The only Australasia event that brings together leading thinkers in the capital market and insurance industry to discuss the role of ILS and CAT Bonds in managing perils facing the industry and optimising portfolio returns. Are you looking to join us as a delegate or looking to gain more publicity at this summit? Contact me @ devanath.naddan@aventedge.com for more information.
1. The only Australasia event that brings together leading
thinkers in the capital market and insurance industry to
discuss the role of ILS and CAT Bonds in managing perils
facing the industry and optimising portfolio returns.
Sydney | 11 May 2017
T: +61 2 9368 3915
E: devanath.naddan@Aventedge.com
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2. With increased economic uncertainty and volatility
plaguing financial markets, find out how ILS and CAT
bonds can be used as effective vehicles to hedge risk
and optimise portfolio diversification
Gain an institutional investor perspective on the risk
and return profiles associated with ILS and CAT bonds
from Sunsuper, the Future Fund, JANA and Challenger –
understand what drives their investment process and
selection in ILS
Understand the role of ILS funds in the insurance value
chain and how capital levels and market efficiency
impact risk pricing, hear from international ILS Managers
Leadenhall Capital Partners, New Ocean Capital
Management and Securis Investment Partners
Examine how PERILS AG’s expansion to Australia
enhances tradability and learn how credible and objective
market data opens up new opportunities and impacts risk
quantification and ILS in Australasia
Dissect and understand the structure, pricing and
different components of ILS and CAT bond contracts
for optimal risk collateralization
Evaluate the growth of collateralised & alternative
reinsurance and ILWs in Australasia and explore future
product structures, trading mechanisms changes and
investment opportunities in the market with Warren
Dresner from Willis Re
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Reasons To Attend Our Story
Who Attends
Over AUD$518 billion in institutional investor collective funds
under management attended the 2015 ILS and CAT Bonds summit.
Following the success of 2015, ILS and CAT Bonds Australasia 2017 returns as
the only forum in Australasia bringing investors, re/insurers and funds together to
harness alternative investment opportunities in the ILS and re/insurance markets.
• Atrium Investment Management
• DB Pension Fund
• First State Super
• Funds SA
• Future Fund
• LUCRF Super
• NZ Superannuation Fund
• QIC
• Qsuper
• REST Industry Super
• SAS Trustee Corporation
• Sunsuper
• Ibbotson Associates
• Russell Investments
• Towers Watson
• Arbor Partners
• Challenger Investment Partners
• Convergence Partners; SCOR
• FIIG Securities
• Kinesis Capital Management
• KKR Asia
• Leadenhall Capital Partners
• LGT Group
• Life Settlements Funds
• Perpetual
• Plenum Investments Australia
• Securis Investment Partners
• National Australia Bank
• Douse Associates
• Gaja Consulting
• Grant Thornton
• Australian Reinsurance
Pool Corporation
• Berkshire Hathaway Re
• Hannover Re
• Hiscox Re
• IAG
• Munich Reinsurance Company
• Swiss Reinsurance Company
• Tokio Millennium Re
• Youi
• Clyde Co
• Squire Patton Boggs (AU)
• Air Worldwide Corporation
• COMBUS
• Risk Frontiers
• Aon Benfield
• Guy Carpenter
• JLT Re
• Steadfast Re
“A good mix
of investors. This brought
good perspective on
all discussion and
networking opportunities.”
– Life Settlements
Funds Limited
“Very insightful, relevant
and appropriate (in terms
of technical complexity),
particularly given this was the
first attempt. Looking forward
to it getting even better.”
– LUCRF super
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3. Speakers
Courtney Wilder,
Head of Alternative
Investment Research,
JANA ($32 billion AUM)
Bruce Tomlinson
Porfolio Manager
Sunsuper
($35 billion AUM)
Steve Sutinen
Portfolio Manager –
Fixed Interest
Challenger Financial
Services Group
($14.3 billion AUM)
Craig Dandurand
Director of Debt and
Alternatives
Future Fund
($127 billion AUM)
Investors
Sean Peak
Securis Investment
Partners
Christopher McKeown
CEO
New Ocean Capital
Management
Dr. Eduard Held
PERILS AG
Lorenzo Volpi
Head of Business
Development
Leadenhall Capital
Partners
ILS Managers Industry Experts
Dr. Robert Herde,
Executive Director,
Munich Re
Michael Eberhardt
General Manager
Australian Branch
and Head of PC
Australasia
Hannover Re
Will Gardner
Managing Director
COMBUS
Pierre Wiart
Senior Underwriter
IAG
Rob Johnson
Head of Analytics
Steadfast Re
Warren Dresner
Executive Director
Broking, Willis Re
Paul Newland
Director
Arbor Partners
Jeremy Waite
Senior Vice President
Guy Carpenter
Insurance/Reinsurance
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Reinsurance Brokers
4. 3:00
ROTATING ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS
Roundtable A
Legal considerations in ILS
Dean Carrigan, Partner, Clyde Co
Roundtable B
Re/insurers/Broker perspective:
Building blocks for a successful ILS deal
Rob Johnson, Head of Analytics,
Steadfast Re
Thursday, 11 May 2017
8:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee 12:40 Networking Lunch
10:30 Morning Tea
9:00 Chairperson’s Opening Address Will Gardner, Managing Director, COMBUS
9:40
Investments in Life and Non-life Insurance: opportunities challenges
Market Trends, Cat Bonds and Private ILS (Life and Non Life)
Lorenzo Volpi, Head of Business Development, Leadenhall Capital Partners
10:10
Reliable Market Data: a prerequisite for risk quantification and ILS in Australasia
• Creating better Cat models using reliable and independent Market data
• The PERILS case study: Increased data availability for increased risk tradability
• Alternative risk transfer in Australasia: a question of data
Dr. Eduard Held, PERILS AG
11:3011:0012:10
2:104:004:30
Panel: From interest to allocation: investor perspective on attractiveness of ILS
• How attractive are ILS to investors and how are they evaluated?
