Topic Day Life & Health: The Impact of Demographic Change
Demographic change poses major challenges not only for our society and the labor market, but also—and in particular—for the personal insurance sector. We will discuss the solutions the industry is already offering today and the measures that will be appropriate tomorrow at the Topic Day: Life & Health atOctober 08at the Gen Re in Cologne. The event is aimed at C-level executives, strategists, and product managers who are addressing tomorrow’s challenges today.
Our participants can look forward to inspiring insights from Gerrit Böhm (Chairman of the Board of Volkswohl Bund Versicherungen), Tim Eppert (Head of Life/Health Products & Analytics at Gen Re) and Prof. Thomas Neusius, Ph.D. (Rhein-Main University of Applied Sciences) on demographic trends and their impact on products and business models. In addition, they present CSS, Roland Berger and Xaver, what solutions they have already found to these challenges.
In addition to engaging presentations, we’ll be taking a concrete look ahead in a professional future-focused format. In the so-called Futures Literacy Lab, we examine various scenarios that will impact our industry due to demographic change. Together, we’ll work interactively to determine which steps make sense today to ensure we’re better prepared for the future
The event will focus on the following questions, among others:
🔹 Rethinking Products and Rates – How do different stages of life change the requirements for retirement and health insurance products?
🔹 Practical innovations – What approaches and technologies are insurers and service providers already using successfully—for example, in communications, through AI, or via data-driven services?
🔹 Understanding Social Responsibility – What role does the industry play in addressing an aging population, the shortage of skilled workers, and ethical issues surrounding AI?
Hourly Schedule
Agenda
- 10:30 - 11:00
- Arrival & Networking
- With snacks and drinks
- 11:00 - 11:10
- Welcome, overview of the topic, and presentation of the agenda
- Eileen Wilhelmstrop (Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) and Manuel Brack (Senior Program Manager at InsurLab Germany)
- 11:10 - 11:35
- Lecture: Demographic Change @ Volkswohl Bund
- Gerrit Böhm (CEO of Volkswohl Bund Versicherungen)
- 11:35 - 12:00
- Presentation: Gen Re's Perspective
- Tim Eppert (Head of Life/Health Products & Analytics at Gen Re)
- 12:00 - 12:25
- Presentation: Private Health Insurance as a Solution in the Context of Demographic Change
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Neusius (Professor at Rhein-Main University of Applied Sciences)
- 12:25 - 13:00
- Lunch break
- Includes lunch
- 13:00 - 13:25
- Lecture: Demographic Change and Social Responsibility @ CSS in der Schwitz
- Dominic Santschi (Innovation Project Manager at CSS)
- 13:25 - 13:50
- Presentation: Current Research and Outlook
- Roland Berger
- 13:50 - 14:00
- Futures Literacy Lab: Explaining and Contextualizing Futures Studies
- Eileen Wilhelmstrop (Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) and Manuel Brack (Senior Program Manager at InsurLab Germany)
- 14:00 - 15:00
- Futures Literacy Lab: Division into small groups and active group work
- by Eileen Wilhelmstrop (Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) and Manuel Brack (Senior Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) – Group work for all participants
- 15:00 - 15:15
- Coffee break
- 15:15 - 15:30
- Presentation of the key findings to the plenary
- Eileen Wilhelmstrop (Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) and Manuel Brack (Senior Program Manager at InsurLab Germany)
- 15:30 - 15:45
- Startup Initiative to Address the Retirement Gap
- Philipp Münch (Key Account Manager at Xaver)
- 15:45 - 16:00
- Feedback session, InsurLab outlook, and closing remarks
- 16:00
- End of event
The registration to this event is exclusively possible for InsurLab Germany members. It is an On-site event. If you are a representative of a member company, then you can register here:
Of course, it can happen that one is prevented despite interest. Therefore a request: If you have registered for one of our events but are unable to attend, please cancel as early as possible by sending an e-mail to connect@insurlab-germany. In this way we can further optimize our planning, allow interested parties to participate and save costs for catering etc. We thank you for your understanding!
Film and sound recordings as well as photos will be taken at the event. By registering for the event, you agree to their subsequent use.
