologies for the Insurance Industry

• Specialised insurance platforms: current development and prospects;
• New market development objectives: IFRS, e-reporting;
• IT innovations: a 21st century office;
• Economic issues of insurance IT;
• IT outsourcing in insurance business;
• Location: Moscow, Russia

"With the 2012 deadline approaching, insurers have a growing number of challenges ahead as they work on the preapplication stage of Solvency II.... This forum will provide solutions to a range of challenges, including practical issues with business transformation and the competitive implications of increased capital requirements". Marketforce

"...a unique forum for senior Operations executives from across the retail financial services industry to discuss what operations strategy and transformation is being driven by changing customer expectations, and how organisations should align resources and processes to serve customers more effectively." Marketforce

"There are real opportunities for growth and innovation in the protection market as the industry looks to bridge the protection gap and to engage consumers more effectively. Direct distribution will enable providers to reach the significant numbers of consumers not served by advisors and to increase product uptake. However, there are also important questions surrounding the role of advice in ensuring that consumers are taking out appropriate products. Speeding up the claims process will also be crucial in order to offer a better experience for the customer.

This inaugural event will offer the opportunity to discuss and debate the strategic issues affecting the protection market with senior industry peers." Marketforce)

An in-depth analysis of the CEE Insurance and Pension Fund sectors. Focusing on Solvency II preparation and effects, future pension regulation, the role of risk management, and investment opportunities