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WELCOME MESSAGE – SRAS CHAIRMAN

Welcome to the 13th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference
(SIRC).
This year’s event promises to be another exciting and thought-provoking gathering
and I am delighted that you are able to join us.

The 2015 conference will showcase several talented and highly-respected speakers
and panellists covering a vast range of important and relevant topics facing insurers
and reinsurers worldwide.

The event has the theme “Managing risks in an uncertain world” and I believe
that SIRC provides the ideal platform for us to gather together and debate these issues
and others affecting our sector and to learn from one another.

We are joined once again at SIRC by key decision makers and senior management
executives within the insurance, reinsurance, broking and regulatory communities.
Staying Relevant
At this conference, we will launch a thought-leadership report, entitled the Asia
Reinsurance Pulse. It will give us all unique insights into the market, outlook, and
trends on pricing, terms and conditions, retention, capacity as well as profitability
and growth expectations.

Looking back, when SIRC was launched in 1991, the aim was to give insurance
professionals a forum to meet and discuss issues of the day, while also scanning the
horizon for future developments in the market.

That aim is more relevant today than ever.
Over the years, SIRC has attracted a loyal following with speakers including
industry icons sharing their views on the trends in the market and helping to shape
solutions to challenges.
It has become the premier event for the reinsurance sector in Asia and, as you will
be aware, we have announced way back in February that SIRC will be held annually
from 2017. This is in response to delegates’ feedback and the need for a dedicated
and centralised forum to meet in preparation for the renewals.
But SIRC is only a success due to the support of so many people and I believe
this critical support will continue as we commit to meet annually.
I hope that you enjoy your time at SIRC and I wish speakers, delegates and guests
the best for their discussions, both as part of the main conference programme and
also in the bilateral meetings that take place alongside it.
A note on the SRA
When the Singapore Reinsurers’ Association was established in 1979, one of the core
objectives was to encourage cooperation among companies transacting reinsurance
business in Singapore.
Our membership has grown significantly over the past 36 years. With nearly 50
members now on-board, SRA is able to actively facilitate dialogue, encourage healthy
market competition and foster strong social bonds within the industry and beyond.
Optimise your time at SIRC
Looking ahead, 2016 already looks set to be another year of change and challenge.
On behalf of the SRA, and our co-organisers, the Reinsurance Brokers’
Association (Singapore) (RBAS) and the Singapore College of Insurance (SCI),
I hope that SIRC gives you the platform from which to shape your relationships,
strategies and ideas for the coming year and beyond.
With best wishes,

Thomas Lillelund
Chairman
Singapore Reinsurers’ Association

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