SCOR, Allianz, Fermat Capital, World Bank, TIAA-CREF and Clariden Leu Discuss Expanding the Investor Base for Insurance-Linked and Longevity-Based Investments

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Finance IQ, a division of IQPC, announced the 7^th Insurance Linked Securities Summit, being held January 27-29, 2010 in New York, NY.

“I am very optimistic of the growth potential for the ILS market in 2010. The signs for a renewed issuance interest are clear”

After numerous changes on both the life and non-life sides of the market during the past year, the 7th ILS Summit aims to address major challenges in the marketplace – specifically increasing issuance, enhancing transparency and expanding the investor base for cat bonds, ILS and longevity-based investments.

This annual meeting, which has emerged in recent years as the largest global insurance linked securities conference, brings together the entire value chain, including institutional investors, alternative investment analysts, hedge funds, insurance and reinsurance companies, modeling agencies, life insurance settlement providers, underwriters, law firms and banks. Discussions at January’s ILS Summit include:

• The future of insurance risk transfer, including considerations as to how technology and innovations will transform the marketplace
• The changing investor landscape for longevity and catastrophe-linked investment products
• New product structures, including triparty repo, government-guaranteed solutions
• Hybrid life insurance settlement products created from “fusing” policies with other alternative assets
• 360-degree perspectives from sponsors, investors, fund managers, academia and federal and state regulatory agencies
• Realigning fund structures with new taxation regimes and cost-effective solutions for responding to IRS guidance

“I am very optimistic of the growth potential for the ILS market in 2010. The signs for a renewed issuance interest are clear,” states conference speaker Luca Albertini, CEO of Leadenhall Capital Advisors in a recent interview with Finance IQ.

Participating organizations at the 7^th ILS Summit include SCOR, Allianz, Liberty Mutual, USAA, World Bank Treasury, TIAA-CREF, London School of Economics, Horton Point, Highbrook Capital, Clariden Leu, Swiss Re and many others. In addition, the Insurance Linked Securities Summit features several Guest Keynote presenters:

• Dr. Kenneth Froot, Andre R. Jakuski Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University
• Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Atmospheric Science, MIT
• Matthew Browndorf, Founder & CIO, Browndorf PEM
• John Seo, Managing Principal, Fermat Capital
• Bill Caldwell, CEO, Advanced Cell Technology
• Martin Bispind, Head of Non-Life Risk Transformation, Swiss Re

For more information about the 7^th Insurance Linked Securities Summit, visit www.ilsnewyork.com. Follow Finance IQ on Twitter at www.twitter.com/IQPCFinance or contact Toby Donovan, Finance IQ Conference Director at [e-mail].

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