FT China Insurance Summit - 2018 | Financial Times | 21 June 2018 | Westin Beijing Financial Street, China, Beijing, Xicheng, Jin Rong Da Jie, 金融大街乙9号 邮政编码: 100140

After a period of slowing down, China’s insurance industry is on the upswing again. Measures announced last year to liberalise the country’s US$40 trillion financial sector included plans to raise caps on foreign ownership in China’s life insurers and other financial entities, eventually scrapping limits entirely. While expansion of market shares for foreign players is a long way off, China’s insurance industry already has seen significant change since 2017. Recent “New Measures” enhance curbs on shareholdings in insurance companies. And in a streamlining exercise, regulators for the banking and insurance sectors have merged, purportedly to clarify responsibilities and end cross-regulation glitches.

To control wayward elements in the industry, more stringent regulatory policies have been imposed on asset liability management (ALM), corporate governance, solvency and accounting standards, among other aspects – testing domestic insurers, asset managers and other financial institutions. How they adapt to this changing environment will determine their future operations, profitability and ambitions.

Digital technology is another potent force moulding the insurance industry, driving companies to innovate in products and services – to the benefit of customers. For China’s technology giants, this is a huge domestic opportunity where they would clearly lead foreign rivals. How will they retain their edge? How can insurers raise their competitive ability in this strict environment?

The FT China Insurance Summit: Reshaping a resurgent industry is the second in the series. It will bring together leading insurers, asset managers and technology experts from China and overseas to discuss the best strategies to compete in the digital era, and benefit from a planned easing of the financial sector, even as much-needed curbs are imposed on unruly elements in the insurance industry.

Why Attend:

• Listen to reliable opinions on the latest trends in the insurance industry, and how these will affect investment
• Gain insights into how insurers should prepare for the implementation of new regulatory policies and the proposed liberalisation of the financial markets
• Get advice from insurance leaders on the opportunities and challenges in the industry
• Learn about others’ experiences through case studies and interviews
• Understand how digital technology is having a significant impact on the insurance industry
• Network with prominent figures from Chinese and international insurance companies, as well as industry experts from investment management and consultancy firms
• Hear investment experts explore the most effective asset liability management strategies in a changing economic and regulatory environment

2018 Speakers:

Wu Chun-Hung
Senior Executive Vice-President, Cathay Life Insurance

Yeo Siew Mee
Chief Investment Officer, Conning Asia Pacific

Xie Yuantao
Professor, Statistics and Actuarial Science, and Vice-Dean, School of Insurance and Economics, University of International Business and Economics

Emiel van den Heiligenberg
Head of Asset Allocation, Legal & General Investment Management

Angela Bai
Secretary General, China Alliance of Social Value Investment (CASVI)

Benjamin Cavender
Director, China Market Research Group

Cathy Chen
Chief Financial Officer, Peak Reinsurance

Iain Forrester
Head of Insurance Investment Strategy, Aviva Investors

Peter Fu
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Vice-President, Taikang Online P&C Insurance

Jia Jingwei
Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions China

Alex Kimura
Chief Strategy Officer, Aviva Asia

Luan Chengxiao
General Manager, Strategy & Innovation Department, Huatai Insurance Group

Jon-Tzen Ng
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Ping An Technology

Edwin Northover
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton

Paul Sandhu
Head of Investment Solutions, Conning Asia Pacific

Steven Shi
Advisor, Union P&C Insurance, Chief Insurance Officer, Liangzibao

Tian Fengzhan
Vice General Manager and Chief Data Scientist, Big Data Technology Center, Sunshine Insurance Group Corporation

Xu Chubin
Chief Actuary, Vice-Chief Financial Officer and Member of Executive Committee, Minsheng Life

Wayne Xu
Chief Operating Officer, ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance and Chief Executive Officer, ZhongAn Technologies International Group

Co- Chairs:

Don Weinland
Asia Financial Correspondent, Financial Times

Tom Mitchell
Beijing Bureau Chief, Financial Times

Moderator:

Wang Feng
Editor-in-Chief, FTChinese.com

2018 Sponsors and Partners:

FOUNDING:
• Conning
• Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

PLATINUM:
• Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)

SILVER:
• Aviva Investors
• Debevoise & Plimpton

SUPPORTING:
• Hong Kong Insurance Law Association (HILA)
• Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers
• Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (“HKIFA”)

MEDIA:
• FTChinese
• Asia Insurance Review (AIR)
• ET Net News Agency