KPMG’s 2025 Insurance Conference

Join us on November 25^th, 2025 at KPMG in Canada's 34^th annual Insurance Conference as we explore the forces shaping the future of the insurance industry – together.

This year’s theme, together towards tomorrow, reflects a focus on collaboration, innovation and resilience in the face of ongoing change and disruption.

Through forward-thinking plenary sessions, targeted breakouts and valuable networking opportunities, this year, we’ll explore key global and Canadian trends impacting the industry – including macroeconomic shifts, geopolitical uncertainty, digital innovation such as AI, M&A, regulation, finance transformation, and more.

Gain practical insights and hear directly from industry leaders, disruptors, regulators and decision-makers to help you navigate change and drive growth. Let’s build a brighter future, together.

Event details

Date	Tuesday, November 25th, 2025
Time	8:00am – 6:00pm
Location	Sheraton Centre Hotel Toronto 123 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2M9
Fee	Regular registration: $895 CAD plus HST (per person) October 16th – November 25th For groups of 4 or more from the same organization and registering for the conference at the same time, the 5th registration is on us! Refund policy: 100% until October 3, 2025. 50% between October 4, 2025 – November 25, 2025.

Agenda

*More details to be released soon! Please note, the agenda is subject to change.

Time	Session
8:00 – 9:00am	Registration and networking breakfast
9:00 – 9:15am	Welcome and opening remarks
9:15 – 10:00am	Plenary 1: Navigating the future: CEO’s perspective on global insurance trends Join us for a fireside chat as we unpack the strategies driving international growth and market leadership. Explore the most pressing global insurance trends – from digital transformation and evolving risk landscapes to regulatory shifts and customer expectations. Gain insights into how the industry is navigating expansion, innovation, and resilience in a rapidly changing environment.
10:00 – 10:45am	Plenary 2: Charting a Canadian course: Key forces shaping the Canadian insurance landscape During this session, we’ll discuss the trends defining Canada’s insurance market, including the economic outlook, geopolitical volatility, consolidation and M&A, and the evolving ESG agenda. Panelists will share what they’re seeing across the market and how they’re navigating growth, regulation, and risk, providing practical insights on strategy, innovation, and resilience.
10:45 – 11:15am	Networking break
11:15 – 12:00pm	Breakouts: A: Revolutionizing data collection: A roadmap to modernization Dive into the core challenge of regulatory data collection and how financial institutions can improve data quality and usability, and effectively manage regulatory requirements. We’ll explore practical approaches to modernizing data collection platforms, standardizing data models, and advancing prioritized data initiatives that enhance data quality at scale. The discussion will focus on how better data architecture, automated validation, metadata management, and interoperability can materially improve reporting efficiency over time, ultimately helping institutions manage regulatory reporting obligations more effectively. B: The evolving CFO: Driving financial strategy in uncertain times Hear from finance leaders on how they’re adapting to economic uncertainty and redefining the CFO’s role as a strategic driver of growth, resilience, and innovation. Through real-world insights, this session explores how CFOs are navigating shifting market conditions, evolving risk landscapes, and regulatory change while embracing digital transformation and data-driven decision-making to strengthen performance. C: Rip & replace, reimagine, or rebuild: Hard choices, bold moves and lessons learned from the front lines of modernization Legacy modernization is never simple — it comes with hard choices, tough trade-offs, and lessons learned along the way. In this fireside chat, we’ll cut through the noise and share practical advice on when to rip and replace, when to reimagine, and when rebuilding makes sense. Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing technology landscape, hear what works, what doesn’t, and how leaders are navigating modernization in the real world.
12:00 – 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00 – 1:45pm	Keynote: To be announced!
1:45 – 2:00pm	Networking break
2:00 – 2:45pm	Breakouts: A: Safeguarding the digital future: The cyber insurance landscape and cybersecurity in the insurance sector Starting with an overview of the current cyber threat and insurance landscape, this session will explore how insurers are safeguarding the digital future amid escalating cyber risks – from ransomware and third-party risks to data breaches and fraud. Drawing on real-world experiences, we will unpack practical defenses, mitigation strategies using insurance and brokers, as well as approaches to defending modernized architectures, automated controls, data governance, and incident response. This session will focus on protecting systems, data and customers, while meeting regulatory expectations. B: Intelligent finance: Harnessing AI for efficiency and insight Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming the finance function, optimizing close cycles, and elevating decision-making while also strengthening governance and controls. Through real-case examples, we’ll unpack practical ways finance teams can modernize legacy processes, improve data quality, and embed AI responsibly to drive efficiency, insight, and resilience. C: Making moves: Navigating trade, customs and tax in insurance Navigate the intersection of cross border trade and customs compliance as insurers expand amid geopolitical volatility and shifting tariffs. This session unpacks how evolving trade agreements and supply chain dynamics affect insurance products, offering insights on how international traders can manage tariff exposure and mitigate trade compliance risk and the ripple effects it could have on the insurance industry.
2:45 – 3:15pm	Networking break
3:15 – 4:00pm	Plenary 3: Regulatory updates: What are the latest trends and Canadian regulators’ priorities for the insurance sector? Join a diverse panel for a candid discussion on the key regulatory issues faced by insurers, and what we can expect in the coming year. We will unpack hot topics including; market conduct and the need for better consumer protection, the evolving insurance fraud scams and increasingly complex financial crimes, regulatory expectations for compliance programs, the role of data and technology (including AI and machine learning) to enable insurers to stay ahead of regulatory enforcements and penalties, and much more.
4:00 – 4:45pm	Plenary 4: The innovation paradigm – How Adoption is a key driver to enable emerging technology across insurer, brokers and customers. Explore why adoption of emerging technologies stands as both the greatest challenge and catalyst for innovation. Gain insights from industry leaders as they share practical strategies for technology adoption across insurers, brokers, and customers.
4:45pm – 6:00pm	Closing remarks and networking reception

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

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