5th ANNUAL TRAVEL INSURANCE FORUM

5th ANNUAL TRAVEL INSURANCE FORUM

20 – 21 April 2017
Budapest, Hungary

Summary

Individuals across Europe are travelling more, especially in the developing economies of places like the CEE and Russia/CIS.

Not just for 2-week annual holidays but also for increased weekend breaks, skiing getaways and business trips. Hence, an increased need for travel insurance. Moreover, the range of coverage required for these travels has become broader according to:

  • Destinations – More varied and further afield, all over the world
  • Activities – Increased skiing, scuba diving, adventure activities eg Bungee jumping, motorcycle hire etc
  • Possessions – Ipads, smart-phones, PCs etc

Thus, with so much scope for increased uptake of insurance products and increased revenue, it’s those insurance providers with the best underwriting, distribution and partnership strategies that will thrive in this exciting market.

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Agenda

DAY 1

RISK PRICING

  • Competitive pricing for increased profit
  • Educating the customer to better understand the importance of quality travel insurance
  • Political instability – Developing travel insurance to cover new demands in the changing political climate
  • Maximizing revenue with customized travel insurance
  • The future of travel insurance: How insurance and assistance carriers are addressing changing traveler behaviours.
  • Optimizing the coverage for extreme sports, activities and adventure travels

CLAIMS MANAGEMENT

  • Tools for mitigating fraud
  • Modernizing travel insurance claims for maximum operational efficiency and minimized costs
  • InsurTech: Optimizing claims management
  • Successful local and cross-border supplier management
  • The right medical services suppliers as a cornerstone of your travel insurance framework

DAY 2

BEST PRACTICE UNDERWRITING

  • The profitability of tailor-made products
  • Simple, useful & accessible to all – Maximize your customer value with mobile travel insurance
  • Identifying the assistance partner best suited to your insurance organization’s requirements
  • Successfully identifying and mitigating new and developing risk types
  • Travel Insurance for cancer patients: Insuring the uninsurable

PARTNER MANAGEMENT

  • Developing stronger partnerships for travel insurance distribution
  • Aeromedical Services – diverse demand in a globalized world

PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION

  • Successfully managing multi-channel distribution without price conflicts
  • New demands for corporate travellers

Speakers

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Khalid Sohail

Head of Business Development Global Travel insurance and Airlines Partnership
Zurich Insurance, United Arab Emirates

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George Paxton

International Fraud Manager
AXA, United Kingdom

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Antony Martin

Managing Director
Rock Insurance Services Limited, UK

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Dr. Jeanet Kriegsch

Deputy Chief Officer Medical Assessment and Counselling
Swiss Air-Ambulance Rega, Switzerland

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Nicolas Serceau

Head of International Multichannel & Digital
Societe Generale, France

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Andrea Clayton-Norris

Business Development Director
Affordable Xtras Limited, United Kingdom

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Krish Shastri

Director
InsureCancer, United Kingdom

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Dr. Arthur Zulficarov

General Manager
Global Voyager Assistance, Russia

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Tim Thornhill

Head of Travel
Towergate Insurance, United Kingdom

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Ilya Rapoport

Medical Director
AP Companies, Spain

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Ferdi Akdag

CEO
Customer Care Solutions, Austria

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Kate Huet

Managing director
International Travel and Healthcare Limited, United Kingdom

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Eva Kluge

Director of Sales and Business Development
Air Alliance Medflight GmbH, Germany

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Vijay Nidhi Lakhani

Medical Director
MedCareProfessional GmbH, Germany

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Ana Vasbinder

Director of Institutional Relations Department
Hospital Clinica Benidorm, Spain

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Mary-Jo McDonald

Managing Director
ChargeCare International, UK

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Carl Carter

Deputy Managing Director
Voyager Insurance Services Ltd., UK

Where and when

Novotel Budapest City
Alkotás street 63-67. • Budapest • 1123 Hungary

Phone: +36 1 372 5400, +36 1 372 5700 • Fax: +36 1 466 5636
http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-0511-novotel-budapest-city/index.shtml

20 – 21 April 2017

Said about event

“Very satisfied. Everything was very well organized”

Business Analyst, Seesam Insurance, Latvia

“Extremely interesting event: Good size of audience, excellent networking opportunities”
Business development manager, Nordic Insurance, Denmark

“Thank you for another well-organized, content-rich event”
Vice President Marketing & Client Accounts, GMMI, USA

“Conference was very interactive, nice and supportive audience, great speakers”
Deputy director, Galas Insurance, Moldova

Fantastic, very satisfied. Beneficial for our business
Network manager, Marm Assistance, Turkey

“Well organized, diverse, positive, brain storming and inspiring event. (Make you think) outside the box. Thank you!”
Business development manager, AP companies, Spain

Very interesting topics and solution’s
Management division, Business development MD medicus, Germany

Hospitality team

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Kristina Polikhronidi

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Laman Abdullayeva

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Pavel Isachkin