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On 27 November 2019, the international conference entitled "Cyber Risks: Legal Aspects, Insurance and Claims Handling" was held at the Hotel Baltschug Kempinski in Moscow, Russia.

The conference was the first full-scale theme-based event with the participation of leading Russian and foreign specialists in the field of cyber risk insurance and loss adjusting. The participants had the opportunity to discuss current issues, which had accumulated on the Russian market, in an interactive discussion format.

The hosts of the Conference were the Union of Insurance Experts and Adjusters (UIEA, RF), AlfaStrakhovanie (RF) Insurance Company and BTVK Advisory LLP (UK).

Post-Event Press Release

The business conference «TECHNICAL RISKS: CLAIMS HANDLING» organized by the Union of Insurance Experts and Adjusters took place on March 20th, 2019 at Ararat Park Hayatt Hotel, Moscow, Russia.

Representatives of insurance companies, international brokers, corporate business and insurance consultants took part in the above business event.

The conference was opened by Nikolay Galushin, President – Chairman of the Board of Russian National Reinsurance Company.

During the first session, Alexey Sergeev, Director at Swiss Appraisal Russia and CIS, gave a presentation on aspects of methodology for evaluating losses relating to technical risks. Dr. Martin Eckel, Senior General Adjuster at Allianz (AGCS), Munich, shared his experience in recent development of large engineering & property claims. RusSurvey`s topic was dedicated to survey of losses at construction involving foreign companies. Sergey Bukreyev, Chief Operating Officer at KLR (Cunningham Lindsey Russia), presented a non-standard video presentation about non-standard loss adjusting within CAR/EAR and machinery breakdown insurance.

Alexey Lebedev, General Director at Matthews Daniel International (Rus), continued discussing the topic related to CAR/EAR claims handling and provided the conference participants with special aspects in insurance cover and their application to claims handling. Nigel Riley, Constraction Claims Operating Director at Willis Towers Watson (London), shared the conference participants with his experience in DSU & Concurrent delay. Viktor Petrov, Head of Dispute Resolution Practice at Vegas Lex, talked on disputes arising from CAR/EAR policies. In concluding the second session, Vladislav Timofeyev, Head of Claims at Russian National Reinsurance Company, raised the following issue in his presentation: “Why really do the CAR/EAR losses occur?” And recommended the conference participants “how to avoid most of them”.

The UIEA thanks all the participants for the great interest attributed to the business event, very informative discussions and constructive controversy.

The UIEA expresses its appreciation and thanks all speakers, moderators of the conference, invited guests and invited members of the media.

Announcement. 23rd Annual Reinsurance Conference

The 23rd Annual Reinsurance Conference will be held on April 10-11, 2019 in Moscow, Russia, within the 2nd International Insurance and Reinsurance Congress “Global Objectives 2019”.

The event is organized by the Delovoy Format Group www.ins-df.com/en .

The conference will be attended by top managers of insurance and reinsurance companies in Russia and abroad, international brokers, adjusters, leading analysts and experts.

The information partner of the event is the Union of Insurance Experts and Adjusters http://www.uiea.ru/homeeng.html .

The conference will feature a plenary discussion, practical training and sessions, where representatives of the All-Russian Union of Insurers, Ingosstrakh, Sberbank Insurance IC LLC, Swiss Re, Partner Re, Hannover Re, Insurance Market Department of the Bank of Russia, representatives of a rating agency, management of JSC Russian National Reinsurance Company, Willis CIS Insurance Broker LLC, General Reinsurance AG, Scor Re LLC, and JSC Marsh - Insurance Brokers will take the floor.

Pavel Shaptsev, Managing Director of the Union of Insurance Experts and Adjusters, Deputy General Director and Executive General Adjuster of ISLAB LLC (RusSurvey®), Crawford Independent Correspondent in Russia, will host the session on the "Participation of international experts in business interruption loss adjusting: Russian and foreign experience”.

