Cambridge's Gonzalez Pelaez: Microinsurance Needs Regulatory Support

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Ana Gonzalez Pelaez, fellow, University Of Cambridge's Institute for Sustainability Leadership, said microinsurance falters in regions that lack insurance regulation because general authorities don't know how to support it.

 

Thrivent's McKinney: Mobile, Blockchain Key Tools in Reaching Developing Markets

Bill McKinney, vice president, strategy and long-term development, Thrivent Financial, said the same tools that are changing the insurance environment in the developed world can be deployed in developing regions.

 

Uplift's Shailabh: Large-Scale Insurance Efforts Grow From the Bottom Up

Kumar Shailabh, Executive Director, Uplift Mutuals (India), said creating health insurance coverage that reaches across the Indian population should involve residents in the design, delivery and claims, making it scalable.

 

LB's Toftegaard: The Future of Insurance Is Services

Anne-Mette Toftegaard, CEO, LB Group (Denmark), said better use of technology is allowing insurers to better identify risks and prevent claims, moving them from a focus on products to a future in which services play larger roles.

 

Lloyd's Beale: Microinsurance Is a Opportunity for Mutuals, Reinsurers

Inga Beale, chief executive officer, Lloyd's also said that Lloyd's has tallied more than $4.5 billion in initial storm losses, with more claims to be paid as natural catastrophes continue around the world.

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