With the 15th SIRC just two weeks away, and cyber risks becoming all pervasive, the Organising Committee has decided to add a Special Keynote by Mr Peter Hacker, Co-founder and Partner of Distinction.Global, on “Silent Cyber Risks – the Ticking Time Bomb” on Tuesday, 30 October from 11.30am to 12.00noon.
Dear Fellow Reinsurers, Insurers, Brokers and Industry Partners,
Singapore Finance Minister Mr Heng Swee Keat will be the Official Keynote Speaker and Guest-of-Honour at the 15th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), with AIG President and CEO Mr Brian Duperreault as the Industry Keynote Speaker. Minister Heng, a core member of Singapore’s fourth-generation (‘4G’) leadership, chairs the tripartite Future Economy Council, and will add clout to the 15th SIRC whose theme is “Reinsurance Reloaded”.
The SRA has announced the line-up of its Executive Committee (EXCO) for the 2018/2019 term of office with Mr Marc Haushofer, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific & Executive Vice President of Validus Reinsurance Company, recently re-elected as SRA Chairman at a Special Executive Committee meeting.
The 15th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), the leading platform for the global reinsurance industry to gather in Asia, will get a boost in 2018 with Mr Brian Duperreault, President and CEO of global insurer AIG and Insurance Hall of Fame laureate as the keynote speaker to share his deep insights and expertise in both the insurance and reinsurance industry.
The reinsurance industry stands at a crossroads, driven by powerful winds of change – the rapid pace of technological advancements that present opportunities and challenges by external disruptors and cyber threats – which has sparked the re-imagining of a new industry ecosystem, fuelled by digitalisation, innovation, transformation and greater cross-industry collaboration, and marks the dawning of the industry’s Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Commenting on a new report released by Lloyd’s and Cyence on 17 July - "Counting the Cost: Cyber Exposure Decoded", Kent Chaplin, Chief Executive of Lloyd's Asia Pacific suggests that Asia remains under-insured and economically vulnerable to cyber-related threats. While awareness and demand for cyber cover are growing, Asia is still slower in taking up cyber insurance com
The Singapore Reinsurers’ Association (SRA) has announced the line-up of its Executive Committee (EXCO) for the 2017/2018 term of office with Mr Marc Haushofer, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific & Executive Vice President of Validus Reinsurance Company, being re-elected as SRA Chairman at its Executive Committee meeting last Friday.
ACR Capital Holdings has named Bobby Heerasing to the newly created role of deputy group chief executive and deputy chief executive of its fully owned subsidiary, Asia Capital Re, pending regulatory approvals.
Based in Singapore, Mr. Heerasing also has been tapped to replace Hans-Peter Gerhardt as group chief executive. “Mr. Gerhardt has indicated his intent to return to Europe in the near future,” ACR said in a statement released on 12 June.
Swiss Re is establishing a combined Property & Casualty (P&C) Underwriting Hub for the Asia Pacific region within its Reinsurance business unit. Sharon Ooi, will lead the unit, as Head P&C Underwriting for Asia, Australia & New Zealand.