XVI International Conference "Insurance in Central Asia"

Day 1. Insurance and Financial Resilience Amid Global Challenges

“Geo-economics, Risks, and Insurance: A New Reality for Central Asia”

Key geo-economic challenges affecting Central Asian countries, the role of the insurance sector in ensuring resilience and adapting to new risks.

• Current state and prospects of insurance markets in Central Asia.
• Inflation, volatility, and financial resilience: the impact of macroeconomic factors on the insurance market in the region.
• The role of insurance in the face of new risks: adaptation of insurance companies to changing conditions.

“IFRS 17 and Solvency II: A New Model of Stability and Transparency in Insurance”

The transition of insurance organizations to a new regulatory and reporting framework — IFRS 17 and Solvency II — and how these standards affect financial stability, capital management, and strategic planning in insurance.

• IFRS 17: How insurance reporting and profit recognition are changing.
• Solvency II: How to calculate capital adequacy under the new regime.
• Impact of the new standards on VHI and life savings insurance.
• What IFRS 17 and Solvency II have in common: points of integration.

“The Future of Pension and Healthcare Systems: Resilience and Reforms”

How pension and healthcare insurance systems are adapting to demographic and economic challenges, how the private sector can complement state programs, and which technologies can ensure the resilience of social systems.

• Co-/financing models of mandatory and voluntary health insurance.
• Demographic trends and pension models.
• The role of private insurers in modernizing the pension and social security sector.
• Digital transformation of social protection.

“Catastrophic Risks and Reinsurance: Resilience Technologies”

Strategic approaches to the assessment and management of catastrophic risks, the adaptation of the insurance sector to the consequences of climate change, and the potential of technologies and international cooperation in enhancing resilience to systemic threats.

• Geomodeling, satellite analytics, and climate forecasting.
• Innovations in actuarial assessment of catastrophic losses.
• Collaboration with international reinsurers and new approaches to catastrophe (re)insurance.
• Impact of climate change on pricing policies.

Day 2. Technology, Retail, and Risk Protection

“Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Insurance: Transforming Risk Management”

The potential of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics to transform the insurance business: from risk assessment to claims automation and improving forecasting accuracy.

• AI in underwriting and predictive analytics.
• Digitization of business processes and automation of customer service.
• Claims handling: “smart” claims management.
• AI in combating insurance fraud.

“Retail Insurance and Digital Ecosystems: The Path to the Mass Market”

How technologies, digital products, and partner platforms expand access to insurance for the population, especially in the areas of motor liability, property, medical, and liability insurance. Best practice examples in building digital sales channels and attracting and retaining customers in the mass market.

• Trends in auto insurance (CASCO, MTPL), property, and liability insurance.
• Digital sales funnels: marketplaces, super apps, online channels.
• Use of mobile apps and IoT to increase customer loyalty.
• Microinsurance and flexible products for the mass segment.
• Development of digital platforms and mobile apps for insurance services.

“Cyber Risks and Digital Security in the Insurance Industry”

How insurance companies and regulators are adapting to growing cyber threats, what data protection solutions are being applied, how the cyber insurance market is developing, and what the requirements for information security are.

• Cyber insurance as a new market segment.
• Cyber threats to the insurance sector: global and regional risk landscape.
• Partnerships with IT and insurtech providers.
• Use of cloud and outsourcing: risks and control.