Focus on Life and Health Insurance at the FSC Conference 2024

5 min read
July 26, 2024

Those in the health and life insurance sector have plenty to look forward to at the FSC24 Conference, where leaders from the financial, academic and healthcare sectors will come together to foster collaboration and discuss top issues.

Gaining high-level insights will guide your business thinking and ensure you come away with key takeaways to guide your business thinking and critical issues.

Life and Health Insurance sessions and times

Masterclass 2: Looking forward to 2030 - A brave new world?
3 September, 2.30PM - 4.30PM

With insights from data, psychology of risk and digging into the social value of insurance, what is the industry really doing to drive accessibility and affordability to the New Zealand insurance sector?

Speakers include:

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Mark Banicevich (Facilitator)
Head of Industry Engagement, Partners Life

Bronwyn Kirwan
Chief Commercial Officer, Fidelity Life Assurance


Mark McClenahan
Head Life & Health NZ and Head Pricing & Product ANZ,
Swiss Re

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Nick Kirwan
Independent Insurance Consultant

Shamubeel Eaqub
Economist, Eaqub & Eaqub Limited

Steve Wright
Independent Advice Coach

Breakout Session: Genetics, how far have we come? 
4 September, 1.45PM - 2.45PM

With significant work underway in the FSC since the Genetics Masterclass at the 2023 Conference, we will look at how the debate is taking shape and the future of genetics and insurance in NZ.

Speakers include:

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Russell Hutchinson (Facilitator) Director, Chatswood Consulting / QPR




Ingrid
Thorn
Head Underwriting L&H ANZ, Director L&H Reinsurance, Swiss Re



Kimberley 
Gamet 
Interim Service Clinical Director and Senior Genetic Counsellor, Public and Private NZ Genetic Services
Michael Hobbs 
Head of Claim Approvals, Southern Cross Health Society




Robert Young 
General Physician, Auckland City Hospital






Breakout Session: Lifespan versus Healthspan: How technology can help drive healthier living in older age
 
4 September, 2.45PM - 3.45PM

This session will delve into the recent FSC Insights and Trends research that focused on the ageing global population, and how technology can turn the tide from simply ageing to ageing more healthily.

Speakers include:

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Arishma Singh (Facilitator)
Adviser Partner Manager, nib


Alex Kühnast
Chief Product & Strategy Officer, AI


Cecilia Robinson
Founder, Au Pair Link, My Food Bag & Tend
Kate Reid
Partner, Deloitte




Breakout Session: CEO Strategy
4 September, 2.45PM - 3.45PM

In this session we invite CEOs and key figures in the life insurance industry to share what keeps them awake at night and how the industry can collaborate to better protect New Zealanders and drive a sustainable life insurance sector.
 
Speakers include:

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Steven Burgess 
(Facilitator)

Chief Executive Officer, Compliance Refinery
Alissa Holz Senior Vice President & Deputy CEO, Australia & NZ, RGA


Lee Mauger
Chief Transformation Architect, PwC



Michael Weston
Chief Executive Officer, Partners Life


Nick Stanhope 
Chief Executive Officer, AIA



 

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Feel free to attend the breakouts in other areas of focus if there are other sessions you are interested in.

See the full programme for what's on over the three days.