Presented by Clearwater Analytics
Discover a wide array of themes that are top of mind for insurers and insurance asset managers in 2024, including greater M&A activity, regulatory developments, solvency rules, investing strategies and associated operational complexities, technology expenditure, and technology priorities.
IIS Executive Insights Life & Health Expert: Ronald Klein, Founder, Obtutus Advisory GmbH
Introduction
During the past few decades, the world has become a much more dangerous place in which to live. Since 1970, the annual rate of change in the number of worldwide deaths has been increasing, but still was negative through 2018 (see Figure 1 below)1 Since 2019, the rate of change began to increase. And, this is prior to the COVID pandemic which became a mortality event later in 2020.
IIS Executive Insights Cyber Expert: David Piesse, CRO, Cymar
The Shin Research Program, underwritten from the generous support from Kyobo Life Insurance Company, is designed to stimulate original, theoretical research on practical issues in the insurance industry. For over three decades, the program has partnered with the International Insurance Society (IIS) to cultivate in-depth research on topics like regulation, microinsurance, genomics, cyber, resilience, and more. Conversations with industry executives and feedback from IIS’s annual Global Priorities Survey have highlighted the need for more research into talent and leadership trends.
Presented by AM Best
Best's Market Segment Outlooks examine the impact of current trends on companies operating in particular segments of the insurance industry over the next 12 months.
Presented by BlackRock
The new regime of greater macro and market volatility has resulted in greater uncertainty and dispersion of returns. We believe a more active approach to managing investment portfolios will carry greater rewards as a result.
Learn more in the BlackRock 2024 Global Investment Outlook >
Presented by Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
In all industries, corporates face challenges making sense of the data they have and translating it into action. Yet approached in the right way, data can drive game-changing results in the way companies formulate strategies and make effective decisions.
Presented by RGA
Alternative data sources and supporting technologies are propelling advances in accelerated underwriting, empowering insurers to speed processes and improve the customer experience.
IIS Executive Insights Innovation Expert: Patrick Schmid, PhD, President, The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative
Sustainability should be understood and applied more broadly in the context of life and health insurance. In her latest blog article, Daisy Ning, Head of Life & Health Reinsurance APAC ex. China at Swiss Re, explains why sustainability should directly align with the 3As of insurance.
