Website: https://insurtechsummit.wixsite.com/insurtechsummit Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/INSURTECHSUMMITPH Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/VlW2ONJ4 LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/insurtech-summit-ph Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../insurtech-summit-2021... Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/Insurtech_Ph INSURTECH SUMMIT 2021 #InsurtechSummit2021 is the Philippines’ first major Insurtech Summit gathering speakers and audiences from around the globe. Happening this January 25 -27, 2021, we are launching the event with the theme: Winning the Digital Wave, giving focus on how the pandemic has been a defining moment to the insurance sector as the challenges it brought pushed for a pivot towards digital innovation and transformation. This 3-day virtual conference will showcase talks from a diverse set of speakers aiming to provide the insurance sector a playbook on how to survive and thrive in these unprecedented times. Get your tickets now at https://bit.ly/34dqGVV Insurtech Summit 2021 is organized by Microinsurance Intermediaries & Practitioners Association of the Philippines (MIPAP) and Impact Advisory Services (IAS) with the support of the Philippines Insurance Commission, Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association, Inc. (PIRA, Inc.), Philippine Life Insurance Association Inc. (PLIA), Association of Insurers and Reinsurers of Developing Countries (AIRDC), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and Mutual Exchange Forum on Inclusive Insurance (MEFIN).

Despite the difficulties brought by the surge in insurance claims and limited mobility due to the pandemic, member companies of the Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association (PIRA) were still able to help in various forms the thousands of Filipino families affected by recent typhoons. PIRA Executive Director Michael Rellosa said these companies readily responded to the needs of those displaced by typhoons Rolly, Ulysses, and Quinta that ravaged many parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila in the last two months of 2020. Leading these companies were the two mutual insurers, namely 1Cooperative Insurance System of the Philippines and General Insurance (1CISP) and CLIMBS Life and General Insurance Cooperative and (1CISP), shelling out at least P1.65 million and P1 million in cash and relief goods to the typhoon victims. The 1CISP partnered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and the Philippine Navy to bring relief goods to families in Marikina, San Mateo and Rodriguez, Rizal who were displaced by flooding from typhoon Ulysses. It also gave cash assistance to Caritas Manila, the Office of the Vice President, and cooperatives and communities in Marikina, Catanduanes and Isabela. CLIMBS, for its part, responded to the needs of close to hundreds of cooperatives affected by the typhoons through its CLIMBS Community Action Response to Emergency Services (CARES) Other PIRA member companies were equally as generous and ready to provide help to our countrymen. The UCPB General Insurance Company. Inc. (COCOGEN) employees donated close to P300,000 for victims of typhoons Rolly and Ulysses. They chose the Bicol region as beneficiary, extending help first to the employees of their Legazpi and Naga branches, and then providing relief goods to 200 families in six barangays in Albay. The Malayan Insurance Corporation, through the Alfonso Yuchengco Foundation and the Yuchengco Group of Companies, distributed relief goods to 1,000 families in Cainta, Rizal, and 400 families in Rodriguez, Rizal, who were displaced by the flooding from typhoon Ulysses. After this, Malayan extended food, and hygiene kits to 3,000 families in at least 12 barangays in Enrile, Baggao, and Alcala, Cagayan that were also displaced by the flooding. It also donated medicines to groups of doctors that conducted medical missions in these areas. On top of these, the company is looking at proposed rehabilitation efforts for families in Catanduanes whose houses were destroyed by the typhoons. Pacific Union, meanwhile, donated relief goods amounting to 215,000, benefitting 4,000 families in Marikina, Daraitan in Rizal and in Tuguegarao. Stronghold Insurance provided 5,000 hygiene kits containing face masks, alcohol, and bath soaps to residents of 5 barangays in Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay and Cagayan. Aside from these, the company provided relief food packs to 2,000 families in Isabela. FPG Insurance, meanwhile, donated Christmas gift baskets to 50 families in Tondo, Manila that were displaced by the typhoons. It also donated pet grooming and care supplies and vitamins to Animal Kingdom Foundation for 70 to 100 dogs affected by flooding in San Mateo, Rizal. The company followed this up by donating school supplies and toys to children residing in railway tracks through the Smile For A Reason group. It is now working to provide gifts to 500 more families in Rizal province in time for the holidays. Pacific Cross Insurance distributed food and hygiene kits to families in Marikina whose homes have been deeply submerged in flood yet were not getting help from donors due to their inaccessible location. The company reached the said families in coordination with a local Christian fellowship. Employees of Philippines First Insurance Company, meanwhile, donated relief goods to the typhoon victims. The company is now looking to donate construction materials to those whose homes were destroyed by the typhoons. For Sterling Insurance, the company and its employees provided relief goods to 1,500 families in Kasiglahan Village, San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal. Travelers Insurance and Surety Corporation conducted a gift-giving activity focused on children in typhoon ravaged areas to cheer them up in time for Christmas. The company engaged its different branches and service offices across the country for this activity. Meanwhile, the owners and officers of Western Guaranty Corporation donated cash and relief goods to affected communities, preferring to do it in private. The company, however, expressed willingness to support PIRA in any charitable activity that the industry might want to pursue.

