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About the event


This two day event will focus on key issues facing the insurance sector, providing an informative cross section of views, innovations and an outlook of the industry. It is designed to facilitate a free and open exchange of ideas amongst high level delegates, ensuring that the content is relevant and valuable. It will include presentations from key stakeholders, government and experts, addressing topics that will help to grow and protect insurance businesses in a rapidly evolving industry.

The General Insurance Exchange attracts C-Level delegates from all sectors and levels of the international insurance industry, including general and life insurance professionals, reinsurance professionals, brokers, risk and capital and fund managers, insurance law professionals, and finance professionals.

This event will take place on the harbour's edge, in the conference centre of one of Sydney's most iconic locations… find out more here

 

speakers

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Rob Scott
Managing Director
Wesfarmers Insurance
Andy Cornish
CEO NRMA Insurance, SGIO and SGIC
Andrew Kearnan
Head of Pac Rim Insurance Research
Merrill Lynch Australia
Mark Milliner
Chief Executive,
Personal Insurance
Suncorp Group

Paul Wedlock
Director
Swiss Re
Karl Sullivan
General Manager, Risk and Disaster Planning
Insurance Council of Australia
Jim Murphy
Executive Director, Markets Group
Treasury
Jacki Johnson
CEO
IAG New Zealand

Natasha Fenech
Executive General Manager, Customer Product & Pricing, Personal Insurance
Suncorp Group
John Trowbridge
Chair
National Disasters Insurance Review
Bill Bartlett
Non-Executive Director
Suncorp Group
Campbell Chambers
Chief Operating Officer
Bank of New Zealand Insurances

Emma Herd
Director, Emissions & Environment
Westpac Institutional Bank
Prof John McAneney
Director
Risk Frontiers
Karl Marshall
Principal
Quantium
Karen Stephens
Director
Kestrel Group
 
David Van
Managing Director
De Wintern Group
Trent Sayers
Chief Executive Officer
RACT Insurance
Julian Watt
Creative Director
George Patterson Y&R
 
       
Key issues to be addressed

  • The insurance industry and natural disasters – policy implications
  • Australian insurance outlook
  • Learning from natural disasters - what do they mean for the future of insurance?
  • The impact of increased competition on motor insurance
  • The Natural Disaster Insurance Review and its impact on the insurance sector
  • Using Internal Capital Models to better understand your business
  • Industry leaders panel session - areas to watch
  • Global Insurance market update and outlook
  • The Clean Energy Future – understanding the impact of the carbon tax
  • Lessons learned from the New Zealand earthquakes - Panel Discussion
  • New Zealand’s earthquakes: a continuing education
  • Exploring global interdependencies - Panel Discussion
  • Catastrophe Loss Modelling for Riverine Flood and other Natural Perils
  • Reinsurance Review – panel
  • Actions speak louder than ads - Brand building and messaging in a highly competitive market

Why attend


The General Insurance Exchange will provide an overview of the most pertinent topics. By attending, professionals who work with the insurance sector will ensure their knowledge is up to the minute, and will build and maintain the networks necessary for sustainable business success.

 

Benefits of attending
 
  • Be briefed on the latest economic and business outlook for the insurance sector from government and industry leaders
  • Understand how the Carbon Tax is going to affect the financial sector
  • Hear directly from some of Australia’s biggest insurers
  • Benefit from post event analyses of Queensland and New Zealand natural disasters
  • Unlock the power of marketing and creativity to achieve brand differentiation
  • Gain a competitive edge by maximising your exposure to potential business partners
  • Network, network, network!

Who should attend


Insurance and finance professionals, including:

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Actuary, Board members, Risk Analysts, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Risk Analyst, Fund manager, Underwriters, Client Manager, Business Development Manager, Principal, Insurance Analyst, Financial Planners (within banks), Brokers, Insurance risk managers, Capital Managers, etc

Professionals who work with and service the insurance and finance industry, including:
Lawyers, IT consultants and software providers, Management consultants, analysts, fund managers, Call Centres, CRM system providers, accountants, Ombudsman, Barristers

 

venue

This event will take place on the harbour's edge, in the conference centre of one of Sydney's most iconic locations, Luna Park. With sparkling water views and state of the art conference facilities, the venue is the ideal backdrop for a meeting of the general insurance industry's finest minds.

Venue: Luna Park Conference Centre
Address: 1 Olympic Drive Milsons Point, Sydney NSW 2061
Location: Click here to view map of venue location
 
accommodation
Please click on the button to your right to secure accommodation close to the conference venue

 


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