March 10, 2026 (09:45 – 20:00) – March 11, 2026 (08:30 – 18:30)
The Mermaid London, Puddle Dock, London EC4V 3DB
This event is for: Insurers, brokers and MGAs only
Nearly sold out: 490+ already registered. Less than 10% of tickets remaining.
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Bringing together the users of catastrophe, climate and exposure analytics from around the world
The UK’s largest independent event dedicated to catastrophe, climate and exposure analytics
Exponential Risk returns to London in 2026 following last year’s sold-out inaugural event, which brought together more than 370 professionals from across the catastrophe and exposure management community. The depth and quality of the discussions confirmed the strength of a growing, global group working at the intersection of models, data and decision-making.
For 2026, the event moves to a larger central London venue, creating space for more than 500 attendees, expanded workshops and exhibitor areas, and additional opportunities for structured and informal connection.
The programme is now finalised and brings together practical insight and real-world application from those developing models and data, those running analytics, and those using outputs to support business-critical decisions. Reflecting the widening scope of risk — from climate variability to cyber, liability and geopolitical risk — the agenda is structured to support both technical depth and applied discussion.
Claire Souch again works with InsTech to help shape the programme and guide discussions, supported by an expanded advisory committee of more than 25 practitioners drawn from insurers and technology providers, ensuring the agenda remains relevant, grounded and practitioner-led.
Our aim is simple: to make the understanding of risk more transparent, more collaborative and more relevant for the decisions that matter.
Nearly sold out: 490+ already registered. We are down to the final 20 tickets.
Companies attending include: Accelerant, Acrisure Re, AIG, AJG, Allianz Re, Antares, Apollo Syndicate Management, Arch Insurance, Ardonagh Specialty, Ascot Group, Atrium, Aon, Aviva, AXA XL, Beazley, BMS Re, Brit Insurance, Canopius, Chaucer, Chubb, Convex Insurance, Descartes Underwriting, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company, Gallagher Re, Gen Re, Greenlight Re, Guy Carpenter, Hamilton Insurance Group, Hannover Re, Hiscox, Howden Re, Inigo, IQUW, Ki Insurance, Lancashire Insurance Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Liberty Specialty Markets, Lockton Re, Lloyd’s, Markel, Marsh, McGill and Partners, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd, MS Amlin, Munich Re, PartnerRe, QBE, Rokstone, Satinwood Underwriting, SCOR UK, Sirius Point, Sompo, Swiss Re, Talbot (AIG), The Hartford, Tokio Marine Kiln, Westfield Specialty International, Willis Re, WTW, Zurich Insurance Group
Key themes for 2026
The largest loss drivers – no more secondary perils?
Losses from severe convective storms, wildfires and flood continue to challenge the traditional distinction between ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ perils. Sessions examine the drivers of loss severity and frequency, how assumptions are evolving, and how catastrophe models are being tested and adapted in light of recent events.
Emerging catastrophes and new opportunities
The programme examines a range of emerging extreme events affecting insurers, including cyber, liability and other non-traditional perils. Discussions focus on lessons from recent events, how these risks are being assessed in practice, and what insurers need to understand to support growth while managing increasing uncertainty.
The power of platforms
Insurers and brokers now have a wide range of models, data and technology available to support underwriting and risk management. This theme explores how organisations are choosing platforms, accessing analytics, integrating tools, and balancing flexibility, efficiency and control.
From AI to Agentic – progress report
AI continues to play an expanding role in catastrophe, climate and data analytics. Sessions review how generative and agentic AI are being applied in practice, where they are delivering value today, and how insurers are approaching adoption with appropriate governance and oversight.
Understanding the world around you
The agenda reviews developments shaping how risk is measured, managed and insured. Sessions cover client risk mitigation initiatives, advances in property valuation and rebuild cost estimation, and improvements in data ingestion, quality and use, focusing on what is gaining traction and why.
Self-management – building a career in catastrophe
Building on highly attended sessions in 2025, this theme focuses on practical career development. Workshops and discussions address collaboration, communication, managing personal commitments, and navigating career progression in a rapidly evolving catastrophe and exposure analytics environment.
Featuring industry experts from across the catastrophe and climate modelling community, our diverse line-up of speakers includes leaders from insurers, solution providers and more, offering the latest insights and trends.
Exponential Risk Advisory Panel
For 2026, we are pleased to be working with a panel of 25 industry advisors drawn from across the catastrophe and exposure management community. Their guidance will be central in shaping the themes, structure, and delivery of this year’s programme.
