Berlin, Germany
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Please take not of a joint event on INSURANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE in cooperation with the International Insurance Sociatey (IIS), the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) and the InsuResilience Global Partnership during the annual IIS Global Insurance Forum the 11th of July 2018 which will be devoted to insurance and development themes involving public, private, NGO and academic communities from developed and developing countries. A key objective is to showcase early success and illustrate how visionary cooperation across sectoral, international, regional and national schemes will pave the way towards a resilient future.

The InsuResilience Secretariat is delighted to invite you to the Global Insurance Forum, hosted by the IIS and The Institutes, with a full day dedicated to Insurance for Global Development & Resilience in collaboration with InsuResilience Global Partnership and the Insurance Development Forum (IDF).

The third day of the annual IIS Global Insurance Forum, Wednesday 11 July, will be devoted to the role and potential of climate and disaster risk finance and insurance to build resilience in developed and developing countries as a contribution to economic and social prosperity, including sessions focusing on climate risk resilience for the poor and most vulnerable.

The open session will feature keynote addresses from Joaquim Levy, Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer and Denis Duverne, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AXA alongside senior global leaders in a series of high-level panel discussions, and practical working sessions. The day will present an array of innovative risk finance and insurance solutions on how visionary cooperation across sectoral, international, regional and national schemes will pave the way towards a resilient future.