International shortlist for Insurex Conference and Awards 2013 announced

The region's defining insurance event invitesrenowned speakers to discuss topical issues, including fraud and medical insurance

The Insurex Conference and Awards 2013, the GCC region's defining insurance event, has announced an international shortlist of insurers, with more than a 30 per cent increase in the number of entries from last year. The winners will be announced at a formal gala dinner on October 2, 2013. The event has become an iconic annual landmark and will be attended by a comprehensive crosssection of the region's top business press, along with leading stakeholders, decision-makers and influencers from the insurance industry.

“We are very pleased with the number and quality of entries received this year. Insurex has been leading the way in industry awards for many years, which can actually be correlated to high service standards, performance and client satisfaction. We follow an independent, verified and monitored process for judging the entries received to ensure that we satisfy the trust that the GCC insurance industry has in us. This year, the awards ceremony will be one of our best to date, and in no small part this is due to the sheer quality of submissions and the credentials of those shortlisted,” says Alexandre Hawari, co-CEO of Mediaquest, publishers ofPOLICY magazine.

Insurex has been held since 2004 under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry of the UAE. The Insurex Conference and Awards 2013 celebrates ten years at the forefront of the GCC insurance marketplace by showcasing its strongest portfolio of speakers, interactive panels and a special workshop format that is entirely new to the region.

Topics in the spotlight in the revamped 2013 schedule include fraud, Emiratisation, loyalty and medical cases, and ways to create efficiency and profitability in the health insurance sector.

Key speakers at the event include: AIG's CEO, Michael Jensen; Allianz Global Assistance's regional chief sales officer, Ben Elliot; DAMAN's CCO, Dr. Sven Rohte; NEXTCARE's regional CEO and CEO MENA, Allianz Global Assistance, Christian Gregorowicz; Now Health International's managing director, David T. Youssef; Roland Berger's principal, Dorit Posdorf; Gargash Insurance Services' managing director, Mustafa O. Vazayil; and Eskadenia's business development director, Shadi Saadeh.

Insurex 2013 provides a detailed roadmap on how to thrive in a competitive sector and use highly contemporary business strategies to boost value and market share. The new format encourages open dialogue on key insurance topics through presentations and panel discussions in the mornings and a roundtable programme in the afternoon.

“Insurex has, time and again, proved to be the defining event for the region's insurance sector, attended by CEOs, VPs, GMs, MDs and heads of departments. Insurex is where company heads come to gather market intelligence, identify global trends and shape the future of the industry. In 2013, the event will be addressing vital issues including medical insurance, fraud, digital media, underwriting and much more, and I would encourage anyone with a stake in the insurance industry to be present at this premier forum for the exchange of ideas and best practises,” adds Hawari.

INSUREX Conference and Awards 2013 shortlist.

 Advertising Campaign of the Year
1 National Health Insurance Company – Daman
2 RSA
Consultants and Lawyers
1 Bin Shabib & Associates (BSA) LLP
2 Clyde & Co
Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year
1 National Health Insurance Company – Daman
2 BUPA
General Insurer of the Year
1 Orient Insurance PJSC
2 RSA
3 SEIB Insurance and Reinsurance Company LLC
Life Insurer of the Year
1 Friends Provident International
2 Zurich International Life – Middle East
3 SABB Takaful
Marketing Initiative of the Year
1 Continental Insurance Brokers
2 RSA
3 National Health Insurance Company – Daman
Medical Insurer of the Year
1 Now Health International
2 SEIB Insurance and Reinsurance Company LLC
3 National Health Insurance Company – Daman
4 Aetna International
Personal Lines Broker of the Year
1 Nexus Insurance Brokers
2 Wehbe Insurance Services LLC
Public Awareness Campaign of the Year
1 National Health Insurance Company – Daman
Reinsurer of the Year
1 Argo Re (DIFC) Ltd
2 Arab Reinsurance Company
3 Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
Reinsurance Broker of the Year
1 APEX Insurance
2 Chedid Re
The Risk Management Award
1 Al Wathba National Insurance Company PJSC
Takaful Operator of the Year
1 Noor Takaful
2 Abu Dhabi National Takaful Co P.S.C
The e-Business Award
1 Nexus Insurance Brokers LLC
2 RSA
3 Now Health International
4 National Health Insurance Company – Daman
The Training Award
1 Chedid Re
2 Lifecare International Insurance Brokers LLC
3 Nexus Insurance Brokers LLC
4 National Health Insurance Company – Daman