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1st Middle East Conference
on Catastrophe Insurance
Theme: “Rising CAT Exposures in Middle East – Are Insurers Ready?
26-27 January 2015 • Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel, UAE
Welcome Address
Fareed Lutfi
Secretary General,
Emirates Insurance Association, UAE
Special Address
Dr Ashraf Zaki
Head of the General Directorate of Scientific
Research,
Egyptian Meteorological Authority, Egypt
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1st Middle East Conference on Catastrophe Insurance
26-27 January 2015, Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel, UAE
T
he Middle East region is becoming increasingly vulnerable
to natural hazards due to rapid urbanization, population
growth and economic development compounded by climate
change.
A World Bank study reported that the average number
of natural disasters in the Middle East has tripled in the
past 30 years and have cost their economies about US$20
billion with floods being the most recurrent hazard in the
region, followed by earthquakes. Lives and livelihoods are
seriously affected. There are also droughts with significant
water shortages, economic losses, and adverse social
consequences. And insured losses are increasing.
With climate change and the changing risk terrain,
demand for catastrophe covers is increasing in the Middle
East. Can the insurance industry take the lead to help
companies manage the risk exposures effectively? Is there a
science to measure these risk exposures accurately?
Middle East Insurance Review is hosting this 1st Middle
East Conference on Catastrophe Insurance to help
insurance companies better understand the CAT exposures
in the region and be prepared to meet the challenges of
the day while developing CAT covers as a new business area
of relevance. The two-day Conference will bring together
industry leaders and CAT experts to share their knowledge
on how companies must adapt and respond to the new
standards for CAT risk management as well as efficient risk
coping strategies to meet the ever-increasing new risks
horizon and demands for CAT covers. This Conference
is a MUST ATTEND for CAT underwriters, reinsurers, CAT
modellers, brokers as well as all involved in this volatile CAT
business as the insurance industry must respond to the
protection needs against these disasters.
Who Should Attend
• Reinsurers
• General Insurers
• Reinsurance & Insurance Brokers
• Underwriters & Claims Managers
• Government Officials involved with Catastrophe
Exposures, Environmental Planning & Climate Change
• Catastrophe & Seismology Experts
• Catastrophe Modelling Agencies
• Risk Managers
• Regulators
• Consultants & Actuaries
• Capital Market Players
• Service Providers to the Insurance Industry
Key Topics
• The Changing Landscape of Climate Risks in the Arab
Region
• What Can We Learn From Recent International
Catastrophes for the Middle East
• Understanding Natural Catastrophe Risk in the Middle East
• The Earthquake Market in the Middle East
• Challenges and Solutions in Modelling CAT Perils in
Middle East
• Advancement in Earthquake Risk Modelling in Middle East
• Future of CAT Models and Their Effects on Underwriting
and Risk Management
• What To Do Whilst The Modellers Are Catching Up
Key Speakers
Dr Balz Grollimund
Neil Catford
Dr Guillaume Pousse
Dr Mohammad R
Zolfaghari
Paul Nunn
Hatim Maskawala
Director,
CatRisk Solutions Ltd,
UK
Head of Natural Catastrophe
Risk Modelling,
SCOR Global P&C,
UK
Jim Attwood
Dr Abdul Zahra A Ali
Rainer Lehner
Dr Praveen Sandri
Tony Boobier
George J Kabban
Head of Earthquake,
CAT Perils,
Swiss Re,
Switzerland
COO & Group Chief
Underwriting Officer,
Kuwait Reinsurance Co,
Kuwait
Managing Director
and Senior Vice President,
AIR Worldwide India
Practice Leader – Europe,
Middle East & Africa,
EQECAT, Inc,
Germany
CEO,
National General Insurance
Co. PSC, UAE
WW Executive,
IBM, UK
Senior Catastrophe Risk
Analyst,
SCOR Global P&C,
France
Managing Director,
Badri Management
Consultancy,
UAE
Senior Executive Officer,
Asia Capital Reinsurance
Group Pte Ltd
(Dubai Branch Office), UAE
CEO,
United Insurance Brokers
(DIFC) Ltd,
UAE
Make sure you book your space TODAY! Register NOW!
