Kevin Angelini, Head of Strategy and M&A, APAC, Zurich Insurance Company

Robert Haibi, VP National Marketing Manager, AIG

Robert Haibi, VP National Marketing Manager, AIG

Alistair Lester, Global Head of Facultative, Faber Global

Ali Fareed Lutfi, Business Development Manager, Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company

Worldwide, the insurance industry fails to attract new recruits to its gates. With most insurance organizations suffering from an aging workforce, with more than half of their employees on the brink of retirement, it is indisputable that a prominent push by the industry to attract fresh blood is desperately needed. Why? Well, for the future of the industry, of course.

Kathryn Cox, SVP & President, Protection Division, Protective Life

The products offered by life insurers help consumers plan for and achieve financial and retirement security. This is honorable and good, yet industry research continues to show that less than half of middle market consumers between ages 25 and 64 have individual life insurance coverage in America. This is despite the fact that these same consumers recognize the impact that would result from the loss of a primary wage earner.

One would be hard-pressed (and perhaps rather foolish) to deny the impact that the Internet of Things (IoT) will have on the world around us. From automated cars and home monitoring systems through to the management of infrastructure and the safety of underwater pipelines, IoT is already proving its ability to disrupt and transform virtually every aspect of our lives.