An international business crossroads that brings together the leading players in the world Reinsurance market
The Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte-Carlo brings together the leading players in the world Reinsurance market: reinsurers, insurers and brokers, along with a large number of lawyers, financial advisors and merchant bankers, and the international press. It enjoys increasing success: 462 participants representing 24 countries gathered for the first edition in 1957, 1,300 people from 66 countries took part in 1973.
Since 1990, some 2,500 specialists from almost 80 countries have regularly made the Rendez-Vous de Septembre the international business crossroads for the insurance and reinsurance industries. Consisting essentially of informal meetings between ceding companies and their reinsurers, the Rendez-Vous de Septembre marks the start of the period of negotiation of conditions for the renewal of reinsurance treaties, most of which expire on 1 January. With its unity of time and space, the Rendez-Vous de Septembre also provides opportunities for high-level contacts, which may lead to strategic agreements. Finally it allows players and observers to take stock of the situation of world reinsurance, and to see how natural disasters, industrial claims, markets and rates have evolved over the previous year.
The Rendez-Vous de Septembre is managed by an Organizing Committee composed of 14 members, each from a different country. Europe, the United States and Asia are all represented. As the task of presiding over the RVS is traditionally entrusted to the President of AGF, Jean-Philippe Thierry will chair the Rendez-Vous de Septembre 2009 Press Conference on Tuesday 8 September at 8.00 a.m. at the Salon Debussy, Hôtel de Paris, Place du Casino.
This year the lecture-debate, on Tuesday 8 September, will be chaired by Michel Liès, Member of the Executive Board of Swiss Re, and will be devoted to the topic: “A crisis, what’s the use, what’s the purpose?”. Participants will be Gillian Tett, Financial Times and Raj Singh, Chief Risk Officer, Swiss Re. It will take place from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. in the Sporting d’Hiver, Place du Casino.
Conference
- Tuesday September 8th, from 09:30am to 11:30am
SPORTING D’HIVER – Salle François Blanc
Presentation-debate under the Chairmanship of Michel Liès, Swiss Re.
Topic: “A crisis, what’s the use, what’s the purpose?”
Panel of Speakers:
- Michel Liès, Member of the Executive Board, Swiss Re
- Gillian Tett, Financial Times
- Raj Singh, Chief Risk Officer, Swiss Re