Topic Day Life & Health: The Impact of Demographic Change
Demographic change poses major challenges not only for our society and the labor market, but also—and in particular—for the personal insurance sector. We will discuss the solutions the industry is already offering today and the measures that will be appropriate tomorrow at the Topic Day: Life & Health atOctober 08at the Gen Re in Cologne. The event is aimed at C-level executives, strategists, and product managers who are addressing tomorrow’s challenges today.
Our participants can look forward to inspiring insights from Gerrit Böhm (Chairman of the Board of Volkswohl Bund Versicherungen), Tim Eppert (Head of Life/Health Products & Analytics at Gen Re) and Prof. Thomas Neusius, Ph.D. (Rhein-Main University of Applied Sciences) on demographic trends and their impact on products and business models. In addition, they present CSS, Roland Berger and Xaver, what solutions they have already found to these challenges.
In addition to engaging presentations, we’ll be taking a concrete look ahead in a professional future-focused format. In the so-called Futures Literacy Lab, we examine various scenarios that will impact our industry due to demographic change. Together, we’ll work interactively to determine which steps make sense today to ensure we’re better prepared for the future
The event will focus on the following questions, among others:
🔹 Rethinking Products and Rates – How do different stages of life change the requirements for retirement and health insurance products?
🔹 Practical innovations – What approaches and technologies are insurers and service providers already using successfully—for example, in communications, through AI, or via data-driven services?
🔹 Understanding Social Responsibility – What role does the industry play in addressing an aging population, the shortage of skilled workers, and ethical issues surrounding AI?
Hourly Schedule
Agenda
- 10:30 - 11:00
- Arrival & Networking
- With snacks and drinks
- 11:00 - 11:10
- Welcome, overview of the topic, and presentation of the agenda
- Eileen Wilhelmstrop (Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) and Manuel Brack (Senior Program Manager at InsurLab Germany)
- 11:10 - 11:35
- Lecture: Demographic Change @ Volkswohl Bund
- Gerrit Böhm (CEO of Volkswohl Bund Versicherungen)
- 11:35 - 12:00
- Presentation: Gen Re's Perspective
- Tim Eppert (Head of Life/Health Products & Analytics at Gen Re)
- 12:00 - 12:25
- Presentation: Private Health Insurance as a Solution in the Context of Demographic Change
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Neusius (Professor at Rhein-Main University of Applied Sciences)
- 12:25 - 13:00
- Lunch break
- Includes lunch
- 13:00 - 13:25
- Lecture: Demographic Change and Social Responsibility @ CSS in der Schwitz
- Dominic Santschi (Innovation Project Manager at CSS)
- 13:25 - 13:50
- Presentation: Current Research and Outlook
- Roland Berger
- 13:50 - 14:00
- Futures Literacy Lab: Explaining and Contextualizing Futures Studies
- Eileen Wilhelmstrop (Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) and Manuel Brack (Senior Program Manager at InsurLab Germany)
- 14:00 - 15:00
- Futures Literacy Lab: Division into small groups and active group work
- by Eileen Wilhelmstrop (Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) and Manuel Brack (Senior Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) – Group work for all participants
- 15:00 - 15:15
- Coffee break
- 15:15 - 15:30
- Presentation of the key findings to the plenary
- Eileen Wilhelmstrop (Program Manager at InsurLab Germany) and Manuel Brack (Senior Program Manager at InsurLab Germany)
- 15:30 - 15:45
- Startup Initiative to Address the Retirement Gap
- Philipp Münch (Key Account Manager at Xaver)
- 15:45 - 16:00
- Feedback session, InsurLab outlook, and closing remarks
- 16:00
- End of event
The registration to this event is exclusively possible for InsurLab Germany members. It is an On-site event. If you are a representative of a member company, then you can register here:
Of course, it can happen that one is prevented despite interest. Therefore a request: If you have registered for one of our events but are unable to attend, please cancel as early as possible by sending an e-mail to connect@insurlab-germany. In this way we can further optimize our planning, allow interested parties to participate and save costs for catering etc. We thank you for your understanding!
Film and sound recordings as well as photos will be taken at the event. By registering for the event, you agree to their subsequent use.
