The Future of Life Assurance

13th Annual Conference: Hear from leading CEOs on developments in products, distribution and policy at the UK’s flagship event

19th & 20th May 2010, The Guoman Tower Hotel, London
Featuring Flexible Retirement Solutions, 18th May 2010, Le Méridien Piccadilly, London


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Speakers:

Rob Devey

Rob Devey

Chief Executive, UK and Europe, Prudential

Mike Rogers

Mike Rogers

Group Chief Executive, LV=

Otto Thoresen

Otto Thoresen

Chief Executive, AEGON

Trevor Matthews

Trevor Matthews

Chief Executive Officer, Friends Provident

Mark Gregory

Mark Gregory

Group Executive Director, Savings, Legal & General

Ken Hogg

Ken Hogg

Insurance Sector Director, FSA

Ivan Martin

Ivan Martin

Chairman, Sesame Group

Martin Davis

Martin Davis

Chief Executive Officer, Openwork

Biography

Openwork is one of the largest financial advisory firms in the UK, with over 2,500 advisers, writing £300 million of premium in 2008. Prior to Openwork Martin was CEO of Zurich Financial Services’s Global Life Emerging Markets businesses, spanning Asia, South America and Middle Eastern markets. Martin also maintained overall responsibility for Zurich International Life, the offshore subsidiary of ZFS, as Chairman. Martin was also a founding Director or Zurich Takaful.

Previously Martin worked as Commercial Director for Sesame Limited, managing over 7,500 IFAs (25 per cent of the UK market). Martin was also a Board Director of Assureweb.

Before joining Sesame, Martin was Executive Vice President, of Corillian International Ltd and spent eight years working in various business management roles for Reuters plc. Martin also served in the Armed Forces for 10 years, reaching the rank of Captain, in many operational theatres including 5 years with Special Forces. Martin is a Non Executive Director of McKinney Rogers International, a leading strategy consultancy.

David Etherington

David Etherington

Chief Growth Officer, Zurich Financial Services

Richard Verdin

Richard Verdin

Protection Director, Aviva

Adrian Boulding

Adrian Boulding

Wealth Policy Director, Legal & General

Stephen Ingledew

Stephen Ingledew

Strategy Director, Standard Life

Biography

Stephen Ingledew is the Distribution Strategy Director for Standard Life.

The key elements of his role are both strategic development and channel leadership which involve the following;

  • Developing and executing the Standard Life UK distribution and channel strategies
  • Leading the development and direction of the Strategic Partnership Sales channel
  • Leading the development and direction of the Standard Life direct to customer sales channel
  • Leading and executing the strategy to invest in IFA distribution
  • Leading the execution of major strategic revenue initiatives and deals in order to capture assets
  • Leading industry interface, through leadership and influence

The scope of Stephen’s role reflects the need for Standard Life to develop its’ distribution capacity and capability to deliver the Group’s growth objectives for 2012 and beyond.

Stephen has worked in the UK financial services and wealth management industry since 1984 after graduating in law from university. Over the last twenty years he was worked as financial practitioner, product development director and marketing director for a range of financial institutions such as Friends Provident, Berkeley, Schroders, Frizzell and AMP.

Prior to his recent appointment at Standard Life, Stephen was the Commercial Director of Barclays Financial Planning, the Bank’s regulated financial services channel for all customer segments

Stephen has been a board member of the Institute of Financial Services, the UK industry’s professional body and he also worked for the UK regulator, the Financial Services Authority for three years.

He has been a regular writer for newspapers as well as speaking frequently at industry conferences and on television and radio.

Stephen is married with two young daughters. Time outside the family and the business is spent with Reading Football Club, where he is a Vice President.

Nick Dixon

Nick Dixon

Marketing Director, Skandia

David Stuart

David Stuart

Barclays Financial Planning

Jamie Jenkins

Jamie Jenkins

Standard Life

Mark Polson

Mark Polson

Head of Customer Management, Standard Life

Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson

Head of Defined Benefit Risk Management, Aviva

Maggie Craig

Maggie Craig

Director of Life and Savings, ABI

Fiona Tait

Fiona Tait

Pensions Development Manager, Scottish Life

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson

Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Studies

Biography

 

 

Reinder van Dijk

Reinder van Dijk

Managing Consultant, Oxera

Tom Boardman

Tom Boardman

Prudential

Kim Lerche-Thomsen

Kim Lerche-Thomsen

Chief Executive, Living Time

Steve Groves

Steve Groves

Chief Executive, Partnership

Dominic Grinstead

Dominic Grinstead

Managing Director UK, Metlife

Dave Lowe

Dave Lowe

Pensions Management Director, Zurich Life

David Cooper

David Cooper

Marketing and Distribution Director, Just Retirement

Rachel Vahey

Rachel Vahey

Head of Pensions Development, AEGON

Biography

 

Vanessa Owen

Vanessa Owen

LV=

Ian Martin

Ian Martin

Head of Pensions and Retirement Income, HSBC

John Lawson

John Lawson

Head of Pensions Policy, Standard Life Group

Nigel Barlow

Nigel Barlow

Head of Research, Just Retirement

Billy Burrows

Billy Burrows

Director, William Burrows Annuities

Will Mowatt

Will Mowatt

Director, Mowatt Financial Planning

Steven Haberman

Steven Haberman

Professor of Actuarial Science, Cass Business School

Edward Stuart Brown

Edward Stuart Brown

Head of Sales, Friends Provident

Biography

Having qualified as a Mining Engineer, Ed worked in the South African gold and platinum mines before returning to the UK to embark on a second career in the Life Assurance industry. Ed joined Friends Provident as part of the original team that set up and ran the direct sales force.

Although Ed has a wide range of experience across the industry his focus and passion remains on life assurance and the protection needs of customers because as he comments:

“It is the foundation of every aspect of good financial planning and one where the customer for a relatively modest out lay can protect themselves and their families from potential financial ruin. Why wouldn't you be passionate about that?”

He is now responsible for all protection sales across Friends Provident.

Roger A Soppe

Roger A Soppe

Director, Global Insurance Strategy, Oracle

Director

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Director, 1st - The Exchange

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