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Adam Tooze is a prize-winning historian, writer and commentator. He combines deep historical expertise with up to date economic analysis to answer questions about current and future political power and economical shifts that could be used to navigate in our dynamic contemporary world. Adam’s new book, “Crashed: How A Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World”, was called, according to the Financial Times, a “monumental narrative history” of the financial crisis of 2008 and its global aftermath.

Per Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum: “The world is facing a growing number of complex and interconnected challenges—from slowing global growth and persistent economic inequality to climate change, geopolitical tensions and the accelerating pace of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In isolation, these are daunting challenges; faced simultaneously, we will struggle if we do not work together. There has never been a more pressing need for a collaborative and multi-stakeholder approach to shared global problems.” This thought will be the focus of Mr. Wittenberg’s talk.

Like a musician out of tune, a misfiring car just does not sound right.

Today we are misfiring in every jurisdiction in Canada on automobile insurance. No one is happy. Not consumers, regulators, politicians, brokers nor insurance companies.

It is time for a tune up! Join moderator, Bob Tisdale, and panel as they look for solutions to get things running smoothly again.

Don Forgeron, President & CEO of the Insurance Bureau of Canada, explores and explains five pressing issues facing our industry – and makes some bold predictions about what to expect over the next 18 months.

The goal of this panel is to discuss and explore the insurance industry’s historical struggle to innovate new products and new distribution platforms. In the space of evolving competition, how will we ensure that the insurance and reinsurance industry remains relevant for the next hundred years? Where will the insurance industry’s new competitors, challenges, etc. emerge from? How will we respond and evolve?

PACICC is a unique and critical component of the Canadian P&C insurance sector – an industry-funded and industry-led insolvency resolution authority. While celebrating its 30^th anniversary in 2019, PACICC is working to ensure it is ready to manage the new challenges of a consolidating industry facing greater threats from climate-change fuelled natural catastrophe, as well as the risks associated with a major earthquake in BC or QC. Key topics will include the evolving governance model of PACICC, possible changes to coverage and claims limits, as well as updates on the industry dialogue with the Government of Canada regarding earthquake insurance.

Our world depends on insurance for everything from planes, to buildings, to automobiles and much much more. The industry is under pressure to provide great claims service, in response to the contract of insurance. The challenge is to coordinate all parties to deliver on the ever-changing customer expectations in an effective and efficient manner. This panel will dive into a lively discussion about how we can move and remove the roadblocks for a New World of Claims Management.

Expect a lively conversation from this group as our morning auto session panelists shift gears – and seats! – from their earlier session “Misfiring on all Cylinders: What Can be Done?”, to a revved up diagnostic of the industry’s most problematic moving parts. With a severe case of knock, ping and run-on, companies grapple with politics around pricing, changing consumer preferences, and product design constraints. This moderated panel intends to let the pistons fire as they roll up their sleeves and get under the hood.

It is widely known that, in the Canadian insurance industry, especially in commercial lines, there is a diversity deficit at the most senior levels: Gender, Ethnic, Sexual Orientation etc. This is true both at the carrier and broker levels and is not a sustainable model going into the third decade of the millennia. How do we do we attract and retain diverse talent at the C-Suite level? What are the impediments and how do we overcome them?

OSFI’s 2018 discussion paper, proposing amendments to its current reinsurance framework, is being met with mixed reviews by the insurance and reinsurance industries in Canada. Join us in what promises to be a lively, and largely impromptu, interactive discussion about the proposed changes and their implications, not only for any given insurer or reinsurer, but also to the health and resilience of the overall insurance and reinsurance market in Canada.

Specialty Lines and Surety are also growing in complexity, regulations and legislation have changed, government spending is as uncertain as ever, and the speed of business is lightning quick. Meanwhile, customer expectations have become more sophisticated and elevated across all Specialty Lines. So how is the insurance industry keeping up – or are we – and what are the expectations in the next ten years? Let’s discuss and see how we’re going to be ready to exceed them.

Consumers deserve services that better suit their needs and insurers want to deliver, but outdated rules and regulations are stifling the industry’s ability to innovate. Smarter regulations can create a more consumer-friendly environment while relaxing the restrictions on insurers. Hear from a Canadian regulator on their plans to break the regulatory logjam and learn about global best practices.

According to the IMF, we are facing a weakening global expansion going into 2020 partly because of tariffs, weaker demand and elevated sovereign and financial risks. According to the Conference Board of Canada, the Canadian economy has been driven by robust household spending, rising home prices and debt. But chickens have a habit of coming home to roost. Join Jérôme Jean Haegeli as he takes us on a journey through Swiss Re’s global economic outlook through the prism of our industry. Q&A will be encouraged.

Join us for a fast-paced discussion of legal and regulatory hot topics affecting the industry. The session will address a wide array of topics, including InsurTech, cyber security, FSRA, reinsurance, and developments on the market conduct front. This is designed to be interactive – your input will be encouraged.

Luncheon Keynote Address presented by Jaime Watt, Executive Chairman of Navigator Ltd., Canada’s leading high-stakes public strategy and communications firm. Jaime will address the Canadian political landscape on the eve of the 2019 federal elections amid a turbulent economic and geo-political landscape. Following his remarks, Jaime will sit down for a chat with NICC emcee Alister Campbell and take audience questions. You won’t want to miss this.

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