A Must Attend Event in Today’s Challenging Environment....Learn and Network
with the Experts to find out how to mitigate your CAT Risks
1st Middle East Conference on Catastrophe Insurance
26-27 January 2015, Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel, UAE
PROGRAMME
Day One: Monday, 26 January 2015
8.00 am
9.00 am
9.10 am
Registration & Coffee
Opening Remarks by Conference Chairman
Welcome Address
Day Two: Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Special Focus on CAT Risk Modelling
9.00 am
Fareed Lutfi, Secretary General,
Emirates Insurance Association, UAE
9.30 am
Special Address: The Changing Landscape of
Climate Risks in the Arab Region
Dr Ashraf Zaki, Head of the General Directorate
of Scientific Research, Egyptian Meteorological
Authority, Egypt
10.15 am Token Presentation to Day One Speakers
10.25 am Tea Break
The Dynamics of the CAT Market Today
11.00 am What Can We Learn From Recent International
Catastrophes for the Middle East
Dr Balz Grollimund, Head of Earthquake,
CAT Perils, Swiss Re, Switzerland
11.30 am Understanding Natural Catastrophe Risk in the
Middle East
Neil Catford, Practice Leader – Europe, Middle East &
Africa, EQECAT, Inc, Germany
12.00 nn
The Earthquake Market in the Middle East
Dr Guillaume Pousse, Senior Catastrophe Risk
Analyst, SCOR Global P&C, France
12.30 pm The Importance of Big Data and Analytics in
Risk Management and Catastrophe Modelling
Tony Boobier, WW Executive, IBM, UK
1.00 pm
1.10 pm
Q&A
Lunch
Roundtable Discussion: Efficient CAT Risk
Management as a Key Determinant of Success
2.30 pm
Industry leaders and CAT experts will share
their knowledge on how companies must adapt
and respond to the new standards for CAT risk
management as well as efficient risk coping
strategies to meet the ever-increasing new risks
horizon and demands for CAT covers.
• Building competitive advantage through efficient
risk coping strategies
• Improving data quality – Key to improving
catastrophe risk assessment in Middle East
• Dynamics between regulators and the insurance
industry – How to balance the two in managing risks
• Feasible mechanisms for policy & legal change to
facilitate a greater equilibrium of risk sharing
• Risk and capital strategies for insurance in the new
landscape
Panellists:
• Dr Balz Grollimund, Head of Earthquake,
CAT Perils, Swiss Re, Switzerland
• Dr Mohammad R Zolfaghari, Director,
CatRisk Solutions Ltd, UK
• Dr Praveen Sandri, Senior Vice President &
Managing Director, AIR Worldwide India
Future of CAT Models and Their Effects on
Underwriting and Risk Management
Paul Nunn, Head of Natural Catastrophe
Risk Modelling, SCOR Global P&C, UK
9.25 am
Challenges and Solutions in Modelling CAT Perils
in Middle East
Hatim Maskawala, Managing Director,
Badri Management Consultancy, UAE
9.50 am
What To Do Whilst The Modellers Are Catching Up
Jim Attwood, Chief Operating Officer & Group Chief
Underwriting Officer, Kuwait Reinsurance Company,
Kuwait
10.15 am
Advancement in Earthquake Risk Modelling in
Middle East
Dr Mohammad R Zolfaghari, Director,
CatRisk Solutions Ltd, UK
10.40am
10.50am
11.00am
Q&A
Token Presentation to Day Two Speakers
Tea Break
Middle East Panel: A Review of the
CAT Trends in Middle East
11.30 am This expert panel will provide insights on:
• Middle East catastrophe issues – Challenges facing
the market today
• How is the insurance industry coping with the new
CAT landscape? What has changed, and why?
• Middle East’s approach to catastrophe risk
management
• Optimising catastrophe reinsurance in Middle East
• Lessons to be learnt from the recent catastrophes
Panel Moderator:
Dr Abdul Zahra A Ali, CEO, National General
Insurance Company (PSC), UAE
Panellists:
• Dr Guillaume Pousse, Senior Catastrophe
Risk Analyst, SCOR Global P&C, France
• Hatim Maskawala, Managing Director,
Badri Management Consultancy, UAE
• Rainer Lehner, Senior Executive Officer,
Dubai Branch Office, Asia Capital
Reinsurance Group Pte Ltd, UAE
• George J Kabban, CEO, United Insurance
Brokers (DIFC) Ltd, UAE
12.30 pm Close of Conference with Lunch
• Dr Laurent Marescot, Director,
Model Product Strategy, RMS, Switzerland
3.30 pm
Close of Day One with Tea Break
Programme is subject to change
1st Middle East Conference on Catastrophe Insurance
26-27 January 2015, Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel, UAE
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