The advisory panel reflects the breadth of the market, including insurers, brokers, model developers, data providers, and regulators, ensuring the agenda addresses the real challenges and opportunities faced across the industry.
We are also delighted to once again have the support of Dr Claire Souch as our executive technical and scientific advisor, providing independent oversight and helping us design content that is both practical and relevant.
Programme Snapshot
The programme has been released. View a snapshot below and the full version under the ‘programme’ tab.
Meet the catastrophe and exposure modelling community
In 2025, Exponential Risk London brought together 370 professionals from more than 150 organisations across the catastrophe and exposure management community. In 2026, we expect more than 500 attendees, reflecting the growing demand for practical insight into catastrophe, climate, and exposure analytics.
The audience includes those developing models and data, running analytics, and applying results to real business decisions across insurance and reinsurance.
Why Exponential Risk London 26 is a must-attend event
Great networking opportunities
With a bigger venue, 2026 will offer more time and space for networking. From structured sessions to informal discussions, plus dedicated drinks receptions, every part of the event is designed to help you connect and collaborate. We know that this is not easy for everyone, so we will provide some help to expand your network during the event with a new networking app and other onsite support.
Practical insight on real modelling challenges
You will have a chance to step back from your daily life and review a wide range of themes that impact you and your organisation directly or indirectly. Education and awareness is at the heart of this event and, consistent with our usual InsTech approach, we will ensure that you gain essential knowledge that is relevant whether you have many years of experience or are early in your career.
A focused international audience
Exponential Risk attracts participants from across the world. In 2026, the event will welcome an even broader international audience, reflecting the global nature of catastrophe and exposure management.
Three breakout tracks
Join us in one of three breakout tracks aligned to the core themes, in dedicated conference rooms. Select the topics that match your professional needs and interests to ensure you leave with insights and strategies that can be implemented immediately in your role.
Career development & leadership
Continue to build your skills and professional confidence. Learn from industry leaders who have advanced to senior roles, discover strategies for managing conflict and resilience, and explore how diversity and inclusion can strengthen teams and open new opportunities.
Exhibition of industry solutions
Meet leading and emerging providers of technology, data and models in our expanded exhibition space. Learn about the latest tools, platforms and services transforming the way risk is understood and managed.
Powered by InsTech and Datos Insights
As part of the InsTech community, Exponential Risk connects you to insights and learning year-round through podcasts, webinars, and reports. With the support of Datos Insights, we are also bringing a broader global perspective and access to new research, networks and opportunities.
Supported by leading analytics and modelling providers
Exponential Risk London 26 is supported by a group of leading data, analytics and modelling providers working across catastrophe, climate and exposure risk. These organisations represent many of the tools and platforms used by insurers and brokers to support underwriting, portfolio management and risk decision-making.
Exponential Risk London 26 hosts
London Catastrophe Modelling Awards 2026
Following the success of last year’s ceremony, the London Catastrophe Modelling Awards will return as part of Exponential Risk London 26.
Taking place on the evening of the first day, the awards celebrate the work and talent of the catastrophe risk modelling and exposure management community. For over 30 years, this community has supported the London market and global re/insurance industry — yet is rarely recognised in traditional insurance awards.
Award winners will once again be selected from industry nominations, reviewed by a panel that includes each award’s sponsor. Categories for 2026 will be confirmed later this year, continuing to highlight excellence across research, analysis, collaboration, leadership, and innovation.
All Exponential Risk London 26 ticket holders are invited to join the awards during the drinks reception on Tuesday 10 March 2026.
This year’s award categories:
Best newcomer
Best recent research & evaluation
Best broking analyst
Best underwriting analyst
Industry collaboration champion
Leadership
Resilience & sustainability
Best modelling company client representative
The 2026 digital brochure has been released!
The brochure is packed with all you need to know about this years event.
You’ll get access to details on:
Event highlights: Key sessions on critical industry topics, from AI in analytics to emerging risk factors.
Advisory panel: Learn about the professionals and thought leaders contributing insights and expertise.
Key themes overview: An outline of our breakout tracks and main sessions, designed for both seasoned experts and those new to the field.
Networking and awards: Information on the London Catastrophe Modelling Awards 2025 and networking opportunities.
Registration and discounts: Details on early bird pricing and group discounts.
