On June 13, the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Youth Forum of the Insurance and Actuary 40 Forum was held at Shiing-Shen Building, Balitai Campus, Nankai University. Themed “Intelligent Transformation and Leapfrog Development: AI-Led Transformation of the Insurance Value Chain and Ecosystem Synergy”, the forum was hosted by Nankai University and jointly organized by the Nankai-Taikang College of Insurance and Actuarial Science, Ant Yikang (Guangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd., and the School of Economics of Nankai University. It brought together experts, scholars, and young industry professionals to discuss efficiency improvement, model restructuring, ecosystem synergy, and governance innovation in the insurance industry driven by intelligent technologies.

The forum was attended by Xu Jinghui, former Chairman of China Pacific Life Insurance Co., Ltd.; Han Baojiang, former Director of the Department of Economics of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance); Zhang Junjie, Vice President of Ant Group and President of Ant Health Business Group; Tian Meipan, member of the CPC Committee and Vice President of China Re Group, and Vice President of the China Association of Actuaries; Liu Qu, Vice President, CFO, Chief Actuary, and Chief Risk Officer of Taikang Insurance Group Inc.; Li Chao, Chief Economist of Zheshang Securities Co., Ltd.; Zhang Xiaolei, Secretary-General of the China Association of Actuaries; Li Qi, Secretary of the CPC Committee and General Manager of China Life Reinsurance Co., Ltd.; Shang Jiaoyan, Secretary of the CPC Committee and General Manager of Pacific Health Insurance Co., Ltd.; Cui Wei, General Manager of AVIVA-COFCO Life Insurance Co., Ltd; Shi Xiaokai, CEO of FuSure Reinsurance Company Limited; Zhou Wei, President of Union Property and Casualty Insurance Co. Ltd; Zhang Lang, Chief Actuary and General Manager of the Product Actuarial Department of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited; Jiang Huahua, Managing Partner for Actuarial Services at PwC Zhong Tian LLP; Zhang Zhiming, General Manager of China Post Fund; Liu Yang, Founder of Molecule Lab; Wei Ming, Co-founder and CTO of OCTA Innovations; Zhao Yubo, President of the Shenzhen Institute for Innovative Design; Li Xiaolin, Professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics, Director of the National Research Center for Risk Governance and Insurance Service Innovation and Development, and Deputy Chair of the China National Master of Insurance Education Supervisory Committee; Zheng Wei, Chair of the Department of Risk Management and Insurance at the School of Economics, Peking University; Wei Li, Professor at the School of Finance and Director of the Insurance Research Institute of China, Renmin University of China; and Feng Runhuan, Chair Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University. Experts and scholars from the insurance, technology, and related fields also attended the forum.

Chen Yulu, President of Nankai University and Vice President of the China Society for Finance and Banking, attended the forum and delivered remarks. Sheng Bin, Vice President of Nankai University, presided over the opening ceremony and the first main forum.

In his remarks, Chen Yulu stated that the 15th Five-Year Plan period is a critical stage for China to build itself into a financial powerhouse. The deep integration of digital technologies and the financial industry has profoundly reshaped financial services and risk governance, and the insurance industry urgently needs to follow the trend of intelligent development and shoulder the mission of the times. He noted that the Youth Forum of the Insurance and Actuary 40 Forum, upholding the principles of “foresight, innovation, and integration”, has become an important platform for industry exchange and collaboration. He expressed hope that young scholars would focus on the frontiers of the field and conduct in-depth discussions at the annual meeting, producing research outcomes with depth, value, and originality. He also called on all parties to work together to explore new pathways for AI-empowered insurance development, jointly promote high-quality development of the industry, and contribute to accelerating the building of China into a financial powerhouse.

Han Baojiang and Li Chao delivered keynote speeches at the first main forum, respectively titled “Coordinating Development and Security as the Underlying Logic of Economic and Social Development During the 15th Five-Year Plan Period” and “Silicon-Based Inflation and Carbon-Based Deflation”.

Zhang Junjie and Shang Jiaoyan delivered keynote speeches at the second main forum, which was presided by Liu Qu.

Focusing on “Ant Health AI Empowering New Growth of the Commercial Insurance Industry”, Zhang Junjie shared achievements in the application of AI in healthcare based on operational practices.

Shang Jiaoyan delivered a keynote speech titled “From Passive Claims Payment to Active Protection: Trends and Practices in the Integration of Health Insurance and Health Management in the AI Era”.

During the panel discussion session, participants held discussions on the theme of “The Impact and Reshaping Brought by AI”.

That afternoon, three sub-forums were held in succession: “Intelligent Driving Reshapes the Auto Insurance Ecosystem and Risk Governance”, “AI Risk Management and Insurance”, and “How AI Defines the Next Generation of Service-Oriented Health Insurance”.

The Insurance and Actuary 40 Forum was initiated and founded by Nankai University in November 2023. It is a highly influential high-end exchange platform in China’s insurance, actuarial science, and risk management fields. The Youth Forum is a sub-forum of the platform.

（Edited and translated by Nankai News Team.)