Insurance Asset Risk 2018 - EMEA | Field Gibson Media Limited | 11 June 2018 | Clothworkers Hall, Dunster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3R 7AH, UK

130+ delegates representing insurance companies and their asset managers from all over Europe will gather to discuss investment strategy and asset allocation against the backdrop of issues such as low returns, volatility, geopolitical risks, regulation and increased competition.

Topics discussed this year include:
• Shaping up for a new macroeconomic environment
• Challenges and approach to managing all aspects of the balance sheet
• Understanding the drivers and potential triggers of liquidiity risks and protecting your balance sheet accordingly
• Where do we look next for diversification opportunities and capital efficient returns
• The regulator's approach to assessing illiquidity and an insurer's ability to invest in new asset classes
• Optimising the insurer/manager relationship
• IFRS17 and IFRS9: implications for the asset and liability strategy
• Illiquid credit investment strategies – complexities and opportunities

2018 Speakers

Atanas Christev
Head of Investment, Direct Line Group

Ashley Hamilton Claxton
Head of Responsible Investments, Royal London Asset Management

Ashish Dafria
Chief Investment Officer, Aviva UK

Astrid Frey
Chief Macroeconomist EMEA, Swiss Re

Anthony Lawler
Co-Head GAM Systematic, GAM Investments

Andrew Nicoll
Global Head of Insurance, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Alex Wharton
Director, Institutional Client Solutions, Aviva Investors

Adam Willis
Investment Associate, Director, Real Estate Finance, M&G Investments

Corrado Pistarino
Chief Investment Officer, Foresters Friendly Society

Chris Price
Head of UK Insurance Solutions, Axa Investment Managers

Daniel Blamont
Head of Investment Strategy, Phoenix Group

David Walker
Senior Staff Writer and Head of Projects, InsuranceERM

Gareth Collard
Chief Investment Officer, JUST

Guy Miller
Chief Market Strategist and Head of Macroeconomics, Zurich Insurance Company

Hayley Rees
Head of Direct Investments, Legal & General Retirement

Henrik Wijkander
Head of Investment Risk, Phoenix Group

Jelle van der Giessen
Chief Investment Officer, NN Group

Kristofer Dreiman
Head of Responsible Investment, Länsförsäkringar

Michael Ashcroft
Head of Investment Capital Analysis, Scottish Widows

Mark Cornelius
Head of Major Life Groups Division, Prudential Regulation Authority, Bank of England

Michael Fraikin
Global Head of Research, Invesco Quantitative Strategies

Mark Laidlaw
Chief Capital and Investment Officer, LV=

Massimo di Tria
Chief Investment Officer, Gruppo Cattolica Assicurazioni

Patrick van Beek
Head of ALM, Aviva

Prasun Mathur
Head of Shareholder Investments, UK & Ireland Life, Aviva

Peter Vasey
Head of Investment Risk, Pension Insurance Corporation

Samu Anttila
Chief Investment Officer, Local Tapiola

Thomas Fiedler
Team Head, Strategic Asset Allocation/ Asset-Liability-Management, ERGO Group

Vincent Huck
Editor, Insurance Asset Risk

2018 Sponsors

LEAD:
• Invesco
• M&G Investments

CO-SPONSORS
• Aviva Investors
• Investment Managers
• Columbia Threadneedle
• G|A|M Investments
• Pemberton
• Royal London Asset Management

EXHIBITOR
• Apollo