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Agricultural insurance issues to be discussed in October 2014 in Istanbul

07.08.2014 257 views

New dates and place of the International Conference "Agricultural Insurance, Reinsurance & Brokerage in CIS, Europe & Asia" were set for October 6-8, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey. Conference `Standard registration’ fee option has been launched on August 1, 2014.

Conference Agenda will keep most of the topics planned earlier, as well, as it will be added with new speakers and topics. Quite a number of reinsurance and insurance industry representatives, brokers and insurance consultants from USA, Canada and Eurasia territories will participate in this event. Governmental agencies and private sector delegates from Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan will also attend to share their experience and get new knowledge.

Many international experts from leading reinsurance and insurance companies have already confirmed their presentation topics. Conference Agenda will cover the information on new solutions and approaches to actuarial work and agricultural underwriting. The Agenda will be updated on a regular basis by the end of August 2014, upon new topics and speakers’ confirmation.

“Technology driven solutions for agricultural insurance” has been marked as one of the key topics of 2014 Conference. It includes not only satellite monitoring and remote sensing, but also a technology-driven tablet and Internet solutions for risk managements at farms, electronic applications for insurers and loss adjusters..

Another accent will be made on a discussion panel for the PPP in agricultural insurance. World’s top experts will discuss and advise on the role of efficient collaboration between private and public sector in developing the agricultural insurance programs on a national scale. The key accent here will be made on technical details, considering their great importance for developing countries of CIS, Europe and Asia.Official web-site: www.agroinsconf.comPlace for venue: InterContinental Istanbul, TurkeyDates:October 6-8, 2014Conference Organizers:AgroInsurance International LLC. - www.AgroInsurance.comConference Manager: Ian V. ShynkarenkoContact phone: +380 98 539 3335Contact e-mail: info@agroinsconf.com

Source - www.agroinsurance.com

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