SorS, 14 - 16 May 2025

Thomas Ilka,
Member of the Executive Board, Europe/International Affairs, German Insurance Association (GDV), Berlin

Oliver Hauner,
Head property and engineering insurance, loss prevention, statistics,  German Insurance Association (GDV), Berlin

TOPIC: Property Insurance: importance of different perils; experience in   Germany for claims costs for private and commercial risks, especially burst water pipes and burglary

CV: Oliver Hauner studied law in Frankfurt / Main. After the 2nd state examination in 1998, he joined the insurance industry. Before he took up his duties at the German Insurance Association (GDV) in 2004, he served in many capacities for Allianz Insurance. Since 2010 he has been active as GDV’s head of property insurance, engineering, loss prevention and Statistics. There, he is responsible inter alia for topics like "Geographical Information Systems", "Climate Change" and "NatCat Insurance".

Dr. Ulrich Staab,
Head Claims Management, R+V Versicherung, Wiesbaden

TOPIC: Actual handling of large NatCat losses

CV: Dr Ulrich Staab is a lawyer and has worked in the insurance industry since 1991. He is Head of Property &Casualty Claims and responsible for all Property and Casualty Claims within R+V Insurance Group, the second largest P&C insurer in Germany, which is part of the financial group of the co-operative banks in Germany. Additionally Dr Staab is member of different Motor Claims committees of the German Insurance Association and works as a publisher and author of law books relating to the handling of motor claims. He is 54 years old.
 

Michael Theilmeier,
Chairman of GDV´s Committee for Central and Eastern Europe, Senior Vice President and Treaty Account Executive, Gen Re, Cologne

TOPIC: Statistical work referring to Motor Insurance (MTPL and Motor Own Damage Insurance): importance of basic losses, significance of hail losses

CV: Senior Vice President of Gen Re (Business Unit Treaty Europe).Since 2015, he is Chairman of GDV’s Committee for Central and Eastern Europe,
Berlin / Germany.Since 2010, Mr. Theilmeier has been Supervisory Board Member of Atena IT & Financial Services Inc., Sopot / Poland.
From 1987 to 1996, Mr. Theilmeier worked at Gerling Group, Cologne / Germany, last position held: Manager International Marketing. In June 1996, Mr. Theilmeier joined Alte Leipziger Versicherung AG, Oberursel / Germany, where he worked for more than 3 years as General Manager, Industrial Casualty Underwriting.
From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Theilmeier was Member of the Board of Executive Directors of Hestia Insurance S. A., Sopot / Poland. From 1996 – 2001 Mr. Theilmeier was also member of the Board of Executive Directors of Alte Leipziger Europa Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG.
Mr. Theilmeier has Master Degrees in Law and Business Management.
 

Andrej Kocič,
CEO, ERGO Zivjljenjska Zavarovalnica d.d., Ljubljana

TOPIC: Case study MTPL market entry

CV: Andrej Kocič is heading both ERGO entities in Slovenia: ERGO life company and branch of ERGO Austria. He has been almost all his professional life active in insurance industry. During the period 1997 - 2009 he has been employed at the Triglav Insurance Company, in the period 2005 - 2009 at the position of CEO. He graduated at the Universtity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics. He continued his education and obtained M.B.A from Drury College, USA and M. Sc. from the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics. Very beneficial to his education was the experience as the exchange student at Indiana University, USA (1993) and at the Munich Re's Alois Alzheimer Scholarship programme (1998-1999).
 

Dirk Czaya,
Head Business Development & Networking, Swiss Life, Munich

TOPIC: Distribution channels and impact of legal changes stemming from EU regulation, especially bancassurance

CV: Dirk Czaya studied law and history in Munich and Lausanne. After working for several years as a lawyer, he joined the insurance industry in 1991. He specializes in sales and business law and has extensive experience in marketing practice. For many years he was responsible for sales support and marketing in various insurance companies. Since 2005 he has been active as Swiss Life`s  head of Distribution Support. As a member of the East European Committee of the GDV, he worked on the “Study Book for the Insurance Industry”. He is a member of various committees and associations of the insurance industry. Since 2013 he is responsible inter alia for topics like "Business Development" and "Business Networking”.

Gueorgui Tzvetanov-Meyer,
Senior Manager, ERGO Austria International AG, Wien

TOPIC: Distribution channels and impact of legal changes stemming from EU regulation, especially bancassurance

CV: Gueorgui Tzvetanov-Meyer is Senior Bancassurance Manager at ERGO International, in Vienna. Gueorgui has extensive experience in business development, institutional sales and bancassurance. He has been working for more than fourteen years in the insurance industry in Central and Eastern Europe. Gueorgui is originally from Bulgarian, started his career in Vienna and he is fluent in four languages. In his international career he has gained experience in several markets and has developed deep understanding of cultural differences across Central and Eastern Europe. He holds a Master Degree in Business Economics and Management from the University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna.