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