The specialized insurance track of INSUR Asia will take place in Tashkent on November 19, 2026, as part of the international financial forum FINNEXT Asia 2026. Participants plan to discuss the digital transformation of the insurance market, the application of artificial intelligence, and the creation of new sales channels in Central Asian and Russian countries.
The central theme of the forum will be dedicated to the future of the Eurasian insurance industry by 2030. The agenda includes issues such as the development of cross-border digital infrastructure, the transition to an AI-based insurance model, and the formation of partnership ecosystems.
The INSUR Asia program includes three thematic sessions. The first, titled 'InsurTech Eurasia 2030: Digital Infrastructure for the New Insurance Market,' will focus on changes in business models driven by data and national payment systems. Participants will examine opportunities for scaling technologies across borders, regulatory sandboxes, integration of state databases via APIs, including cadastral systems and electronic policies, as well as the development of digital infrastructure for Islamic insurance, or Takaful.
The second session, 'From Excel to AI: Roadmap for Insurers in Emerging Markets,' will focus on the practical implementation of technologies. Topics discussed include the use of algorithms and computer vision in underwriting and remote claims settlement, generative AI for fraud prevention, satellite data in agricultural insurance, and the assessment of the economic efficiency of technological solutions.
The third session, 'Embedded Insurance, LifeTech, and Digital Sales: Where Will Customers Buy Insurance Tomorrow?', will address the development of partnership-based sales channels and digital services. Discussions are expected to cover the integration of insurance products into banking and e-commerce platforms, API-linked connectivity, the development of telemedicine and preventive services, and the transformation of agency networks into hybrid consulting models.
Forum organizers emphasized that the event will focus on practical cases, regulatory initiatives, and the development of technological cooperation between markets.
Among the speakers announced are Umid Khudoyberdiyev, CEO of Hayot Invest Insurance; Vladimir Khursan, co-founder of BIMA Insurance from Tajikistan; Saidolim Nasreddinov, advisor to the CEO of JSC KEIS Uzbekinvest and Director of the School and Academy of Insurance; Alexey Maslov, advisor to HUMO; Maxim Shaporin, Head of Product Development at Alfa Invest Insurance Company; and Nikolay Kudryakov, CEO of PARI Insurance Company. Other participants include Evgeniya Shcheklanova, CEO of Everia Life; Denis Denisenko, founder of the international group of telemedicine companies Dariger Online; Denis Gavrilov, head of Ozon Insurance; Khurshed Karabayev, founder of the E-POLIS marketplace; and Gleb Yakovlev, Vice President of the All-Russian Union of Insurers.


