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INSURANCE LAW ASSOCIATION OF SERBIA www.srbija-aida.org / www.erevija.org

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THE ASSOCIATION OF SERBIAN INSURERS

www.uos.rs

ORGANISE

XIV ANNUAL CONFERENCE

“SERBIAN INSURANCE LAW IN TRANSITION TO EUROPEAN (EU) INSURANCE LAW”

Languages: Serbian and English (with simultaneous translation)

Arandjelovac, 19–21 April 2013 Hotel IZVOR, Arandjelovac

Scientific Board Professor Jovan SLAVNIC, LLD University of Novi Sad, Serbia Professor Predrag SULEJIC, LLD University of Belgrade, Serbia Professor Ioannis ROKAS, PhD Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece Professor Wolfgang ROHRBACH, PhD State University of Vienna, Austria Professor Pierpaolo MARANO, PhD Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italia Loris BELANIC, PhD University of Rijeka, Croatia

Referees: Pierpaolo Marano, PhD, Associate Professor

Slobodan Jovanovic, LLD, Associate Professor and Jasmina Labudovic Stankovic, PhD, Assistant Professor

Executive organiser:

Travel agent “Globus travel” Telephones: +381 (011) 2688 262 / +381 (011) 2682 818

Fax: +381 (011) 2681 273

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PROGRAM

(Speeches and presentations limited to 20 minutes) Friday, 19 April 2013 Presentation of the book “Half Century of the Insurance Law Association of Serbia (1961 – 2012)” 14.30 Prof. Predrag Sulejic, PhD, Loris Belanic, PhD and Stefan Pürner Afternoon session Introductory speeches, presentation of works and discussions 15.00 – 19.00 Assembly of the Insurance Law Association of Serbia 19.00 – 19.30 Cocktail 19.30 Conference opening 15.00 Prof. Jovan SLAVNIC, LLD Honorary President of the Insurance Law Association of Serbia

Welcome note 15.10 Slobodan SAMARDCIC, PhD Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia

Introductory speeches 15.20

1. Insurance is business for happy few?

Andrea SIMONCELLI, PhD, Delta Generali, Serbia 2. Plans and strategy of the Association of Serbian Insurers in 2013

Vladan MANIC, Association of Serbian Insurers

I - GENERAL ISSUES OF THE INSURANCE LAW AND ECONOMY

1. The making of the European internal market for insurance: A clash of insurance cultures? Herman COUSY, PhD, Catholic University of Leuven, Faculty of Law, Belgium

2. Cross border insurance services: is an establishment necessary? Insurance regulatory and corporate formations Alkistis Christofilou, ROKAS & Partner, Athens, Greece

3. Solvency II Equivalence Simona MURARIU, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), Frankfurt am Main Germany

4. Mergers and acquisitions: Risks and insurance Angelo BORSELLI, LLM, Universita Boconi, Milan, Italy

5. Importance of the intercultural competence in insurance Wolfgang ROHRBACH, PhD, Professor, State University of Vienna, Faculty of Economics, (ret.), Austria

6. New tendencies in consumer protection in Europe and Germany Natascha SASSERATH-ALBERTI, PhD, Head of the Legal Department at the German Insurers’ Association, Germany

7. Morality in insurance and socially responsible conduct – Reality or goal to be strived for? Slobodan JOVANOVIC, LLD, University Business Academy, Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, Serbia

8. Insurance and the capital market Jasmina LABUDOVIC STANKOVIC, PhD, University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, Serbia

9. Corporate management at joint stock insurance companies – Comparative legal aspect Ljiljana STOJKOVIC, LLM, Attorney at law, Belgrade, Serbia

10. Insurance in Republic of Macedonia – challenges and experiences on the road to the European Union Desa KOSARKOSKA, PhD, University “Sveti Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola, Former Yugoslav Republic Macedonia

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Saturday, 20 April 2012 Morning session Presentation of the works and debate 09.00 – 13.00 Coffe during session

II – INSURANCE OF PERSONS

1. Failure of the voluntary pension system in Serbia

Nebojsa ZARKOVIC, PhD, University “Megatrend”, Faculty of Business Studies, Vrsac, Serbia

III – INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES

1. Cross-border operations of insurance intermediaries in the IMD2 Draft Pierpaolo MARANO, PhD, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Facoltà di Scienze bancarie, finanziarie e assicurative, Milano, Italy

2. Impementation of Insurance Mediation Directive and proposals for its changes Katarina IVANCEVIC, LLD, University “Union”, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia

IV – INSURANCE CONTRACT

1. Insurance Contract Law Reform in Europe

Dr Helmut HEISS, LLM, University of Zurich, Faculty of Law, Switzerland 2. The definition of the intentional fault of the insured, which prevents all kinds of insurance to cover the event

Jérôme KULLMANN, LLD, Paris Dauphine University, France 3. Group insurance contract in the Draft Civil Code of Republic Serbia

Predrag SULEJIC, LLD, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law (ret.), Honorary President of the Association for Insurance Law of Serbia

4. Insurance brokers and agents in the law governing the contract of insurance Jovan SLAVNIC, LLD, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Economy (ret.), President of the Association for Insurance Law of Serbia

5. Abusive clauses with a particular view on insurance contracts - Recent developments in Europe Anna TARASIUK-FLODROWSKA, Hogan Lovells, Warsaw, Poland

6. Insurance of losing the value of things in the lease Milan VIRSEK, Sava Reinsurance Co., Ljubljana, Slovenia

Saturday, 20 April 2012 Afternoon session Presentation of the works, debate, conference messages 16.30 – 19.30 Gala dinner for delegates and guests at the hotel Izvor 20.30

7. Some comparative law views on the clauses of insurance conditions

Zoran ILKlC, LLD, Insurance Co. DDOR Novi Sad a.d.o. Novi Sad, Serbia 8. The crop insurance contract in Croatian law and trends in comparative law

Loris BELANIC, PhD, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Croatia 9. Bonus-malus motor liability insurance in comparative law and in Serbia

Milan CEROVIC, PhD, former Secretary General of the Association of Serbian Insurers 10. The role and importance of time in claims processing

Berislav MATIJEVIC, Croatia Insurance Co., Zagreb, Croatia 11. Alternative dispute resolution in insurance

Hrvoje PAUKOVIC, MA & Slaven DOBRIC, MA, Croatian Insurance Bureau, Zagreb, Croatia Sunday, 21 April 2012. Departure in the morning

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ACCOMODATION AND REGISTRATION PRICE (per person): In single room: 34,620.00 dinars / EUR 311.50 In single superior room: 39,420.00 dinars / EUR 354.60 In double room: 26,720.00 dinars / EUR 240.30 In double superior room: 29,720.00 dinars / EUR 267.40 In triple superior room: 29,720.00 dinars / EUR 267.40 PRICE INCLUDE: Accommodation in hotel “Izvor”, Aranđelovac, based on 2 half boards (Swedish table breakfast and dinner) Tourist tax Official dinner party Welcome cocktail Registration fee Registration fee for participants who do not use accommodation in hotel is 14,000.00 dinars / EUR 126.00 For participants arriving before 19th April we can offer accommodation in hotel “Palace” 4*, Belgrade (center), based on bed, breakfast and tourist tax as follows (per person / night) : In single room: 6,300.00 dinars / EUR 56.70 In double room: 4,600.00 dinars / EUR 41.40 In double room (single use): 7,500.00 dinars / EUR 67.50 In apartment : 11,300.00 dinars / EUR 101.70 http://www.palacehotel.co.rs Application may be sent to e-mail or phone of the agency “Globus Travel”: dusancakic@sbb.rs + 381 (11) / 2688 262 Prof. Jovan Slavnic, LLD President of the Insurance Law Association of Serbia Vladan Manic Secretary General of the Association of Serbian Insurers

Miodrag Lazovic Director Globus travel

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We are putting special emphasis on wellness centre with nine pools, over 1,000m2 of water mirror with natural, thermo mineral sanative water, filtered using the latest technology. Special facility within the complex is an aqua park with three pools, twelve slides for adults, three children’s slides and numerous attractions. Hotel Izvor also offers congress centre consisting of four multifuncitonal halls with capacity of up to 1,000 persons. Prices include half board and Spa&Wellness centre usage.