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QBE, HSB, Markel, Flock, Geo and NBS to address first Underwriting Forum

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Secure your place at next week’s inaugral Underwriting Forum 2025 on Thursday 9 October at the NEC, Birmingham.

This dedicated space at Broker Expo 2025 brings together key stakeholders under one roof for a day of unmissable insight and conversations; with insurers, MGAs and brokers eligible to attend this event for free.

Among the confirmed sessions are:

Underwriting in a fractured world - risk appetite, geopolitics and the new strategic reality

- Nick Hankin, chief underwriting officer, QBE International, pictured

- Mark Plews, director of underwriting, UK, Markel

Beyond the placement - rethinking broker–underwriter relationships

- Niraj Shah, chief underwriting officer, HSB Engineering

- Paul Bennett, underwriting director, NBS Underwriting

- Mark Burn, regional sales manager, Geo Underwriting

- Peter King, VP of business development - Europe, OIP Insurtech

Underwriting rewired - AI, predictive insight and the road ahead

- Paul Webster, business solutions provider, Earnix

- Milan Chavda, head of pricing innovation, Flock

- Gareth Bain, head of underwriting & fraud, Veygo

Connecting insights: exploring emerging trends in location risk

- John Harris, head of trading & distribution (property & liability), DOA Underwriting

- Seb Wright, senior strategic account manager, Verisk

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