Objectives

The Symposium provides a platform for leading academics, researchers, senior finance/insurance professionals, regulators and representatives from relevant government agencies and private and public sector organizations from Asia and the rest of the world to share and exchange information on catastrophe risk management.

Topics to be discussed include the insurance and (re)insurance landscape in Asia, public policy and societal perspectives with regard to catastrophe risk, and the latest developments related to risk assessment and management of disasters. Such disasters encompass natural and non-traditional disasters including earthquakes, floods, typhoons and terrorism. The aim is to raise public and private awareness and understanding of the risks and potential impacts. The Symposium will provide a springboard for deepening current efforts in catastrophe risk management, so as to develop new public-private partnerships as well as multi-faceted strategies in mitigation.

The four themes for the 2-day Symposium are:

• Theme 1 : Global Insurance and Reinsurance Landscape with Emphasis on Asia



• Theme 2 : Societal Perspective as Major Stakeholders of Catastrophe Risk



• Theme 3 : Risk and Public Policy, the Implications and Public Policy Issues related to Catastrophe Risk



• Theme 4 : Loss Modelling and Risk Assessment