How the commercial insurance industry can remain viable and deliver its value proposition as the “DNA of capitalism” in a shifting risk landscape
• Rising to the challenge of emerging risk and climate change
• Winning the battle for hearts and minds on legal system abuse
• Stemming the flow of business to the non-admitted/wholesale market
• Partnering with insureds beyond risk transfer
Joe Peiser, Global CEO, Aon Commercial Risk
Pricing and loss cost trends in a multi-speed commercial insurance market
• Macroeconomic outlook – driving demand and supply
• Pricing: 2025 in review and 2026 outlook
• Loss costs and claims drivers – is the sector ahead of trend?
• How reinsurance market conditions are impacting commercial lines
David Flandro, Head of Industry Analysis & Strategic Advisory, Howden Re
• Peaks and troughs – will buyers ever find stability?
• Hurricane season reviewed
• How to assess and underwrite property risk in a world of frequency and severity
• Using modelling, data, technology/AI and climate science in a new risk paradigm
• Is risk mitigation the starting point for insuring commercial property?
Michelle Windhauser, EVP Property Risk Practice Leader, HUB International
Nancy Dorvil, Head of Property North America, Allianz Commercial
Conrad Taniguchi, VP & National Risk Management Leader, National Accounts Property, CNA
Amy McIntyre, Managing Director, East Zone Property Placement Leader, Marsh
Moderator: Michael Loney, North America Editor, The Insurer
• Will only a true liability crisis drive real tort reform?
• On the front line in the fight against litigation finance
• Limit management and strategies for navigating claims inflation
• How new technologies and data sources can drive better underwriting
Erica Carr, Chief Claims Officer, Brown & Brown Risk Solutions
Don Orlando, Director of Litigation, Tradesman Program Managers
Bill McElroy, Portfolio Director - Casualty Insurance, Aspen
Moderator: Sophie Roberts, Head of the Insurer TV, The Insurer
• Growth, diversification and specialization – drivers of carrier M&A
• Bifurcating balance sheet businesses – fad or the future?
• Distribution – aggregators, bolt-ons and strategic M&A in a challenging organic growth climate
Tony Ursano, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Insurance Advisory Partners
Moderator: Sophie Roberts, Head of the Insurer TV, The Insurer
• Finding stability after a brutal hard market
• Opportunistic versus strategic relationships
• Alignment of interests, partnership on emerging risks
• United front on social inflation
Sue Srinivasan, EVP Distribution, Arch Insurance
Mark Manzi, National Retail Brokerage Leader, Brown & Brown/Risk Strategies
Bob Thomas, US Head of Retail Distribution, Markel
Carol Murphy, Head of Casualty, Howden US
Moderator: Kamaron Leach, Host Insurer TV, The Insurer
• How carriers and brokers are using AI and data to drive performance
• Tapping the big data revolution to help clients understand risk
• Strategic approaches to technology investment
Alex Schmelkin, Founder and CEO, Sixfold
Adrian Jones, Head of Underwriting & Specialty Retail, Acrisure
James Thaler, Head of News Content - Americas, The Insurer
The middle market is drawing significant attention from brokers and carriers. Hear from our expert panel on:
• Why the middle market segment has become so hot
• Evolution of the market and the growing demand for specialist solutions
• Strategies for coming out on top as brokers and underwriters
• The growing role of digital in the middle market space
Bennet Himes, Head of Underwriting Middle Market, Zurich North America
Matt Waters, Head of Middle Market, AXA XL
Monica Sanjinez, EVP, Commercial Lines Practice Leader, USI
Matthew Burns, EVP, Head of Retail Casualty & Middle Market Insurance, North America, Sompo
Moderator: Chris Munro, Editor Program Manager & Associate Editor, The Insurer
• The evolution of structured solutions
• Building a risk transfer program around captive and alternative solutions
• How parametric solutions could change the risk transfer world
Daniel Vetter, Head of Americas, Descartes
Sylvain Bouteille, CUO Specialty Americas, AXA XL
Megan Linkin, SVP Alternative Risk Transfer, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Moderator: Alex Korb, Alternative Risk Transfer Consultant, Independent
