2024 Agenda
HNW 2024 Agenda
2024 Agenda
07 November, 2024, Events @ NO 6, London
09:30 – 10:00
Registration
10:00 – 10:05
Welcome and opening remarks
10:05 – 10:35
Insurer keynote
Addressing capacity challenges and maximising the opportunities High Net Worth market represents for the UK insurance sector
Nicola joined Hiscox in February 2007 into our Schemes team. Nicola has had various roles at Hiscox, including running our schemes team, the UK renewals team, an Strategic Accounts role and running two of our UK regional offices. Nicola has been Head of Broker Art of Clients for a year and a half and proudly contributed to the team recently winning Personal Lines Insurer of the year at UK Broker Awards.
10:35 – 11:20
Tackling underinsurance in high net worth: where are the biggest gaps in coverage and how can we protect clients from a rising crime?
Addressing underinsurance and improving frequency of valuations
Spotting gaps and ensuring clients are well covered
A Chartered Loss Adjuster & Associate Director at market leading high net worth, fine art and HNW real estate loss adjusting specialists, Criterion, part of Charles Taylor.
I have worked in loss adjusting for 35 years, during which time I have handled high net worth and private clients claims on behalf many of the leading Insurers, Underwriters & Brokers involved in this market, handling claims within the UK and Europe.
Grace Best-Devereux
Executive Major and Complex Loss Adjuster for Fine Art, Jewelry, Specie.
Sedgwick
Grace has been involved in the art industry for over 10 years with her experience ranging across production to possession as a studio artist, gallery manager, art researcher, and insurance specialist. Grace came to London to complete her master’s degree with a distinction from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Within her Art business degree, she specialised in insuring contemporary art, collections management of East Asian ceramics, and art crime.
Taking the experience gained from working in all aspects of the art market, Grace’s expertise covers material construction to the management of art as an asset class. In addition to handling the claims of art objects, Grace specialises in fine jewellery and watches, collectibles, wine and spirits, musical instruments and all other specie categories.
Claire Welford is a senior adjuster in Crawford’s major and complex loss team. She joined Crawford in 2020 and has over 30 years of experience in property adjusting and fraud investigation.
She has led many claims in excess of £1 million and has had previous roles at Zurich Insurance Company, Canopius and Amlin.
Claire is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters and in 2012, she won the Ina Barker Award bestowed by Chartered Insurance Institute. She is passionate about creating innovative and customer-focused solutions.
11:20 – 11:50
Coffee and networking break
11:50 – 12:35
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1) Staying ahead of rapidly evolving risks in high net worth claims
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1) Staying ahead of rapidly evolving risks in high net worth insurance
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As technologies and associated risks rapidly evolve, staying up to date with the needs and risks these pose to your clients is crucial. During this interactive workshop, we will review and unpick some of the latest security and risk developments. What are some of the key security developments that brokers need to be aware of, and how is this affecting the way you can service your clients?
Andrew Cheney is a qualified Chartered Surveyor and a board member of the AiS (Association of Insurance Surveyors) who has been working exclusively for Hiscox insurance for the last 16 years.
The third generation in a family of valuers and auctioneers, Andrew’s first career was spent working for Sotheby’s throughout UK and then in USA where has was an Assistant Vice President within the decorative arts division.
During his fine art career, Andrew has featured on the American Antiques Roadshow, as well as BBC programmes “Bargain Hunt” and “Flog It !”
In his current role Andrew visits the risks insured by Hiscox advising High Net Worth private individuals, Museums and Galleries on a variety of issues from fire & security to risk management and sums insured.
Nicola joined Hiscox in February 2007 into our Schemes team. Nicola has had various roles at Hiscox, including running our schemes team, the UK renewals team, an Strategic Accounts role and running two of our UK regional offices. Nicola has been Head of Broker Art of Clients for a year and a half and proudly contributed to the team recently winning Personal Lines Insurer of the year at UK Broker Awards.
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2) Pricing volatility and managing the risks of underinsurance
2) Pricing volatility and managing the risks of underinsurance
Everything from contemporary art to luxury watches has been subject to increasingly volatile pricing, and with this, rapid changes to their value. Whilst regular revaluations can go some way to mitigating this, it is also essential to keep track of clients’ luxury goods inventories, and their fluctuating pricing. This session will examine some of the most at-risk areas of underinsurance, and how technology and other measures can be implemented to reduce this risk to your clients.
Guy Vaissière has almost 30 years of experience in the art and luxury markets in senior leadership roles across major auction houses, galleries and private clients. Throughout his career, the valuation of artworks, objects and luxury items has always been at the centre of any role, covering the whole gamut of fine and decorative arts, as well as jewellery, watches, wine and cars. He has a thorough understanding of the complexities of HNW clients and their collections.
Before joining Gurr Johns, Guy served as Director of Art Finance at The Fine Art Group in a role that spanned business development and portfolio management and has held senior sales roles in commercial fine & decorative art galleries and an art fair. Guy began his career in business management roles at Phillips and Sotheby’s and has been actively engaged with the HNW insurance industry throughout his career.
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3) Flood, fire, theft and escape of water – reducing and managing exposure to common risks
3) Flood, fire, theft and escape of water – reducing and managing exposure to common risks
There are a range of common risk factors leading to claims in the high net worth space, but how can brokers best work with insurers and their clients to manage risk mitigation measures? What are some of the changing causes of these risks, and what measures can be put in place to protect clients and their property and goods?
Stuart has 17 years’ experience in the industry, specialising in underwriting within the Private Client market. He has recently joined Bspoke to lead the expansion of the HNW team having previously worked at Munich Re for 6 years as Head of Personal Lines Underwriting.
He also has experience in a Lloyds syndicate and London market MGA having worked at MS Amlin and Plum Underwriting in a variety of underwriting roles.
12:35 – 13:35
Lunch and networking break
13:35 – 14:20
Workshops: round 2
14:25 – 15:10
Workshops: round 3
15:10 – 15:30
Afternoon networking break
15:30 – 15:45
Closing keynote: property, crime rates and advising on the latest threats and challenges facing private clients
How are threats in property and private client security changing and how can you best advise your clients?
Mitigating for the latest risks in property security, and looking ahead to emerging challenges on the horizon
Tom Tahany joined Blackstone Consultancy in October 2018 and currently oversees our Property Services within the Blackstone Consultancy Senior Leadership Team. This sees Tom carrying out security reviews on both residential and commercial properties. On the residential side, this ranges from penthouses and apartments to country estates and villas both in the UK and globally.
He gained a BA in Modern History from the University of East Anglia and followed this by completing a Masters with Distinction in Intelligence and International Security at King’s College London. Tom was named as the winner of the ‘President’s Award for an Outstanding Young Professional’ at the 2021 Security Institute Awards Dinner.
15:45 – 17:00
Hiscox Private Clients networking drinks reception
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