Middle East Insurance: Natural catastrophe trends with spotlight on earthquake risk in Türkiye
Can insurers adapt to growing natural catastrophe risks?
Join the experts for a focused discussion on credit trends and catastrophe modeling. In this webinar we explore how evolving risk landscapes are reshaping insurance strategies—and whether rising Nat Cat exposure presents opportunity or uninsurable threat.
Topics include:
- What are the top credit trends across Middle Eastern insurance markets?
- How have insurers and reinsurers responded to recent major catastrophes; the 2024 Dubai floods and 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye?
- Have natural catastrophe models evolved to reflect lessons learned from these events?
- Does rising Nat Cat risk create greater opportunities for insurers, or does it lead to higher levels of uninsurable risks?
Speakers
Atınç Yilmaz
Regional CEO Turkey and Central Asia & Howden Europe Executive Member
Howden
Brandan Holmes
Vice President - Senior Credit Officer
Moody's Ratings
Mohammed Ali Londe
Vice President - Senior Analyst, Financial Institutions
Moody's Ratings
Maren Scheidhauer
Associate Director – Model and Product Specialist, Insurance Solutions
Moody's
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Atınç is Howden Europe's Regional CEO for Turkey & Central Asian Countries and Excom member.
With 30+ years' insurance brokerage experience, including CEO roles at Marsh in Turkey, Indonesia and UAE. When joined Howden in 2017, achieved quantum leap, Howden TMEA grew to 500+ employees, 12 offices, from top 20 to top 3 brokers.
Brandan is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in the EMEA Insurance Team, with analytical responsibility for a range of (re)insurance ratings across the EMEA region.
Brandan joined Moody’s New York office in 2010, as an analyst responsible for a diverse portfolio of US insurance and reinsurance companies. Prior to joining Moody’s, he was Assured Guaranty Ltd., responsible for accounting policy and transaction advisory services. Brandan started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in South Africa, later transferring to the New York office where he was a manager in the Assurance practice, primarily responsible for the audits of life insurance companies.
Brandan holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Pretoria and a MBA in finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and a Certified Public Accountant (NY).
Mohammed Ali Londe is an Vice President – Senior Analyst within Moody’s Insurance Group, based in Dubai. He is responsible for Moody’s insurance ratings in the Middle East. Prior to joining Moody’s in 2013, Mohammed worked in the Planning and Performance Management department of Zurich International Middle East. Mohammed’s past experience also includes working with Chartis Middle East (AIG) and as an auditor, within the insurance department of Deloitte Bermuda where along with performing numerous insurance and reinsurance audits, he was seconded to work with Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd.Mohammed Ali holds a BSc from Oxford Brookes University, UK.
Dr. Maren Scheidhauer is a Nat Cat Model and Product Specialist at Moody’s Insurance Solutions. Maren joined Risk Management Solutions (now part of Moody’s) in 2005 and works out of Zurich, Switzerland. She has held various roles in Client Success Management, built out RMS’ global Nat Cat Model Support function, managed the RMS office in Zurich, and has for the last 3 years worked as a Specialist for RMS models and applications globally, with a recent focus on Europe Earthquake risk. Maren started her career in the Oil Exploration industry as a researcher at Schlumberger in the UK. She holds a Master of Science degree from Oregon State University and a PhD in Geophysics from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.