Dear participants of the 2020 ISJ Advanced course, (CC: Dear ISJ liaison officers in East Asia,) After careful deliberations, we have decided to give up on holding the second half of the ISJ Advanced Course in Tokyo in February 2021. Whilst we have explored the possibility of holding it in June instead, the chances of us actually being able to do so, with securing participants’ safety, are low. As such, there is a high possibility that the second half will be held online in March. Accordingly, it would be highly appreciated if you could clear your schedule between March 8 - 12. We will contact you again as soon as a final decision has been reached. Thank you for your kind understanding and cooperation. Yours sincerely, Hiroyasu Miyazaki International Business Planning Dept. General Insurance Association of Japan From: SHMBR-国際部-ISJ Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 3:11 PM Cc: 宮崎 裕安 Subject: ISJ Advanced Course (Second Half) Dear participants of the 2020 ISJ Advanced course, (CC: Dear ISJ liaison officers in East Asia,) Dear 2020 ISJ Advanced Course participants, It is a great pleasure for me to see that you have all completed the First Half successfully after engaging in active discussions. Despite promising to do so on the last day of the First Half, I am sorry to report that we will not be able to provide you with a concrete schedule for the Second Half today. The committee in charge of the ISJ at our association is now deliberating the schedule. It would be highly appreciated if you could wait until early next week. Thank you for your kind understanding. Yours sincerely, Hiroyasu Miyazaki International Business Planning Department The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) TEL +81-3-3255-1439 FAX +81-3-3255-1234 e-mail: isj@sonpo.or.jp

Dear PSI signatory companies and supporting institutions, Following our PSI Board elections and our PSI Board Chair and Vice-Chair elections, it is with great pleasure that we would like to announce the results and structure of the new PSI Board. Outcome of the PSI Board Chair and Vice-Chair election process Following the Secretariat’s call for self-nominations for the positions of PSI Board Chair and PSI Board Vice-Chair, we are pleased to inform you that the new elected PSI Board Chair and Vice Chair are: PSI Chair: Karin Greve-Isdahl, Storebrand (Norway) PSI Vice-Chair: Moira Gill, TD Insurance (Canada) PSI Board members and corresponding tenures The PSI Board is currently composed of 15 members—14 members from PSI signatory companies and 1 member appointed by UNEP, which has a permanent seat. The names, organizations, countries and tenures of the newly established PSI Board are summarized in the table below: The first PSI Board meeting was held on 15 December 2020 with participation of all 15 members of the PSI Board and the PSI Secretariat. This was an opportunity for the Board to have an initial discussion on their shared vision and individual contributions to advancing sustainable insurance thinking and practices worldwide.

Dear DRR Focal Points and colleagues, Warn greetings from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. The year 2020 was indeed a test of our resilience. However, we must acknowledge that while COVID has posed significant challenges to achievement of the Sendai Framework, the Sendai Framework also offers solutions to recover from COVID-19 and move the world towards resilience, marked by a multi-hazard, multi-sector and multi-stakeholder approach. Please visit https://www.undrr.org/asia-pacific to see our publications and products launched in 2020 that make a strong case for this approach. So, as we step into 2021, the first year of the “Decade of Action”, the UNDRR Asia-Pacific team wishes all of you a very happy holiday season and a safe, resilient and sustainable new year!

#InsurtechSummit2021 is the Philippines’ first major Insurtech Summit gathering speakers and audiences from around the globe. Happening this January 25 -27, 2021, we are launching the event with the theme: Winning the Digital Wave, giving focus on how the pandemic has been a defining moment to the insurance sector as the challenges it brought pushed for a pivot towards digital innovation and transformation. This 3-day virtual conference will showcase talks from a diverse set of speakers aiming to provide the insurance sector a playbook on how to survive and thrive in these unprecedented times. Get your tickets now at https://bit.ly/34dqGVV Insurtech Summit 2021 is organized by Microinsurance Intermediaries & Practitioners Association of the Philippines (MIPAP) and Impact Advisory Services (IAS) with the support of the Philippines Insurance Commission, Philippine Life Insurance Association Inc. (PLIA), Association of Insurers and Reinsurers of Developing Countries (AIRDC), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and Mutual Exchange Forum on Inclusive Insurance (MEFIN).

Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific (IIAP) and ASEAN Insurance Council (AIC) will be organizing again the 3rd ASEAN Microinsurance Course 2021.