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.

 

AFM's Shaw: UK Mutuals Less Affected by Brexit

Martin Shaw, chief executive, Association of Financial Mutuals, said U.K. mutual financial organizations have seen exceptional growth since the global 2008 financial crisis.
 

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.

 

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.

 

ICMIF's Vernaillen: Working in Developing Markets Teaches Insurers About Tech

Hilde Vernaillen, chairwoman, International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation, said many insurers are limited in their home markets by legacy technology.

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