International Conference: Enabling Microinsurance Markets
Overcoming the challenges for the insurance industry, regulators and supervisors
03-04 May 2010
Berlin, Germany
Opening
Opening: Petra Pinzler , Moderator, DIE ZEIT
Key note Address: Jochen Sanio, President, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Key note Address: Gudrun Kopp, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Session 1: Challenges and impact of Microinsurance
Microinsurance in the light of the financial crisis
Peter Braumüller, Chair of Executive Committee, International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
The contribution of the G-20 to Financial Inclusion
Susanne Dorasil, Head of Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Impact of policy in the Philippines
Joselito Almario, Director, National Credit Council, Department of Finance, Philippines
Chair: Brigitte Klein, Head of Sector Project Financial Systems Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Access to Insurance Initiative
Session 2: Policy, regulation and supervision as key driver
The South African policy approach
Jonathan Dixon, Deputy Executive Officer: Insurance, Financial Services Board, South Africa
Features of an enabling policy and regulatory framework – an industry view
Brandon Mathews, Head of Microinsurance, Zurich Insurance Company
Promoting Outreach in the MENA region
Ghada Waly, Advisor to the Chairman for Microfinance and Access to Finance, Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority
The Policy and Regulatory Approach in Ghana
Nyamikeh Kyiamah, Acting Commissioner of Insurance, National Insurance Commission, Ghana
Chair: Thomas Schmitz-Lippert, Executive Director, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Session 3: Products and delivery innovations to facilitate access – achievements and regulatory challenges
Going down market strategy in Africa and Asia
Michael Anthony, Head of Microinsurance Projects, Allianz SE
A commercial insurance approach in India
Rakesh Jain, Director – Corporate Centre and CFO, ICICI India
Product and delivery regulation in Peru
Armando Caceres, Deputy Director, Superintendence of Banking, Insurances and Private Pension Funds, Peru
Innovative delivery methods in South Africa
Frans Prinsloo, Researcher, Hollard Insurance Group, South Africa
Chair: Maya Makanjee, Chief Executive Officer, FinMark Trust , Executive Director, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Session 4: The way forward – how can we achieve scale and speed up? Synthesis of the day
Success factors for insurers
Rodolfo Wehrhahn, Senior Insurance Specialist, World Bank
Market niches at the bottom of the pyramid
Dietrich Broesche, Executive Manager Asian Markets, Munich Re Group
Financial inclusion policy in India
Gopalakrishnamurthy Prabhakara, Member, Insurance Regulatory & Department Authority, India
Chair: Craig Churchill, Team Leader Microinsurance Innovation Facility, International Labour Organization (ILO), Chair of Microinsurance Network
Closing
Closing Remarks: Susanne Dorasil, Head of Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
