Rendez-Vous de Septembre 2021 officially cancelled

The Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS), the annual gathering of re/insurance executives in September, has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The move comes after weeks of speculation about this year’s event – and whether it could take place in a different format.

Claude Tendil, President of the RVS event, which has been running since 1957, said in a statement that the guiding principle behind the decision was safety and he has “faith in 2022”.

Last year, all the members of the RVS Association decided to cancel the 2020 conference due to the public health crisis.

In a statement, the RVS said: “The pandemic is ongoing, but there is hope that the health crisis will enter its final phase in the second half of 2021, notably due to the vaccination campaigns being rolled out across the world.

“The return to normal will be gradual, and the various restrictions in terms of movement and assembly should be lifted. But at the present time we cannot predict the exact timing of this ‘normalization’.

“Faced with major uncertainties regarding the health situation and various restrictions in terms of movement and assembly in September, all the members of the RVS Association have decided to cancel the 2021 conference. Nevertheless, in the week of September 13 the organizing committee will organize conferences and round tables on the insurance and reinsurance industry. The next RVS should therefore take place from September 10 to 14, 2022, in Monaco.”

Tendil, President of the RVS, said: “The guiding principle behind this decision was above all the safety of the women and men invited to attend the RVS. The professional encounters and the quality of the discussions that take place in Monte Carlo are irreplaceable; we have faith in 2022."

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