Leveraging data to transform underwriting performance in the London market

Using modern data platforms to enhance decision-making, speed and portfolio management

Bob Bob Ricard, Leadenhall

Free to attend    |    Only 15 places

Overview

London market underwriting teams are under increasing pressure to improve profitability, respond faster to changing market conditions and deliver greater value from the growing volumes of data available to them. However, many organisations continue to face challenges caused by fragmented data environments, inconsistent standards, spreadsheet-driven workflows and legacy platforms that limit visibility, agility and decision-making.

At the same time, expectations surrounding AI, portfolio optimisation and augmented underwriting are accelerating rapidly. As firms look to move beyond isolated pilots and tactical use cases, many are recognising that improving underwriting performance depends not simply on deploying new technologies, but on establishing the right data foundations, connectivity and operating model to support them.

Attend to discuss how organisations are modernising their data environments to improve underwriting insight, streamline workflows and enable faster, more informed decision-making across the distribution and placement lifecycle.

You’ll explore the practical challenges surrounding data quality, interoperability and platform modernisation, alongside the cultural and organisational changes required to embed more data-driven ways of working.

Topics for discussion include:

  • Improving underwriting performance through better access to connected, trusted and actionable data 
  • Reducing operational friction by modernising fragmented workflows and legacy data environments 
  • Enabling portfolio-level insight and more informed decision-making through modern data platforms 
  • Supporting augmented underwriting and AI-driven workflows with stronger data foundations and governance 
  • Enhancing speed to market, broker connectivity and operational agility across the placement lifecycle 
  • Balancing short-term delivery pressures with longer-term operating model and data transformation priorities 

 Speakers

Emma Clark
Director Business Services
Liberty Specialty Markets
Ben Ormerod
Chief Data Officer
Hampden Risk Partners
Gourav Sharma
Head of Data & Technology
Berkley Specialty London

 

  • Takes place in the private dining rooms at Bob Bob Ricard, Leadenhall
  • 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 in the private dinning room at Bob Bob Ricard
08:40 Introduction by the chair
08:50 Presentations

Overcoming data fragmentation, operational complexity and legacy constraints to enable faster, more informed underwriting decisions

  • Breaking down data silos to give underwriters faster access to trusted, actionable insight

     

  • Reducing operational friction caused by disconnected systems, manual processes and spreadsheet-driven workflows

     

  • Moving from data collection to portfolio intelligence to improve risk selection, pricing and performance management

     

  • Creating the data foundations needed to support augmented underwriting and AI-driven decision-making at scale

     

  • Balancing short-term business priorities with the longer-term modernisation of data platforms, operating models and underwriting processes

Emma Clark
Director Business Services
Liberty Specialty Markets
Ben Ormerod
Chief Data Officer
Hampden Risk Partners
Gourav Sharma
Head of Data & Technology
Berkley Specialty London

09.05 Roundtable discussion & feedback

10:00 Close

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