On May 19 and 20 the most senior and influential players in the insurance industry will converge on ExCeL London for BIBA 2010 – providing unrivalled sales and networking opportunities for any company wishing to target insurance brokers and intermediaries.
Expectations for BIBA 2010 are high following the huge success of the 2009 event in Manchester.
Despite the most challenging economic environment, nearly 160 exhibiting companies and over 3000 visitors, including more than 1500 brokers, attended BIBA 2009 – confirming the event’s position as the leading conference and exhibition for the insurance sector by far.
What happens at BIBA?
BIBA offers exhibitors a unique proposition: two full days of busy exhibition selling time, supported by a first class conference programme that attracts delegates and the media in large numbers.
The exhibition is the focal point of the event and, from there, delegates can select their own choice of conference sessions to attend – as many or as few as they please. And with not-to-be-missed speakers such as Sir Bob Geldof, Erin Brockovich, and Lord Sebastian Coe making appearances in recent years, alongside numerous industry focused seminars, you can be sure that brokers see BIBA as a must-attend event.
New format for 2010
The new style BIBA 2010 will be open for two full days. This will provide an easier build up and reduce accommodation and other costs for many exhibitors.
For delegates, the new open period of Wednesday and Thursday is expected to attract even more attendees than the previous Thursday/Friday format, while the full second day offers more choice for the increasing number of exhibition only visitors attending the event.
The 2009 attendance figures confirm that more brokers come to BIBA than any other insurance event. Staff from all BIBA member firms are entitled to complimentary entry to the conference and exhibition. Entry to the exhibition is free for any broker or intermediary, making sure that the hall is busy with non-BIBA member brokers too.
Visitors are predominantly owners and senior executives. They represent small to mediumsized businesses as well as large multinational firms, running commercial and personal lines.
And with most attending for the duration of the event, there are plenty of opportunities for relaxed networking outside the exhibition halls too.
Exhibitor profile
- Accident and health
- Aviation
- Broker acquisition
- Business recovery services
- Captive insurance
- Claims management
- Commercial insurance
- Compliance support
- Computer insurance
- Construction and engineering
- Directors’ and officers’ liability
- Document solutions
- Employment law/health and safety
- Environmental
- Financial institutions
- Fulfilment
- General liability
- Insurance brokers
- Insurance company management
- Insurers
- IT/software
- Legal expenses
- Legal services
- Loss adjusters
- Marine, energy and industrial property
- Marketing services
- Medical malpractice
- Networks
- Pan-European claims handling
- Personal lines
- Premium finance
- Professional bodies
- Professional indemnity
- Property owners insurance
- Publishers
- Risk management
- Specialist insurers
- Specialist underwriting agencies
- Trade associations
- Trade credit and political risk
- Training support
