Forthcoming Events

When: 07/02/2012 at 18:30 to 19:30

Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL

Subject: Pan-European risk contracts

Speaker(s): Mark Price and Janet Heaton

Insurance contracts covering death and disability risk benefits under a single contract covering groups of employees across Europe is now a possibility.

However, some questions exist:

- What is the development of these contracts and what are their features?
- How do these compare with the traditional multinational pooling arrangements?

- In what situation(s) might they be useful compared to traditional insurance programs?

- What are the advantages and disadvantages for multinational organisations, including cost and administration implications?

- How do these fit within an organisation's overall risk benefit financing strategy?

Mark Price and Janet Heaton, both Principals in Mercer's International consulting team in London, will help to answer these questions through the presentation of various case studies based on past real life multinational client situations.

When: 15/02/2012 at 15:00 to 18:00

Where: BASF Ludwigshafen "Feierabendhaus"

Subject: PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE! 1) "BASF: Employee Benefits in M&As" 2) "The crisis - what does it mean for pension scheme investment" 3) "Pensions and benefits in a total rewards framework"

Speaker(s): Dr Withold Galinat and Dr Silvia Elsland, BASF; Christof Quiring, Fidelity Worldwide Investment, and Dr Stefan Fischer, Lurse

When: 16/02/2012 at 08:30 to 10:30

Where: Swiss Life 86 Boulevard Haussmann 75008 Paris

Subject: PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE! Solvency II - implications for pensions and captives

Speaker(s): Falco Valkenburg

8:30 Continental breakfast

9:00 Solvency II – implications for pensions and captives – Falco Valkenburg

10:30 Questions

Whether or not Solvency II applies to pensions and captives is a hot topic for many multinational companies in Europe. The jury is still out and many interested industry bodies are involved in the consultation process on this topic.

Falco Valkenburg, a consultant and actuary with Towers Watson in the Netherlands, and who is a member of the Groupe Consultatif and the Chair of the Investment and Financial Risk Committee, will enlighten us on his perspective on this issue. He is in an ideal position to provide this perspective, as one of the observers on behalf of the Groupe of the EIOPA Workstream 2 (Solvency) discussions. This is part of the effort from EIOPA to respond to the call for advice from the European Commission on the revision of the European Pensions Directive.

When: 14/03/2012 to 15/03/2012

Where: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Brussels

Subject: IEBA 11th Annual Conference

We have decided to return once again to Brussels following the previous highly successful Conferences where we enjoyed record levels of attendance from a wide variety of countries, and very positive feedback ('A very worthwhile conference' - 'A good balance of subjects' - 'Great and smooth overall organisation' - 'Great opportunity for networking' - 'Fantastic dinner' - etc.).
We will be continuing our very reasonable pricing philosophy developed in order to attract even more delegates:
· EUR 390 or GBP 340 – Corporate delegates (i.e. those responsible for the employee benefits of their organisation's own employees), and all existing IEBA members
· EUR 590 or GBP 520 – Others (including consultants, insurance companies and other providers of services to employers) who are not IEBA members
The price includes all meals, including the Gala Dinner on 14 March. In addition, for delegates new to IEBA and attending the Annual Conference for the first time, the fee includes a year's free membership (worth EUR 75) for the 2012/13 membership year.
We are again including a panel discussion on the first day, and finishing early on the second day so that delegates travelling by air will be able to attend the whole conference and then have plenty of time to travel to the airport to catch their flights home.

In order to maintain a suitable balance of employers, providers and consultants attending the Conference, we are applying the same rule as last year and restricting attendance to a maximum of two paying delegates per organisation. We will be monitoring bookings accordingly, but in the meantime if you are part of a large consultancy or insurer, you may wish to coordinate bookings internally.

Please register at https://www.eventsforce.net/ieba2012 where you will also find details of the Conference organisation (timetable, accommodation, useful information, and terms & conditions). If you are unable to register using the website, contact the conference organisers, CL Events, at sarah@cl-events.com who will advise you of alternative methods of registration.
 
We look forward to seeing you in Brussels!

When: 08/05/2012 at 18:30 to 19:30

Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL

Subject: tbc

Speaker(s): tbc

Registration is not required for our monthly meetings in London - just turn up.

When: 24/05/2012 at 01:30 to 05:30

Where: Lausanne

Subject: TBA

Speaker(s): TBA

When: 05/06/2012 at 18:30 to 19:30

Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL

Subject: tbc

Speaker(s): tbc

Registration is not required for our monthly meetings in London - just turn up.

When: 12/09/2012 at 01:30 to 05:30

Where: Basel

Subject: TBA

Speaker(s): TBA

When: 15/11/2012 at 14:00 to 18:00

Where: Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt

Subject: Various (to be confirmed)

Speaker(s): To be confirmed

When: 04/12/2012 at 01:30 to 05:30

Where: Zurich

Subject: TBA

Speaker(s): TBA