Connecting insights: exploring emerging trends in location risk
Panel discussionUnderwriting Club (Forum at Broker Expo)
2025-10-09 | 02:10 PM - 02:50 PM
Information
Property underwriting is facing a period of rapid change, shaped by shifting market conditions, climate-related risks, and evolving customer expectations. This panel will explore the trends most likely to shape property risk in 2025 and beyond, considering both the challenges and the opportunities they present. Panellists will discuss how data is being used to enhance risk understanding, the barriers to implementing new approaches, and how the market should respond to keep pace with emerging demands and technologies.
· What key trends are emerging in property underwriting?
· How is the market responding to these emerging trends?
· How might they benefit the market in the coming years?
· How is data currently being used to improve and deepen the understanding of property risk?
· Where are the biggest challenges and opportunities for insurers, and what do these themes mean for individual businesses?
· How do we overcome the main obstacles to implementing new data-driven approaches?
Speakers
John Harris
DOA Underwriting
Head of Trading & Distribution (Property & Liability)
Seb Wright
Verisk
Senior Strategic Account Manager
Simon Bell
Touchstone
Lead Underwriter – Property & Commercial
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