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North American Insurers are facing unique challenges caused by a continued low interest rate environment, emerging regulatory and financial reporting requirements as well as technological change – pushing them to seek out clearly defined strategies on how best to operate. As a commercial provider in the sector, we’d like you to be aware of how you can share your own insights with a high value and focused audience of potential clients.

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Related reports, surveys and events that you may be interested in include: Insurance Asset Management , Europe report, Insurance Asset Management - Industry Insight survey and the Insurance Asset Management Summit.

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Thinking outside the box to achieve returns and manage excessive risk exposure

SECTION 1

MANAGING EXTERNALS RISKS

1.1 ROUNDTABLE: Becoming a digital insurer in the age of disruption

Contributor:

Serge Boccassini, Senior Vice President, Global Product Management, Northern Trust

Hugh Anderson, Senior Principal, Insurance Industry, SAP

Sudheendra “SG” Galgali, AVP, Innovation and Digital, American Modern Insurance

1.2 INTERVIEW: What are the key risks facing insurers today?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Brent Mardis, Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, Sammons Financial Group

1.3 INTERVIEW: How is geopolitics influencing your investment decisions?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Brian Andrew, Chief Investment Officer, Johnson Insurance

1.4 INTERVIEW: How has interest rate risk impacted insurers?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Jeff Lorenzen, Chief Investment Officer, American Equity Investment Life

1.5 ROUNDTABLE: Shared Value Initiative: What is it and how can it reduce insurer risk?

Moderator:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Panelists:

Nina Jais, Associate Director, FSG

Marc Pfitzer, Managing Director, FSG

1.6 INTERVIEW: How can the insurance industry protect itself from the collateral risks posed by the US-EU Insurance Pact?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Ted Nickel, President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners

SECTION 2

ASSET CLASSES AND STRATEGIES

2.1 INTERVIEW: Why insurers are the best investors suited to tap the middle market

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Robert Absey, SVP and Senior Managing Director, Insurance Business Development, AllianceBernstein

2.2 INTERVIEW: The growing need for transparency in foreign exchange

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

John B. Turney, Senior Vice President, Global Foreign Exchange, Northern Trust

2.3 ROUNDTABLE: Has the direct lending market heated up, or are there still opportunities out there?

Moderator:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Panelists:

Jack Nelson, Chief Investment Officer, Everest Re

John Patin, Chief Investment Officer, Allied World

Cameron Black, Chief Investment Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

2.4 INTERVIEW: A good problem to have: Where do you park excess liquidity?

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:.

Rip Reeves, Chief Investment Officer, AEGIS

2.5 INTERVIEW: In it for the long haul: Why alternatives are looking attractive to some insurers

Interviewer:

David Grana, Report Publisher, Clear Path Analysis

Interviewee:

Eric Kirsch, Chief Investment Officer, Aflac

Brent Mardis

Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, Sammons Financial Group

Jeff Lorenzen

Chief Investment Officer, American Equity Investment Life

Jack Nelson

Chief Investment Officer, Everest Re

John Patin

Chief Investment Officer, Allied World

Rip Reeves

Chief Investment Officer, AEGIS

Eric Kirsch

Chief Investment Officer, Aflac

Nina Jais

Associate Director, FSG

Marc Pfitzer

Managing Director, FSG

Brian  Andrew

Chief Investment Officer, Johnson Insurance

Ted  Nickel

President National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Cameron Black

Chief Investment Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

Serge Boccassini

Senior Vice President, Global Product Management, Northern Trust

Robert G. Absey

SVP and Senior Managing Director Insurance Business Development,AllianceBernstein

Sudheendra “SG” Galgali

AVP, InnovaCon and Digital, American Modern Insurance

Hugh Anderson

Senior Principal, Insurance Industry, SAP

Northern Trust is a leading provider of asset servicing and asset management services worldwide. With $7.1 trillion in assets under custody and $1 trillion in assets under management, we serve the world’s most-sophisticated clients – from insurance companies, corporate plans and public and government entities to not-for-profits and sovereign wealth funds.

AllianceBernstein manages $517 billion in assets globally (as of June 30, 2017) for a diverse group of clients, including insurance companies, whose assets represent roughly one-third of total AUM. After more than 30 years of managing assets on their behalf, we know what matters to insurance companies. Through our high-touch engagement model and dedicated team of insurance experts averaging 27 of investing experience, we work with each insurer to develop the best solution given their unique investment requirements. This consultative approach leverages our extensive insurance-specific expertise and AllianceBernstein’s global market knowledge to deliver investment clarity and better long-term outcomes for our insurance clients.

By listening to those in the industry, we create a shortlist of individuals who most influence and inspire those around them and invite them to contribute to our reports and events by:

  • Contributing a thought piece on an issue raised in the market research
  • Participating in or moderating a roundtable with other industry leaders
  • Participating as an interviewer or interviewee
  • Producing a case study white paper written with a client or supplier
  • Taking part in a head to head debate with another respected industry professional.

We are always open to suggestions of suitable contributors for future topics.

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