The event was attended by about 50 delagates from insurance regulators in 15 jurisdictions of the Asia-Pacific region. On behalf of the A2ii, Janina Voss presented on inclusive insurance and introduced the work of the initiative.

At the meeting, AFIR members elected Mr John Leung, Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Authority (IA), as the new Chairman, replacing Mr Chen Wenhui, for a term of two years to 2020.

As the Chair of A2ii’s Governing Council, Peter Braumüller represented the A2ii at the 2018 NAIC International Insurance Forum. The Forum was attended by more than 340 participants, many of them supervisors and industry representatives from the US. On a panel session dealing with the role of insurance in emerging markets, Peter Braumüller emphasized the role of regulation and supervision for improving access to insurance by the so far underserved.

The ASSAL Annual Conference focused on "Risk Analysis and Assessment in the Insurance Sector". Regina Simoes, the A2ii Regional Coordinator for Latin America delivered a presentation on inclusive insurance with the participation of Peruvian and Colombian supervisors, who described different approaches to inclusive insurance in their countries.

The President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, opened the ASSAL Annual Conference whereas the Minister of Finance,  Donald Guerrero, gave the keynote speech.

This high level, invitation-only seminar brought together the Standard Setting Bodies along with training and technical assistance providers to discuss capacity building in financial sector regulation and supervision. Hannah Grant, A2ii, presented on a panel discussing ideas for enhancing coordination and cooperation between different technical assistance and training providers. The event provided a valuable opportunity for both the sharing of best practices as well as for brainstorming on ways to work together more collaboratively.