Conference Agenda - Day 1 & Day 2

Preliminary Agenda

Room One Room Two Room Three Room Four
REGISTRATION
Welcome Address

Udo Kappes, Chairman, European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners' Association
Dan Towle, President, Captive Insurance Companies Association
Thierry Flamand, Président Commissariat aux Assurances, Luxembourg (TBA)
Guenter Droese, Executive Director, European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners' Association
Regulatory – Trends – New Risks – PoP – Domiciles – SNCU – Non-Admitted/Cross Border – Tariffs – Reporting – and more

Valerie Scheepers, CAA Luxembourg
Giovanni Rago, EIOPA
TBC, Ireland
Alfred Parnis, Malta FSA
Sandy Bigglestone, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
Steve Kinion, Oklahoma
Captive 101: Why and How to Establish a Captive

Anne Marie Towle, Hylant
Mikhail Raybysten, EY
Mike Meehan, Milliman
EB in Captives - Why and How? Basics and Preconditions to Start with EB Lines

Sebastian Willmanowski, Mercer Marsh
Artificial Intelligence and Captives - Introduction

Jean Burnett, Tendanz
Jose Corsino, Delonia
Coffee Break
Key Note or Incentive Presentation
Regulatory continued Fronting and Reinsurance - How to Build a Successful Program

Jason Tyng, HDI
Heather McClure, Helio
David Beyer, Alaska Airlines
EB Successful Strategies

Marco Giacomelli, International Group Programme (IGP)
Maurizio Micale, Semiconductors
Captive Owner - TBC
Reinsurance for Capital Relief & Substitute for LoC

Christoph Alten, Allianz Trade
Janic Schilling, Swiss Re
Captive Owner - TBC
Lunch Break
Regulatory Continued PFAS - Current Claims and Market Reaction on Cover

Captive Owner - TBC
Multinational Insurance Programs

Antonio Vianello, Generali
Carin Gantenbein, Zurich
Captive Owner - TBC
Parametric Solutions

Derrick Easton, WTW
Jen Blair, WBN
Coffee Break
From Premium to Payout - Optimising Liquidity Management

Philip McDowell, HDI
Tibor Bottcher, Volkswagen
Nick Gale, Marsh
Beyond the AI Hype: AI Risks and How to Insure Them

Michael von Gablenz, Munich Re
Cash Pooling - Pros and Cons: Intra-Group Lending Across Borders

Ashley Gill, Chubb
Mathilde Jakobsen, AM Best
Captive Owner - TBC
What Does that Data Tell Us About the Captive Insurance Market

Matt Takamine, Brown & Brown
Mark Richardson, Captive Review
SCFR Reports: Annual Study of Captives + Captive Survey (25 Part)

Eric Mercier, SCOR
Pascale Prevost, Nestle
Impact of Climate Change and Captive Solutions

Andrew Tait, Sigma7Paragon
Robert Eigenheer, SBB
Marine Charbonnier, AXA XL
Peter Carter, WTW
Getting the Best Out of Your EB Portfolio

Heiko Ditzel, Adidas
Mark Cook, WTW
Wan Heah, Barnett Waddingham
EB and Reinsurance

Reto Heini, Zurich
Reception sponsored by AGERE
Room One Room Two Room Three
REGISTRATION
Emerging Captive Domiciles - Impetus for Growth in EC

Karl DeGiovanni, Aon
Robert Geraghty, Marsh
Peter Child, SRS
Francis Beaume, Sonepar
Captive Owner - TBC
The Future of Fronting - New Entrants and New Approaches

Salil Bhalla, Allianz Commercial
Antonio Vianello, Generali
Captive Owner - TBC
Demystifying US Health Benefits and How to Finance their Exposure Through a Captive

Specific Challenges Arising from Transfer Pricing Documentation of Captives’ Reinsurance Transactions

Gislain Takouo, Aon
Parametrics - Adapting to Climate Change

Kristian Mangold, Munich Re
Teresa Schorstein, Swiss Re
Jan Bachmann, SRS
ART / ARS - and Long Term Energy Liabilities - Case Studies

Annelise Stonebridge, Allianz Commercial
Rocio Pereira-Fernandez, Marsh
Tibor Bottcher, Volkswagen
Glen Mulready, OID
Tony Sanchez, OneNexus
Geopolitical Risks - Options for Risk Transfer

Jelto Borgmann, HDI
Charlotte Mueller, Swiss Re
Trade Credit Insurance

Vittorio Pozzo, WTW
Andrea Burdese, Perfetti Van Melle
Burkhard Wittgen, WTW
Alexia Parmentier, Allianz
Expanding the Utilization of Your Captive

Christine Brown, Vermont
Paul Phillips, EY
Lunch Break
Hot Topics, Trends, Threats & Opportunities in the Captive Insurance Industry

Richard Cutcher, Captive Intelligence
Dan Towle, CICA
Paul Shimomoto, HCIC & Goodsill
Partner, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel
Udo Kappes, RWE
Choice of Law in Multinational Programs incl. Reinsurance Agreements

Max Dannheisser, Chubb
AI - Data Collection: Pros and Cons for Premium Calculation and Claims Handling

Jose M Corsino, Delonia
Multiline Captive Balance Sheet Protection

Yann Krattiger, Swiss Re
Graham McCarthy, McGill & Partners
Rosy Laurent, 2RS
How to Hit a Moving Target - Generating Return in Volatile Times

Jack Meskunas, Oppenheimer
William Gibbons, Principal, Mercer
Sandro Meixner, AGI
ESG, Sustainability and the Energy Transition - how captives can support

John Morrey, TBC
Eberhard Witthoff, TBC
Laurent Nihoul, Acelor Mittal
AON, TBC
Feedback and Closing Remarks

Conference Chair
End of European Captive Forum 2025