Conference Agenda
Global Conference on Insurance and Reinsurance
for Natural Catastrophe Risk
The Role of Public-Private Partnerships
December 8–9, 2005
Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel , Istanbul, Turkey
Participants will discuss establishing catastrophe risk management systems through the insurance and reinsurance sectors with public sector involvement, and ways of getting the parties involved in the process.
DECEMBER 8, 2005 THURSDAY
09.00–09.30 Registration of participants
09.30-10.30 Welcome speeches
- Hulusi Taşkiran, President, TSRŞB
- Andrew Vorkink, Country Director for Turkey, World Bank
- İbrahim Çanakçı ,Undersecretary of Treasury
10.30-12.10 Session I: Insurability of Natural Catastrophic Risks
- MODERATOR: Marilou Jane D. Uy, Director, Financial Sector Operations and Policy, World Bank
- “Role of Governments and the World Bank in Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Financing in Developing Countries,” Rodney Lester, Lead Insurance and Risk Management Specialist, World Bank
- “Insurability of Catastrophic Risk: Challenges and Perspectives,” Prof. Dietmar Pfeifer, Institut für Mathematik, Fakultät V Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, University of Oldenburg
- “India-The Role of Insurance in Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, Risk Prevention and Mitigation for Catastrophe Risk,” P.C. James, Executive Director, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, India
- “Role of the Reinsurance Industry in the Management of Catastrophe Related Risks,” Anselm Smolka, Geoscience Department, Munich Re
12.10-12.30 Questions & Answers
12.30-14.30 Lunch
Keynote Address, “Tsunami Risk in South Asia.” Dale Dominey-Howes,
Macquarie University, Australia
14.30-16.30 Session II: Financial Market Solutions to Manage Natural Catastrophic Risks
- MODERATOR: Cahit Nomer, General Manager, Milli Reasurans
- “International Network on the Financial Management of Large-Scale Catastrophes”, Flore-Anne Messy, Administrator, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
- “Current Market Trends for Catastrophic Bonds and Risk-Linked Securities,” Dario Luna-Pla, Executive Director, Property Group, Willis
- “Financing Catastrophic Risks: The Effect of Capacity Cycles on Developing Countries,” Jonathan Barnes, Director, Aon Capital Services Ltd., AON Capital Markets
- “Recent Trends in Catastrophe Risk Pricing: Insurance, Reinsurance, and Cat Bonds,” Richard Morgan, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter & Co Ltd
- “Governments Role in Providing Natural Catastrophe Insurance,” Neil A. Doherty, Chair, Insurance and Risk Management Department, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
16.30-17.00 Questions & Answers
17.00-18.00 Welcome Cocktail
DECEMBER 9, 2005 FRIDAY
09:30-12.00 Session III: Role of Governments and Developments of Public Private Partnerships for Natural Catastrophe Risk Management: Earthquake
· MODERATOR: Serap Oguz Gonulal, Senior Insurance and Risk Specialist, World Bank
· “Turkish Experience in Natural Catastrophic Risk Management,” Ahmet Genç, General Director of Insurance, Undersecretariat of Turkish Treasury
· “Natural Catastrophe Risk Management Policy in China,” Zheming Shan, Division Chief, Product Development, Property Insurance Department, China Insurance Regulatory Commission
· “Natural Catastrophe Risk Management Policy in Norway”, Knut Nordskog, Director, Norsk Naturskadepool
· “Natural Catastrophe Risk Management Policy in Indonesia,” Werner Bugl, President Director, PT Asuransi MAIPARK Indonesia
· “The Turkish Catastrophy Insurance Pool-An Example of Partnership of Public and Private Sectors”, Ferhan Ozay, TCIP Coordinator
12:00-12.35 Questions & Answers
12.35-14.00 Lunch
Keynote Address, “Natural Catastrophe Risk Management Policy in Japan,” Hirokazu Tatano, Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, and Department of Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
14.00-15.15 Session IV: Role of Governments and Developments of Public-Private Partnerships for Natural Catastrophe Risk Management: Agriculture
- MODERATOR: Rodney Lester, Lead Insurance and Risk Specialist, World Bank
- “Agriculture Insurance in the World and in Turkey”, Buminhan Akın, Head of Department, Undersecretariat of Treasury, Turkey
- “Agriculture Risk Financing in Low and Middle Income Countries, Challenges and Opportunities,” Olivier Mahul, Senior Insurance and Risk Management Specialist, World Bank
- “Catastrophe Risk Management in Agriculture: The Role of Reinsurance,” Ulrich E. Ramseier, Underwriter Agricultural Risk Unit, EG/AG, Swiss Reinsurance Company
- “Public-Private Partnerships for Risk Management in Agriculture: Turkish Experience,” Bülent Bora, Director General, TARSIM- Agriculture Insurance Pools Management, Turkey
15.15-15.35 Questions & Answers
15.35-16.00 Coffee Break
16.00-17.15 Session V: Role of Governments and Developments of Public-Private Partnerships for Natural Catastrophe Risk Management: Flood and Storms
· MODERATOR: Burhanettin Aktaş, Deputy Undersecretary of Treasury, Turkey
· “The Spanish Model for Agricultural Catastrophe Risk Management,” Ana Garcia Barona, Technical and Reinsurance Director, Consorcio de Compensacion de Seguros, Spain
· “The French Experience with Agricultural Catastrophe Risk Management,” Emmanuel Dubreuil, Director, Research and Development, Benfield Group
· “Promoting the Public/Private Partnerships Necessary for the Development of Natural Catastrophe Insurance in Europe”, Roland Nussbaum, Chairman, CEA Natural Hazards Working Group
17.15-17.35 Questions & Answers
17.35- 18.00 Closing remarks, Hulusi Taskiran, President, TSRŞB and Rodney Lester, Lead Insurance and Risk Specialist, World Bank