The detailed program of the Conference and terms of participation can be found here

www.ins-df.com/en

The business conference «TECHNICAL RISKS: CLAIMS HANDLING» organized by the Union of Insurance Experts and Adjusters will take place on March 20th, 2019 at Ararat Park Hayatt Hotel on 4 Neglinnaya Str., Moscow, Russia.  

This is a free-of-charge event.

The registration is available via the following email [email protected].

By the yearend, the UIEA has decided to prepare and issue the Up-to-date Insurance Electronic Almanac containing articles re corporate insurance in Russia. The Up-to-date Insurance E-Almanac was prepared by the UIEA`s members in liaison with third party experts. In insurance, such collections on a regular basis have never been created in Russia until now. The Union of Insurance Experts and Adjusters begins to fill the existing gap with the help of the first issue of the Up-to-date Insurance Electronic Almanac.

Contents

The business conference on BUSINESS INTERRUPTION: СURRENT APPROACHES TO INSURANCE ISSUES AND SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES organized by the Union of Insurance Experts and Adjusters (UIEA) jointly with the RGL and MDD forensic accountants (UK) took place in Moscow.

Representatives of insurance interests, international brokers, corporate business and insurance consultants took part in the above business event.

In his introduction to the conference, Sergey Bukreyev, the UIEA Director for Legal Issues and Business Development, introduced the two new members joining the Union - legal firm VEGAS LEX and appraisal company Swiss Appraisal.

During the first session, Viktor Petrov, Head of dispute resolution practice at Vegas Lex, took the floor and gave a presentation on the legal aspects of settlement and recovery of business interruption losses. In his speech, Vlad Prikmeta, Director at RGL Forensics, shared his experience in settlement of business interruption losses caused by cyber attacks. Anastasia Kupriyanova, Deputy Head of property claims department at RusSurvey, reported about the loss adjusting practice in estimating BI losses relating to power plant operation.

During the second session, Markus Heiss, Partner, and Dmitry Norkin, Supervisor at MDD Forensic accountants, continued discussing the issues related to estimating business interruption claims in the energy sector of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Znayemsky, Chief expert in financial analysis at Cunningham Lindsey Russia, shared his experience in settlement of business interruption losses relating to other business sectors, in particular, retail, metallurgy, processing and agricultural industries. Alexey Lebedev, General Director at Matthews Daniel International (Rus), provided the conference participants with his perspectives on general approach to BI loss settlement.

In concluding the Conference, Pavel Shaptsev, the UIEA Managing Director, described the near-term plans of the Union.

The UIEA thanks all the participants for the great interest attributed to the business event, very informative discussions and constructive controversy.

The UIEA expresses its appreciation and thanks to RGL и MDD, all speakers of the conference, and invited members of the media.

The Union of Insurance Experts and Adjuster (UIEA) informs about the two new members joining our Association - legal firm VEGAS LEX and appraisal company Swiss Appraisal. 

 These companies have established leading positions among legal firms and appraisal companies operating in the Russian market, and they are developing their expert activity in the insurance industry. 

VEGAS LEX  and Swiss Appraisal will contribute to the attainment of the Association’s priority objectives, including establishing the UIEA-based competence center.

Established in 1995, VEGAS LEX employs a team of over 100 professionals, whose expertise is confirmed by individual and company rankings from leading Russian and international guides. Headquartered in Moscow, the firm also operates from regional offices in Volgograd and Krasnodar. VEGAS LEX is involved in large-scale and complex projects. The quality of its services and its experts’ level of qualification are highly appreciated, not only by its Clients and partners, but also by other law firms.

The business conference BUSINESS INTERRUPTION: СURRENT APPROACHES TO INSURANCE ISSUES AND SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES organized by the Union of Insurance Experts and Adjusters (UIEA) jointly with the RGL and MDD forensic accountants will take place on September 12th, 2018 at Hotel Baltschug Kempinski on Baltschug Str., 1, Moscow. The conference will look at trending issues related to current practice in estimating BI losses in various areas. Experts and panelists will share their common knowledge and regional experiences on the topic of the conference.

This is a free-of-charge event. 

 The registration is available via the following email [email protected].