Transforming London market underwriting through automation and AI

Overcoming the operational and data challenges to streamline data ingestion, improve underwriting performance and remove frictional costs

The Gherkin

Free to attend    |    Only 15 places

Overview

The London market is undergoing a fundamental shift as automation and AI reshape underwriting practices. However, legacy systems, fragmented and unstructured data sources and outdated manual processes are hindering progress.

This breakfast briefing will explore how you overcome the operational challenges and successfully apply AI and automation to streamline data ingestion, enhance underwriting accuracy and reduce frictional costs.


The session will focus on three areas:

  • Streamlining data ingestion – integrating structured and unstructured data sources to improve underwriting speed and accuracy

  • Creating scalable AI-driven underwriting workflows that balance efficiency with underwriting expertise, enabling better decision-making and improved business outcomes

  • Key criteria for success including; data governance, change management and cross-functional collaboration

Topics for the subsequent discussion include:

  • How do you integrate unstructured data to optimise risk assessment and pricing
  • Enhancing underwriting performance and portfolio management through AI
  • Reducing frictional costs through automated workflows to drive efficiency, reduce manual processes and improve competitiveness
  • Addressing operational, cultural and regulatory barriers to AI adoption in the London market

 Speakers

A picture of Bent Isaschen
Bent Isachsen
Chief Operating Officer
Hamilton Managing Agency
A picture of Abdul Malquie
Abdul Malique
Chief Digital & Data Officer
IQUW
A picture of David McKenzie
David McKenzie
Head of Technology Strategy and Planning
Liberty Specialty Markets

 

  • Takes place in the private dining rooms at the top of the Gherkin
  • Only 15 industry practitioner places are available
  • Hear the case study then participate in the Q&A

    

AGENDA
08:00 Registration, tea and coffee
08:15  Breakfast of your choice with views over the city
08:40 Introduction by the chair
08:50 Presentations

CASE STUDY: Overcoming the key data & operational challenges to transform underwriting performance

  • Assessing the opportunities for underwriting data ingestion and workflow automation

     

  • What operational, data and cultural challenges need to be addressed, and how were they overcome?

  •  Determining ROI through cost savings but also through increasing capabilities

  • What is the vision for London market underwriting in the future and what does it mean from traditional processes and roles?  

 

 Speakers

A picture of Bent Isaschen
Bent Isachsen
Chief Operating Officer
Hamilton Managing Agency
A picture of Abdul Malquie
Abdul Malique
Chief Digital & Data Officer
IQUW
A picture of David McKenzie
David McKenzie
Head of Technology Strategy and Planning
Liberty Specialty Markets

09.05 Roundtable discussion & feedback

10:00 Close

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