Europe’s leading annual insurance fraud conference
19-20 March 2019
Hilton Tower Bridge, Tooley Street, London
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Counter Fraud 2019 is the industry’s leading pan-European insurance fraud conference.
Hear from industry leaders in a day packed full of exclusive fraud content, including topics such as AI, data and analytics, customer transparency, cross-industry collaboration and more. Deep dive into the challenges facing counter fraud insurers today. Explore holistic approaches to anti-fraud measures. Together with insurance fraud experts learn how to strengthen internal anti-fraud operations as well as discuss the emerging threats that have arisen in the digital age.
Why attend
Learn how insurers are implementing a holistic end-to-end tech strategy to detect and prevent fraud +
Understand how the impact of fraud can be significantly reduced with trust and transparency +
Hear how Uniqa is harnessing advanced analytics to reduce the threat of fraud +
Mingle at our exclusive drinks reception where you can continue networking over a glass of fizz +
Debate with other attendees regarding the best approach to industry collaboration and co-operation +
Explore different fraudulent trends with spotlight presentations focusing on motor, cyber and on-demand insurance +
Acquire the knowledge to revolutionise your business with out of industry insights from Europol and one of the biggest banks in Europe +
Speakers
Henrik Grønborg
Chief Executive Officer, Alka Forsikring
John Davison
Chief Information Officer, 1st Central Group
Huma Lodhi
Principal Data Scientist of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Direct Line Group
Simon Rewell
Group Head of Financial Crime, insurethebox
Adele Sumner
Head of Fraud Intelligence and Strategic Development, RSA
Fernando León de Santos
Head of Performance and Analytics Claims, AXA
Tom Gardiner
Head of Fraud, Aviva
Ben Fletcher
Director, IFB
Pre-event Insurtech Evening
Join us from 5:30pm at the Hilton Tower Bridge on 19 March to network with peers and hear from the latest innovative startups.
This evening is dedicated to exploring the best and brightest start-ups in the insurtech scene. Network with your peers over drinks and canapés and sit back and listen to the latest innovative start-ups. A series of hand-picked insurtechs will each have 10 minutes to pitch to the audience, with questions to be taken following the presentations.
Hacking and security in the insurance sector
Ken Munro, Ethical Hacker, Pen Test Partners
Lightning pitch 1 | Wrisk
Darius Kumana, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Wrisk
Lightning pitch 2 | Carpe Data
Geoffrey Andrews, Chief Operating Officer, Carpe Data
Lightning pitch 3 | Honcho
Gavin Sewell, Chief Executive Officer, Honcho Markets
Lightning pitch 4 | So-Sure
Dylan Bourguignon, Chief Executive Officer, So-sure
Agenda
- All Topics
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Welcome address and chair's opening remarks - Ant Gould, Journalist, Editor and Communications Consultant
A tech revolution in counter fraud - grasping the opportunities | 09.10 - 11.10
Keynote address
Rejuvenating the fight against fraud
Julia Walker-Smith
Associate Director – Fraud , BGL Group
Tackling new customer demands with agile leadership
Henrik Grønborg
Chief Executive Officer , Alka Forsikring
Leveraging next generation data: the evolution of claims processing and fraud prevention
Geoffrey Andrews
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer , Carpe Data
Fraud detection in the age of innovation
Simon Rewell
Group Head of Financial Crime , insurethebox
Leaders’ forum
Optimising the new tech in counter fraud: an holistic approach
- What should an holistic, end-to-end counter fraud strategy look like?
- Achieving the tech dream: what practical steps must be taken?
- Breaking down siloes: how can counter fraud be integrated across departments?
- What is a reasonable time frame in which to implement the necessary changes?
- How can aggregators be included in an end-to-end counter fraud approach?
Julia Walker-Smith
Associate Director – Fraud , BGL Group
Simon Rewell
Group Head of Financial Crime , insurethebox
Adele Sumner
Head of Fraud Intelligence and Strategic Development , RSA
Henrik Grønborg
Chief Executive Officer , Alka Forsikring
Geoffrey Andrews
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer , Carpe Data
AI and advanced analytics: new weapons in the fight against fraud | Fraud and the customer relationship | 11.40 - 13.20
Exploring the transformative potential of AI in counter fraud
- How can AI be effectively used to detect both application and claims fraud?
- Where can real gains be made in the speed of fraud detection?
- How is the use of AI in counter fraud efforts likely to develop over the next 10 years
Huma Lodhi
Principal Data Scientist of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning , Direct Line Group
Case study | Uniqa
Harnessing advanced analytics to defeat crime
This case study will examine the data strategies being used by Uniqa to combat a wide variety of fraudulent activities. Paul Brandstaetter will discuss Uniqa’s implementation of advanced analytics and show examples of this strategy reducing the threat of fraud. Delegates will have the chance to explore how the use of advanced analytics has enhanced the fraud team’s operations and efficiency.
Paul Brandstaetter
Head of P&C Analytics , UNIQA
Panel discussion
Optimising the use of AI and advanced analytics in counter fraud: grasping the opportunities?
- How might AI, machine learning and IoT come together to streamline fraud detection?
- How can the number of false positives be reduced?
- How significant a difference can AI make in minimising the impact of anti-fraud processes on the customer experience?
- What can be done to aid the seamless introduction of AI in counter fraud?
- What stands in the way of successful adoption?
