KARACHI: More than 500 insurance executives, actuaries, regulators, policymakers and international experts will gather in Karachi on 21 July for the 1st IAP & PSOA International Insurance Conference 2026, one of the largest insurance sector gatherings ever held in Pakistan.
Jointly organised by the Insurance Association of Pakistan (IAP) and the Pakistan Society of Actuaries (PSOA), the conference will take place at the Mövenpick Hotel under the theme, “Reimagining Pakistan’s Resilience: Building a Sustainable Future through Insurance.”
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has been invited as the Chief Guest. Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce, will attend as Guest of Honour, while Adnan Pasha Siddiqui, Adviser to the Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue, will present the government’s policy perspective.
Pakistan’s insurance sector supports hundreds of thousands of livelihoods and generates over Rs 750 billion in annual premiums.
The conference will bring together leading national and international experts to discuss climate resilience, catastrophe risk, digital insurance, artificial intelligence, health insurance, pension reform, Takaful, reinsurance and Pakistan’s insurance protection gap.
Shoaib Javed Hussain, Chairman of the Insurance Association of Pakistan, said the conference aims to position insurance as a strategic pillar of economic resilience, financial protection and sustainable growth.
Usama Dangra, President of the Pakistan Society of Actuaries, said the event would provide a unique platform for knowledge exchange, international collaboration and practical ideas to support the future development of Pakistan’s insurance industry.
