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The International Insurance Convention 2009, organized by the Federation of Colombian Insurers-FASECOLDA- took place on May 20, 21 and 22 of 2009 at the Cartagena de Indias Hilton Hotel.
The main topic of the event was the financial crisis and insurance. The analysis included the reinsurers and the insurance brokers' perspective and the view of the representatives of the Latin American Insurance Federations.
The lecturers profile
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Challenges for emerging countries
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David Cummins
Profesor Harry J. Loman Emeritus del Wharton School
PhD and MA, University of Pennsylvania. Professor, researcher and consultant focused in insurance economics, risk management, productivity and efficiency in the industry. He has received awards from the American Risk and Insurance Association and prizes for best article in a journal of risk and insurance from the Casualty Actuarial Society.
Picture : Wharton School of Economics
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Reinsurers's perspective
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Thomas Holzheu
Swiss Re Senior Vice President of
Economic Research & Consulting
Graduated from the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich with a MS and a Ph.D. in economics. He has worked with the reinsurance company for over 20 years, where he has elaborated several researches and has supported the strategic planning on market developments and economic and regulatory factors affecting insurance and reinsurance markets. He also has extensive experience and knowledge of capital market solutions and foreign markets.
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Alejandro Galizia
Vicepresident AON Benfield Latinoamerica
He leaded AON RE Argentina and for several years has been dedicated to the region's insurance industry.
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Insurance broker's vision
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Dominic Samengo -Turner
CEO Global Placements,Chairman of Global Markets Willis
Dominic Samengo-Turner leads Willis' placement strategy in both local markets and its key insurance hubs globally. His contribution to the group started in 1991, when he began working in what is now known as the Global Markets International division. In 2002, he was made a Managing Director of Global Markets. He has 23 years of experience in the insurance brokerage industry.
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Alexander Moczarski
President International Division Marsh
Former CEO of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and former President & CEO of the company’s international specialty operations, a region that encompassed Africa, Asia, Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean, among other positions. Moczarski graduated from Manchester University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Picture: Marsh
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Panelists
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Alesia Rodríguez
President of the Venezuelan Chamber of Insurers
Bachelor in Business Administration of the Metropolitan University of Venezuela; MBA ,Columbia University; MPA in Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government ( Harvard University ), and Master in Economics , Brown University. Rodríguez has been a consultant in strategic management, public policy and microfinance, with a special approach in microinsurance. She has been a national and international speaker in these topics.
Picture: FASECOLDA
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Recaredo Arias
Presidente de la Asociación Mexicana de Insituciones de Seguros
Arias has held positions in the financial sector like General Director of Kemper of Mexico, General Deputy of the enterprise Administración y Finanzas Banca Cremi and General Director of Aseguradora Cuauhtemoc, among others. He studied Administration at the Universidad Autónoma de México, has a master's degree in Administration with emphasis in Finance and Marketing from the InstitutoTecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México.
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Antonio Cássio dos Santos
Vicepresident Fenaseg, Brazil
Economist, MBA, Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets; MBA ,Vanderbilt University del Tennesse, United States and Specialist in International Affairs from the Gensville, Florida University.
Currently he is the Vicepresident of the Brazilian Confederation of Insurance Companies and the President of the organization's Microinsurance Comision, among other positions,
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