Phillip Cremer
Global Head of Claims Performance and Liason
Allianz Commercial
Philipp Cremer is a qualified lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in corporate and specialty insurance at Allianz. He held several senior positions in claims, underwriting and distribution in Germany, the UK and Spain. As the Global Head of Claims Performance & Liaison he is a member of the global Claims management team of Allianz Commercial and his responsibilities include the claims services for multinational insurance programmes.
From nuclear settlements to social inflation: the continuing rise of liability risks – examining the litigation surge and its spread to Europe
Yvan De Mesmaeker (M.Sc.Eng.)
Secretary General
European Corporate Security Association – ECSA
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Keynote session: Strategic resilience in a fragmented world – what corporate security can teach risk & insurance leaders
Mark Kendall
Partner
DAC Beachcroft
Mark is a partner in the DAC Beachcroft London office and leads the Global London Property and Casualty team.
He is a leading lawyer in insurance and reinsurance, whose practice incorporates policy coverage and international dispute management including arbitration.
His particular areas of focus are casualty and excess casualty, energy, renewables, construction and product liability and recall in all major sectors.
From nuclear settlements to social inflation: the continuing rise of liability risks – examining the litigation surge and its spread to Europe
Phil McDowell
Global Sales & Distribution Lead, International Programmes & Captives
HDI Global
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Captives: the beating heart of a global programme – why captives are essential tools in financing global risk
Dan Sammons
Captive Manager
HDI UK & Ireland
Dan Sammons joined HDI in February 2025 from AIG, where he held a variety of roles across the Alternative Risk Transfer and Captive Underwriting units, most recently as Head of Alternative Risk Solutions UK. In this newly created role at HDI, Sammons brings extensive experience in International Programmes, Captives and Alternative Risk Transfer to further enhance the firm’s proposition to deliver strategic long-term growth. Dan will lead HDI's Captives growth strategy across UK and Ireland, and help further cement HDI’s position as a global leader in Captives and Alternative Risk Transfer.
Captives: the beating heart of a global programme – why captives are essential tools in financing global risk
Clare Searle
Senior Global Services Executive
FM
Clare joined FM in 2003 and has had roles within the UK insurance market related to Global Programmes and their execution for almost 30 years. Prior to joining FM, Clare worked within the risk management team at Orange pcs, within the Major Risks team at AIG and as a graduate trainee with Willis Towers Watson.
The nuts and bolts of a global programme – premium allocation, retention setting and programme coordination
Marina Tsokur
Regional Insurance Director (EMEA)
Cargill
Marina has 17 years of experience working as part of the Cargill Global Insurance team with businesses worldwide and manages Regional insurances in EMEA for the Cargill Group as well as its Global Marine Cargo Insurance Program, including through the use of the captive. As part of her role, she is responsible for the management and development of International Insurance Programmes for the Group with respect to cargo (globally) and EMEA (multiple lines). Marina is a Board member of Airmic and an active contributor to committees and special interest groups on captive insurance of Airmic, SIRM and Ferma.
Captives: the beating heart of a global programme – why captives are essential tools in financing global risk
Angelika Werner
Research Director of Climate Resilience & Risk
FM
Angelika joined FM in 2023 and is leading FM's global research activities relating to climate risk from the new research and training centre under development in Luxembourg. Direct reports to this position currently include a diverse team of scientists studying flood, wildfire, temperature events, wind, and other severe storms located in the U.S. (Norwood, Massachusetts), Asia (Singapore) and EMEA (Luxembourg). Prior to joining FM, Angelika was strategy manager for Reinsurance and Solutions at Swiss Re, where she also held positions in innovation and natural catastrophe model development. Her career includes working as a catastrophe risk analyst for Allianz, an R&D manager for Wills Re, and leading the Willis Research Network Climate Hub
Adapting to new climate norms – addressing extreme weather, corporate resilience and the rise of parametric covers
