Insur Asia 2026 insurance forum will be held in Tashkent
At INSUR Asia on November 19 in Tashkent, participants will discuss the implementation of AI, the digitalization of insurance, and new sales models in the markets of Russia and Central Asia.
Tashkent to host insurance forum INSUR Asia 2026
The specialized insurance track INSUR Asia will take place on November 19, 2026, in Tashkent as part of the international financial forum FINNEXT Asia 2026. Participants will discuss the digital transformation of the insurance market, the use of artificial intelligence, and the development of new sales channels in Russia and Central Asian countries.
The main theme of the event will be the future of Eurasia's insurance industry by 2030. The agenda will include the creation of a cross-border digital infrastructure, the transition to an AI-native insurer model, and the formation of partner ecosystems.
The INSUR Asia program consists of three thematic blocks.
The first — "InsurTech Eurasia 2030: Digital Infrastructure of the New Insurance Market" — will focus on the evolution of business models driven by data and national payment systems. Participants will discuss opportunities for the cross-border scaling of technologies, regulatory sandboxes, the API integration of government databases, including cadastral systems and electronic policies, as well as the development of the digital infrastructure for Islamic insurance — takaful.
The second block — "From Excel to AI: A Roadmap for an Emerging Market Insurer" — will focus on the practical implementation of technologies. Topics announced include the use of algorithms and computer vision in underwriting and remote claims settlement, the application of generative AI to combat fraud, satellite data in agricultural insurance, and assessing the cost-effectiveness of technological solutions.
The third block — "Embedded, LifeTech, and Digital Sales: Where the Client Will Buy Insurance Tomorrow" — will address the development of partner sales channels and digital services. In particular, plans include discussing the integration of insurance products into banking and e-commerce platforms, API connectivity, the growth of telemedicine and preventive services, as well as the transformation of agency networks into a hybrid consultant format.
The organizers emphasize that the forum will be aimed at analyzing practical case studies, discussing regulatory initiatives, and developing technological partnerships between markets.
Among the announced speakers are Hayot Invest Insurance CEO Umid Khudoyberdiev, BIMA Insurance (Tajikistan) co-founder Vladimir Khursan, Advisor to the CEO of Uzbekinvest Export-Import Insurance Company JSC and Director of the Insurance School and Academy Saidolim Nasretdinov, Advisor to HUMO Alexey Maslov, Head of the Product Development Center at Alfa Invest Insurance Company Maxim Shaporin, and CEO of PARI Insurance Company Nikolay Kudryakov.
The event will also feature Everia Life CEO Evgeny Shcheklanov, founder of the international telemedicine group Dariger Online Denis Denisenko, Head of Ozon Insurance Denis Gavrilov, founder of the E-POLIS marketplace Khurshed Karabaev, and Vice President of the All-Russian Insurance Association Gleb Yakovlev.