Asia-Pacific Insurance Conference (APIC17)

Approximately 270 delegates attended the highly successful Asia-Pacific Insurance Conference (APIC17) in Singapore with as many as 340 gathered for the event’s Gala Dinner.

The Conference was staged by AIDA in conjunction with the Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA), the New Zealand Insurance Law Association (NZILA), the Insurance Law Association Singapore (ILA),
the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), the Hong Kong Insurance Law Association (HILA) and the Taiwan Insurance Law Association (TILA).

APIC17 focussed on the intersection of insurance technology, regulation, dispute resolution, product design and the law as they impact upon the Asia-Pacific Insurance Industry.

Speakers and panellists included:

Justice Quentin Loh, Supreme Court of Singapore; Ms Luz Foo, Executive Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS); Justice Anthony Meagher, NSW Court of Appeal;

Simon Goh, Head of Insurance and Reinsurance,  Rajah & Tann; Professor Robert Merkin QC, UK; Roger Traves, QC, Australia;

Mr Sakate Khaitan,  Senior Partner, Khaitan Legal Associates, Mumbai;  Rosaline Chow Koo, CEO CXA;  Winnie Wong, CEO, Asia Insurance Ltd;

Noel MacCarthy, CUO Global Casualty, Liberty International Underwriters; Ashish Jain, MD, Verisk Analytics;

Cameron Green, CEO Willis Re; David Piesse,  Guardtime and IIS; Andrew Mahoney, AON;

Paul Jackson, Stroz Friedberg; Neil Campbell, QC, New Zealand; Phil Taylor, MD, MDD; Nick Sykes, Clyde & Co; Meryl Lieberman, Traub, Lieberman, Straus & Shrewsberry LLP, USA.

Nine very well-attended AIDA International Working Parties were held on Wednesday 18 October 2017, followed by two days of plenary sessions over Thursday 19 October and Friday 20 October 2017.

On Tuesday 17 October 2017 meetings were held of the AIDA Executive Committee and Presidential Council.

Reports and details of the Working Party presentations may be found on the Working Parties pages of this website.