2017 WIFI Sponsored by Kanetix

Conference Registration Opens 3:00pm

Cocktail Reception 5:45-7:00pm
Sponsored by Lloyd’s
Welcome Address: Vincent Vandendael, Chief Commercial Officer, Lloyd’s

Join us for a fireside chat with OSFI’s Assistant Superintendent of Insurance Supervision, Neville Henderson. Mr. Henderson will share his insights into OSFI’s view of the P&C industry and share updates on regulatory initiatives both in Canada and globally. Mr. Henderson will respond to audience questions at the end of the fireside chat.

The issues that today’s corporate risk and insurance managers deal with every day have changed. The world moves fast but sometimes insurance doesn’t. What do risk professionals expect from intermediaries and from the carriers? Is the industry as it is structured today nimble and responsive enough to respond to current business demands or will it be left in the dust as InsurTech, retention, captives and other innovative solutions erode the role of the traditional markets? Join this outstanding and outspoken panel to find out.

Personal lines ain’t what they used to be especially when it comes to younger consumers. Car and home ownership patterns are changing, buying habits and expectations are starkly different from what baby boomers and even Gen-Xers are used to. Join this panel to hear the straight goods from two young emissaries and two innovative industry players. Responding correctly to evolving consumer needs is vital to the viability of the industry.

The internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250 year long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we work and the way we interact. Join us and hear Brett King, global bestselling author and futurist, discuss how the coming Augmented Age promises a level of disruption, behavioral shifts and changes that are unparalleled in our history.

NICC’s global leaders’ panel is always a highlight. This year’s panel features two primary companies, a reinsurer and a hybrid company that writes both insurance and reinsurance – brought together with an outstanding moderator. Not a shrinking violet among them. Prepare for a lively discussion. Audience Q&A will be encouraged.

Are we getting it right in Fort McMurray? Four perspectives on our industry’s response. For 18 months, the Canadian P&C insurance industry has been responding to the largest disaster in its history. What have we done well to help those affected rebuild their lives? And what has gone wrong? Finally, what can we do better for our customers next time? Hear from a local government official, emergency management expert, a claims specialist and a journalist on the industry response so far.

This session aims to close the gap between business objectives being held in the analytics and business intelligence teams in contrast to business goals and cultural impact. It will focus on listing common objectives, suggestions on ways to drive future interactions and tools to deliver on holistic business-based outcomes. It will also focus on the human element of people and what exists today vs our tomorrow state in the evolving marketplace.

Topics for discussion include:

• How to tell whether or not your organization is ready for disruption – Opportunities, threats and obstacles attributed to the traditional model vs emerging models
• Best practice benchmarking metrics to gauge your company’s progress with analytics vs. the industry
• Can analytics practices in other financial service sectors be useful predictors of adoption in the P&C insurance industry?
• In addition to CEO support, where in the organization – and how – can you generate more support for analytics and technology adoption?
• What tactics and strategies you can employ to broaden such adoption across the enterprise?
• What changing skill set/business acumen will be required and what cultural shift will be necessary for organizations to not just survive but thrive in the new world?

Leveraging sensors, drones, automation and robotics in insurance underwriting and claims management is in its infancy. Insurers around the world are harnessing these technologies in innovative ways already. Find out how from this outstanding panel.

Cocktail Reception 6:30-7:30pm
Sponsored by Aon Benfield

Gala Dinner and Entertainment 7:30pm
Dinner co-sponsored by Guy Carpenter and Munich Re Canada
Wine sponsored by PwC
Entertainment sponsored by Deloitte

Several insurers now offer flood coverage to their customers. What options are currently available and are consumers purchasing the product? What technical and commercial challenges are there? Do consumers want flood coverage and how easy is it to sell? Two years from now, where does the panel see flood insurance going? And what role do governments play in creating resilient communities by educating consumers, mitigating risk and supporting those consumers at highest risk of flooding?

Join this panel of senior leaders from the industry and the regulatory community for a fast-paced, quick hitting update on auto insurance from across Canada. The panel will provide perspectives on the issues that are front and centre in each major jurisdiction as well as current and forward-looking issues that span the country. A question and answer session will be encouraged.

InsurTech is here to stay. But is it friend or foe to the incumbent industry? How will the regulatory framework adapt? How far up the insurance food chain will InsurTech go… personal lines property, personal auto, small commercial, mid-market, risk-managed, reinsurance? What will it mean for intermediaries and traditional players? Lessons from banking and FinTech? Q&A will be encouraged.

Kirstine Stewart is one of Canada’s most recognized media executives with a front row seat at Twitter, CBC, and now Chief Strategy Officer at Diply, one of the fastest growing social platforms in the world. Kirstine has ‘walked the walk’ in terms of leadership amid technological upheaval. A conversation with Amanda Lang and audience Q&A will follow her address. Kirstine is sure to provide a thought-provoking close to the 2017 NICC that you will not want to miss.

NICC 2017 is accredited by RIBO 8.5 hours Management

Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation fee of $150 + tax applies per delegate, no refunds after August 31, 2017.
Substitutions allowed at any time.