The Summit’s eighth annual event, hosted by Connecticut Insurance & Financial Services (CT IFS), showcases the unique perspectives of some of the most prominent leaders and companies in today’s global insurance industry. It’s an unparalleled opportunity to learn, network, and engage within the realm of Connecticut’s insurance expertise, talent and innovation.
Insurance Capital Summit has gone DIGITAL for 2020
The Insurance Capital Summit will highlight how leadership within the Insurance Capital of the World are responding to the only predictable element of insurance, that it is constantly changing.
Hear from the brightest minds and explore the transformative forces in insurance practice through speakers, live chats, Q&As, and networking.
SUMMIT THEME
INSURANCE NOW
Even before the economic impact of COVID-19, the essence of work had changed across all industries, impacting the decision-making process in risk management and risk tolerance.
The insurance industry has had to adapt quickly to changes in the way we work due to world health issues, new consumerism and demographics, regulatory pressures, and the digital economy.
Innovation and agility are the new norms
Networking for insurance executives, professionals and startups
Hear from experts about the forces changing the global insurance marketplace
Unique insight from the people and companies leading the charge
20
SPEAKERS
2
DAYS
4
PANELS
6
HOURS OF CONTENT
2
KEYNOTES
∞
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
The New World of Insurance: East Coast, West Coast, and International CEO Perspectives
The essence of work has changed across all industries and so have risk management and risk tolerance. The insurance industry has had to adapt quickly to world health issues, new consumerism and demographics, regulatory pressures, and the digital economy. What should we expect from the insurance industry?
KEYNOTE
EPISODE 1 | 10/22/20
Moderator
Eric Galvin
President
ConnectiCare
Panelists
Margaret Meister
President & CEO
Symetra
Greg Barats
President & CEO
Hartford Steam Boiler/Munich Re
Charlie Burgess
Head of Munich Re Specialty Group
KEYNOTE
EPISODE 2 | 10/23/20
Building Diversity, Inclusion & Innovation in Insurance
Discover best practices for building and engaging an inclusive and diverse workforce where innovation is part of the culture and thinking differently is welcomed.
Moderator
Roy Weathers
Vice Chair - Societal Engagement and Policy Solutions, PwC US
Panelists
Juan Herrera
Brannigan Thompson
Head of Diversity & Inclusion
Munich Re
SVP, Human Resources
Voya
PANEL 1
Innovation in Stressful Times
EPISODE 1 | 10/22/20
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Innovation and agility are the new norms and the insurance industry is adjusting quickly to process and efficiency. Are there new products emerging? How did customer engagement and customer experience help to influence strategic direction and innovation in the new normal?
Moderator
Panelists
Angie Bradley
Josh Hershman
Kevin Smith
VP, Head of Design and Consulting - Experimentation Partners, Innovation Office, Travelers
Deputy Commissioner
​Connecticut Insurance Department
EVP, Head of Innovation
Travelers
Bert Wachtelhausen
President
WellSpark Health
PANEL 2
Data & Digital Adoption
With the complex nature of AI, IoT, and machine learning, how important are the soft skills to make better decisions? How does data and digital adoption help the customer experience across all industries? What should consumers expect in privacy and protections?
Moderator
Panelists
Rohit Puranik
Portfolio Head
Infosys
Santhosh Keshavan
CIO
Voya
Adam McLaughlin
Senior Vice President
Webster Bank
Vinod Anand Balasubramanian
Enterprise Enablement and Platform Services, Optum
EPISODE 2 | 10/23/20
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
PANEL 1
The Changing Risk Management Models for All Industries
What industries have seen or will see the most changes in risk management and underwriting? Have our risk tolerance and strategies shifted and, if so, what are the new utility of models, new science/techniques, and societal implications of insurance?
Moderator
Panelists
Amy M. Stankiewicz, FSA, MAAA
Robert Paiano
Vice President, Reinsurance Management, Lincoln Financial
Michael F. Klein
Executive Vice President
President, Personal Insurance
Travelers
Chief Risk Officer
The Hartford
PANEL 2
InsurTech’s Next Chapter
The Insurance Capital’s InsurTech ecosystem is red hot. How does InsurTech play a role in the changing risk management landscape and what are those true game changers that will take insurance to the next level?`
Moderator
Panelists
Paul Tyler
Beth Maerz
SVP, Personal Insurance Platform
Travelers
Jacqueline LeSage Krause
Managing Director
Munich Re Ventures
CMO
Nassau
Joel Kneisley
CIO
Symetra
Hartford is a global center of excellence for insurance practice. A competitive focus on technology and unyielding commitment to quality and excellence for the consumer is amplified with global reach to the consumer and financial markets of the world. The city's vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem thrives within a legacy of insurance leadership and dynamism: nationally, Hartford ranks in the Top 5 for tech jobs and Top 10 for educated rising talent.
#1
IN THE US
6.59% insurance employment as a percent of total employment
#1
IN THE US
15.79% insurance GSP
as percent of total GSP
3.17
LOCATION QUOTIENT
for Hartford, Connecticut
The Insurance Capital of the World
Insurance Capital Market Events
Get Hired
Connecticut’s largest insurance and financial services (IFS) career fair held annually and exclusively for IFS employers and college students seeking internships and employment in the industry.
Designed by the industry for the industry, this annual program immerses high school students into a week of probability, negotiation, and communication and is used as a recruitment tool for young actuaries into the local insurance market.
InsurTech Hartford is building and sustaining a robust InsurTech ecosystem in the local community, engaging stakeholders from innovators and entrepreneurs to executives in Hartford’s anchor insurance companies.
Connecticut
Insurance
Market Brief
The annual Connecticut Insurance Market Brief is debuted each year by PwC at the summit.
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