• How investors make investment decisions: key considerations before participation
• Investor motivation for selecting Insurance-Linked Securities – yield, non-correlation
• Incorporating ILS into a portfolio and manager selection process
Bruce Tomlinson, Porfolio Manager, Sunsuper
Courtney Wilder, Head of Alternative Investment Research, JANA
Craig Dandurand, Director, Debt and Alternatives, Future Fund
Investment Presentation: Finalised topic to be advised
Christopher McKeown, CEO, New Ocean Capital Management
1:40
Investment Presentation: Finalised topic to be advised
Sean Peak, Securis Investment Partners
Advanced analytics to understand risks and opportunities for the ILS market
• The role of network science
• Application to insurance capital markets
• Bridging the gap between analytics and judgement
• Risks and opportunities for ILS funds
Paul Newland, Director, Arbor Partners
Structuring and placing ILS and CAT Bonds for optimal risk collateralization
• The impact of the ILS markets and CAT bonds on the traditional reinsurance market
• Analysing common CAT bonds: Structures and trigger mechanisms
• Improving transparency in structuring, pricing and wording for ILS and CAT bonds
Pierre Wiart, Senior Underwriter, IAG
Michael Eberhardt, GM Aus Head of PC Australasia, Hannover Re
Dr. Robert Herde, Executive Director, Munich Re
Steve Sutinen, Portfolio Manager - Fixed Interest, Challenger Financial Services Group
New frontiers in ILS and alternative reinsurance
• Overview of the changing ILS and alternative reinsurance landscape
• Assessing emerging risks and predicting impact
• Collateralised reinsurance and ILWs as practical approaches to hedging
catastrophe risks
• Forecasting future product structures, trading mechanisms changes investment opps
• Broadening the investor base and boosting market growth in Australasia
Warren Dresner, Executive Director, Broking, Willis Re
The role of ILS funds in the insurance value chain
• Capital levels, market efficiency and impact on risk pricing
• Benefits of collateralization
• Expanding the risk pool through innovation?
• Vision for the next five years
Lorenzo Volpi, Head of Business Development, Leadenhall Capital Partners
Christopher McKeown, CEO, New Ocean Capital Management
Sean Peak, Securis Investment Partners
MARKET OVERVIEW
INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION
9:10
Overview of today’s ILS and CAT bond market
• Assessing convergence of risk
• Key drivers impacting issuance, allocation, the investor landscape and capital
flows into cat bonds, collateralised reinsurance and sidecars
• Continuing and emerging trends: trigger and coverage type, capital and new entrants
Jeremy Waite, Senior Vice President, Guy Carpenter
3:40
5:10
Afternoon Tea
Chairperson’s closing address Networking Drinks
Conference Agenda
NEW MARKET GROWTH
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5. Reasons to Sponsor
Very insightful, relevant and
appropriate (in terms of technical
complexity), particularly given
this was the first attempt. Looking
forward to it getting even better.
LUCRF super
Over AUD$518 billion in institutional investor collective funds
under management attended the 2015 ILS and CAT Bonds summit.
Cost-effective way for you to
come face-to-face with leading
investors, re/insurers, brokers
and underwriters, and grow your
existing client base at the ONLY ILS
and CAT Bonds event in Australia
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Demonstrate thought leadership at a
time when investors are actively seeking
alternative yield strategies
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Expand your market reach by
creating new opportunities in different
geographical regions
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Leverage our extensive marketing
campaign which successfully attracted
a total of 676 attendees at our CAT risk
conference series globally
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Educate your offering to those actively
seeking ILS related solutions - Over
AUD$518 billion in institutional investor
collective funds under management
attended our previous ILS and CAT
Bonds summit
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8%MD
6%Partner
19%Institutional
Investor
11%C-Level (CEO,
CIO, COO)
10%Business Development
Manager
13%Director/Head of
5%Asset Consultant
3%Banking
3%Consultant
14%Insurance/
Reinsurance
13%Reinsurance Broker
8%Investment
Analyst
27%Investment/
Portfolio Manager
10%Actuary/Underwriter/
Analytics
7%Reinsurance
Director/
Broker
24%Investment/Funds
Management
3%Law Firm
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