Financial Markets, Insurance and Pensions

OECD Conference on Catastrophic Risks and Insurance

from 22-Nov-2004 to 23-Nov-2004

Large-scale disasters, whether natural or man-made - and particularly those caused by terrorists - are increasingly frequent and costly. How to handle the losses caused by such disasters was the subject of an OECD conference in Paris on 22-23 November 2004.

OECD Expert Meeting on Pensions and Insurance in the Baltic Countries

on 05-Oct-2004

5 October 2004, Riga, Latvia. The objective of this meeting was to promote high-level policy dialogue on insurance and pensions reform between OECD and Baltic counterparts in order to foster the development of effective insurance and pension regulatory and supervisory structures in Baltic countries.

Sixth Annual OECD/World Bank Global Bond Market Forum

from 24-May-2004 to 25-May-2004

Held at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, the forum focused on: Trends and Structural Developments in Bond Markets around the World; Issuer Co-ordination, Market Development and the Co-ordination with Monetary Policy; The Development of a Modern Valuation Framework; Recent Best Practices in Bond Markets; and, The Role of Rating Agencies in Domestic Bond Market Development.

Fifth Conference on Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Latin America,

from 26-May-2004 to 27-May-2004

San Juan, Puerto Rico, 26-27 May 2004.  The objective of this conference was to address the broad range of policy issues of direct relevance for the development of effective and efficient insurance regulatory and supervisory framework in the Latin American countries.

OECD Conference on Pension Reform in Russia, 24 -26 September 2003, Moscow

from 24-Sep-2003 to 26-Sep-2003

This conference provided an international forum for the discussion of key policy issues related to implementation of the new, privately funded pension system in Russia and “best practice” regulatory and supervisory mechanisms used in the OECD countries to ensure effective and efficient pension provision.

IV Conference on Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Latin America

from 08-May-2003 to 09-May-2003

This conference was held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on 8-9 May 2003. Selected Latin American countries participated and the main topics included credit risk transfer between insurance and banking sectors, reinsurance, insurance against terrorism risks and corporate governance.

Second OECD Conference on Private Pensions in Asia, Hyderabad, India, 28 30 May 2003

from 28-May-2003 to 30-May-2003

The Asia-Pacific Regional meeting of the INPRS and the OECD/INPRS conference on private pensions in Asia has been postponed to 28-30 of May 2003. The meeting will focus on major policy issues related to private pension reform, regulation and supervision in the Asia-Pacific region.

Workshop on Public Debt Management in Brazil

from 10-Mar-2003 to 11-Mar-2003

Rio de Janeiro, 10-11 March 2003. The Brazilian National Treasury, the OECD and the Fundacao Getulio Vargas jointly organised this workshop to further efforts by the Brazilian Treasury to improve Debt Management procedures and practices in Brazil.

Third Conference on Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Latin America

from 22-Jul-2002 to 24-Jul-2002

The Conference on Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Latin America organised jointly by the ASSAL, the OECD and the IAIS was held in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on 15-16 July 2002.

Technical Expert Meeting on Reinsurance, Suzhou, China, June 2002

from 01-Jun-2002 to 30-Jun-2002

Additional information about this conference will be provided shortly.

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