Huma Lodhi
Principal Data Scientist of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning , Direct Line Group
Paul Brandstaetter
Head of P&C Analytics , UNIQA
Roy-André Lyngbø
Head of Counter Fraud , Fremtind
Arnaud Grapinet
Chief Data Scientist , Shift Technology
Fireside chat
A behavioural science perspective on opportunistic fraud
- Going back to basics: why is behavioural science an important tool to use?
- How can insurance policies and applications be designed to encourage honesty?
- Learning from experience: what are the examples of behavioural science reducing fraud to date?
- How can this be applied more broadly?
- Reality check: how likely is it that behavioural science will greatly reduce fraud?
John Beadle
Head of Financial Crime and Fraud , RSA
Ben Fletcher
Director , IFB
Case study | Laka
The benefits of a transparent relationship with the customer
Tobias Taupitz
Chief Executive Officer and Founder , Laka
Panel discussion
Fighting fraud with trust and transparency: strategies for success
- What are the benefits of creating a better corporate image?
- To what extent can effective advertising help to reduce fraud?
- How can consumer mistrust in the industry be overcome to lessen opportunistic fraud?
- What more can be done to ensure customers understand fraudulent activity and its wider impact?
- How can aggregators play a greater part in communicating the consequences of committing fraud?
- How effective is the ‘community’ aspect of P2P insurance effective in discouraging fraud?
Steve Jackson
Head of Financial Crime , Covéa Insurance
John Beadle
Head of Financial Crime and Fraud , RSA
Ben Fletcher
Director , IFB
Tobias Taupitz
Chief Executive Officer and Founder , Laka
Fighting fraud in a new data landscape | Taking collaboration to the next stage: from discussion to reality | 14.20 - 15.20
Understanding the potential new data sources: the opportunities and challenges
- What new sources of data offer the most value to fraud departments?
- How can new data sources be successfully incorporated into wider anti-fraud strategies?
- Overcoming data siloes: integrating old and new data
- Fraud at the data source: what are the vulnerabilities
Georg Russ
Data Scientist , Die Mobiliar
Optimising data strategy and management
- What are the benefits and drawbacks of data lakes?
- Combining structured and unstructured data: exploring the key considerations
- Drowning in data: how should fraud departments prioritise?
- What steps must be taken to turn data into actionable insights?
John Davison
Chief Information Officer , 1st Central Group
Panel discussion and Roundtables
Best practice in collaboration: a practical guide
In this session, experts from across the insurance sector will discuss how collaboration can be improved across the industry. Delegates will then have the opportunity to break into roundtables with individual speakers to discuss and debate the practical steps needed in order to create a truly collaborative counter-fraud effort.
- A year on from GDPR: what has been the impact on data sharing initiatives?
- How can the industry strike the right balance between data sharing and consumer privacy issues?
- What are the biggest challenges regarding cross border data-sharing?
- How can the industry become more flexible and agile?
- What more can governments do to allow for collaboration to take place?
- How can cooperation between aggregators and insurers be improved?
Mark Allen
Manager, Fraud and Financial Crime , Association of British Insurers
Craig Mullish
Detective Chief Inspector , Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department
Fernando León de Santos
Head of Performance and Analytics Claims , AXA
Osman Khurshid
Predictive Analytics Product Manager , Synectics Solutions
Future trends in fraud | 16.00 - 17.30
Spotlights on fraud
In this session, senior experts will outline key fraudulent trends within specific parts of the insurance industry. Find out how these trends are evolving and what measures are being taken to combat them
Motor
With the upcoming changes to the personal injury laws in the UK, this presentation will dive into the wider impact the legislation will have on insurance fraud. Will we see a shift towards different scams across the UK and Europe? What can insurers do to ready themselves?
Tom Gardiner, Head of Fraud, Aviva
Cyber
Cyber crime is a major driver behind the growth of cyber insurance. However, the same Internet-enabled anonymity that protects those responsible for these crimes also makes this class of insurance an easy target for fraudsters. In this presentation, delegates will learn of some of the ways cyber insurance fraud can be carried out, as well as some of the steps insurers can take to pre-empt and identify potentially fraudulent claims.
Craig Dunn, Head of Cyber Services, Hiscox
On-demand insurance
In the age of insurance innovation and customer-centricity, on-demand insurance has the potential to be one of the biggest growth areas in the industry. But what does this mean for fraud? Delegates will find out how on-demand offerings have affected fraud rates and what insurers should do to adapt?
Pierre Stanislas, Chief Executive Officer, Wilov
Tom Gardiner
Head of Fraud , Aviva
Craig Dunn
Head of Cyber Risk , Hiscox
Pierre Stanislas
Chief Executive Officer , Wilov
Panel discussion
Insight from beyond insurance: broadening the conversation
- How is fraud evolving across other industries? Are there any similarities?
- How are fraud trends changing in the UK compared to the EU?
- What key challenges are currently being faced by fraud departments?
- What steps are being taken to overcome these challenges?
- Are there any key transferable lessons that can be applied to insurance?
- What strategies work well in tackling gang-related organised crime?
- Is there scope for cross-industry collaboration?
Peter Depuydt
Head of Analytical Project - Fraud , Europol
Steve Cornwell
Head of Fraud , Lloyd’s Banking Group
Chair’s closing remarks following by drinks reception
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PRE-EVENT INSURTECH EVENING
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All tickets include:
2 day conference pass, lunch & refreshments and a drinks reception
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