IRLA Congress & Business Seminar 2018

1 IRLA Congress & Business Seminar 20183 IRLA Congress & Business Seminar 2018 IRLA Congress & Business Seminar 2018 IndexPage 2 IRLA host companyPage 4 Gold Sponsor BC LegalPage 5 Welcome from the IRLA ChairmanPage 6 Gold Sponsor 7 Event informationPage 8 Gold Sponsor RiverstonePage 9-11 Meet your hostsPage 12 Silver Sponsor Cooley (UK) LLPPage 13 Monday Programme 14 May 2018 Page 14 Tuesday Programme 15 May 2018 Page 15 Tuesday Programme continuedPage 16 Silver Sponsor Premia RePage 17 Tuesday Gala Dinner menu 15 May 2018 Wednesday Chairman s Express Lunch menu 16 May 2018 Page 18 Silver Sponsor PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPage 19 Wednesday Programme 16 May 2018 Page 20 Silver Sponsor Swiss RePage 21 2018 forthcoming IRLA eventsPage 22 Media Partner 23 The Grand Hotel floor planDownload the IRLA app for is available for both Apple and Android devices.

2 So download today from the Apple and Play picture by Congress & Business Seminar 2018members are a larger number of rooms being used this year so do please keep this booklet with you or see the AMS (Outsourcing) Services team at the front desk as you move around the hotel. The team is there to help you and will welcome feedback on any aspects of this Congress event as it is your interaction that keeps the event fresh and well hope to see many of you during this year s amazing Corver, ChairmanPaul is Group M&A Director at R&Q responsible for all legacy acquisition activity. His 20 years plus in the market include 10 years as IRLA Chairman and Board Director.

3 M&A initiatives and capital efficiencies are board room strategies that we wish to make available to IRLA members. My experience in these areas and Part VII and other European transfers, Loss Portfolio Transfers, novations and cross border mergers bring useful knowledge to our membership .Paul Corver, +44 (0) 7786 984013 Welcome to the IRLA Congress & Business Seminar 2018 The IRLA Board, events committee and team at AMS(Outsourcing) Services have again put a lot of effort into pulling the conference together for which I must thank them all. I am also very grateful to our sponsors this year whose support enables us to keep this such an attractively priced event.

4 This year s sponsors are BC Legal, Cooley (UK) LLP, Premia Europe, Pro Global, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, RiverStone and Swiss Re. We have a great three days planned for you with quality speakers but plenty of time for networking, meetings and some social options too. Please take the opportunity to mix and mingle at our many early completion of full registrations for this year s Congress is reflective of the growing interest in IRLA as a whole. This is our flagship annual event and the premier legacy event in Europe. We are especially delighted to see an increasing number of overseas This year s Congress has been expanded to allow in more delegates and activities; even so take-up has been better and faster than last year.

5 We are once again coming to Brighton with another extensive and relevant programme. 2018 s programme has a wide range of speakers, panel debate sessions and subjects that will inform, educate and perhaps give you food for Congress & Business Seminar 2018 Dress CodeThe dress code throughout the event is Business casual. RegistrationYou can register from 11:30 on Monday 14 May 2018. Please wear your badge;it allows you access to all the rooms and gives relevant information to the event and venue staff. If you are meeting someone who is not registered for the event, please do so outside of the hotel.

6 Accommodation at The GrandIf you have an enquiry regarding your room booking, please speak to one of the AMS (Outsourcing) Services support team in the first instance. House-keeping issues should be reported directly to the hotel staff. Check in time at The GrandGuaranteed check in time is 15:00. Check out time is 11:00. If you arrive before 15:00 or plan to leave after 11:00, the concierge can collect your luggage and store it in the locked conference room until you are ready to leave. We recommend that you check out following your breakfast to avoid missing Seminar BarThe bar accepts both cash and credit cards or you may charge drinks to yourroom (you should settle your extras at checkout).

7 Wi-FiA Wi-Fi code is not required to connect at the venue; just select The Grand s network in your Wi-Fi settings and enter your email address when prompted. Please use 3 and 4G rather than wi-fi for the interactive sessions at the seminars. IRLA App and Delegate InteractionPlease download the IRLA App from your Smart/iPhone App store for all the latest Congress news and information (search for IRLA and look for the logo). You will be able to use the App to take part in the live polls, post comments and submit questions to speakers throughout the event. Following the event, you can use the App to keep up to date with IRLA news and and SupportThe AMS (Outsourcing) Services team are available to provide help and support throughout the event.

8 They will be stationed in the Congress reception or can be contacted on 07736 826273. Craig Oldfield, Event Manager; Catherine Winch and Kim Fulcher, Event Assistants; Ian Macaulay, Photographer ( ). About AMS (Outsourcing) Services LtdAMS (Outsourcing) Services are contracted to provide the Secretariat service for IRLA as well as an event management service. It is with enormous pleasure that we return to Brighton with such an excellent event. Congress & Business Seminar 2018 Your hostsMark is a partner at Cooley (UK) LLP in their London office. He has spent over 25 years working on contentious matters in the legacy market and has handled a number of significant market disputes.

9 The regulation and legal landscapes change all the time but by ensuring that IRLA presents workshops on a variety of topics including reinsurance issues, run-off, UK asbestos and arbitration we can continually provide focussed support .Mark Everiss, Company +44 (0) 7803 617274 Simon is Chief Restructuring Officer for Zurich Legacy Solutions. He has spent over 20 years dealing with legacy insurance matters. I believe I can provide experience to the Board in four key areas; Disposal of run-off portfolios; experience in European run-off; an outsourcer s perspective on the market as well as an HR perspective on training and development.

10 Simon Barnes ICAEW, +44 (0) 7875 887782 James, a director of Quest Group Holdings Ltd., is a Chartered Accountant and qualified Insolvency Practitioner with over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. My specific experience with long tail claims management, specifically complex insurance pools, and the negotiation of commercial settlements with worldwide policyholders provides an insight into IRLA members own experiences. James Bolton FCA, +44 (0) 7900 22776010 IRLA Congress & Business Seminar 2018 Your hostsJenny is Managing Director of Fidelis Consultants Limited and IRLA s Deputy Chairman.