Located in the heart of the City of London, The Mermaid London offers a much larger and more flexible space for Exponential Risk 2026. The venue features a purpose-built 600-seat auditorium for the main stage, multiple breakout rooms for parallel sessions, and generous networking areas with views of the Thames.
By moving to The Mermaid, we can welcome nearly 600 attendees, provide more space for exhibitors, and create new opportunities for learning and connection throughout the two days.
Nearest Tube: Blackfriars, St Pauls. Nearest Overground: Blackfriars, City Thameslink.
An InsTech community event
Bringing together those with an interest in risk and insurance, InsTech is a community that connects the insurance ecosystem. Our global network of over 30,000 senior insurance professionals and 150+ Corporate Members consists of large enterprises, early-stage start-ups and everything in between. We run over 100 live and digital events each year.
The largest loss drivers – no more secondary perils
Surprise, surprise: The biggest events and non-events of 2025
We look back at the key events of the past year and the new insights they provide into global risk. We also consider where expected events did not materialise and what those outcomes reveal. Finally, we assess how well current models capture risk levels, including the effects of climate change and the year-to-year variability across different peril types.
The latest developments in vendors’ major models
Primary catastrophe perils like hurricanes and earthquakes remain critically important due to their high severity and capital impact, even as secondary perils now drive a significant proportion of insured losses each year. We examine the developments within these peril regions and look at how emerging science may shape the view of risk in the near future.
Taking the lid off the black box: model accuracy, validation and transparency
We explore enduring issues in model performance and transparency and look at how newer modelling companies are advancing a more open approach, with growing attention to the climate connections that shape emerging risk profiles.
It’s behind you! Vulnerability in focus
As the choice of hazard models becomes ever more sophisticated, we review whether vulnerability is now the poor cousin.
Learn about the key considerations in your models’ vulnerability functions, where the greatest unknowns lie, what innovations may be emerging in this area and how you can strengthen your own view of risk.
Can’t see the wood for the trees: the latest in wildfire modelling and data?
With a growing number of suppliers offering wildfire data and models, how can users and buyers make sense of the differences between them, and how can they work with this patchwork of solutions to underwrite and manage this risk in a changing climate?
When storms scale up: Severe Convective risk is changing fast
SCS losses continue to rise rapidly year on year. We examine the regions seeing the sharpest increases, the drivers behind these trends and the latest innovations in modelling. We also assess current capabilities in modelling this high-resolution and multi-peril phenomenon, and ask whether the models are good enough yet.
Extreme rainfall, flash flooding and inland deluge
Discover how climate change is already impacting extreme rainfall, what we are actually experiencing and how well the models capture this increasingly important component of risk.
Coastal flooding and the new science of storm surge
Coastlines are changing rapidly due to erosion, subsidence, sea-level rise and the development of new flood defences. Understand where these processes are occurring most quickly, where the impacts will be felt most strongly and how model users can improve their quantification of risk in these locations.
Navigating the regulatory landscape
Regulatory reporting remains one of the strongest drivers of modelling and a major demand on modellers and model output.
Join us to stay informed on evolving regulatory requirements, reporting expectations and market acceptance, and discover how your peers are managing growing regulatory pressures with limited resources, as well as how you can strengthen your own approach.
European cat perils: How well are the catastrophe risk models serving this market
As catastrophe risk across Europe shifts in response to growing climate volatility, exposure growth and the expansion of mandatory insurance schemes, we ask whether current catastrophe risk models and data are sufficient for the region. This panel will examine how risks in Europe are evolving, the direction of insurance market trends, the latest insights from climate science, and the state of catastrophe risk models and data today.
Emerging catastrophes and new opportunities
Insuring renewables: the key to enabling the transition to sustainable energy sources
This growing need and opportunity introduces new risks to insurers’ books, including on and offshore wind, solar and hydropower. Discover how the modelling requirements, from hazard through to vulnerability, differ from those of traditional catastrophe models, and the new solutions emerging to support underwriting and risk management.
Parametric insurance in 2026
Parametric insurance is now more widely accepted as a solution to fill gaps where traditional insurance is withdrawing, and new markets are emerging as a result. Learn about the latest technology that is enabling these solutions to scale and how the risk can be quantified and priced through case studies from around the world. Join our debate on whether parametric insurance is the future or if basis risk means it will remain a niche product.
The power of platforms
Chasing the dream: multi-model platforms and interoperability
After more than a decade, recent developments may be about to deliver a step change in what this means for the market. Learn how the most forward-thinking companies are using these developments to evaluate and compare models more quickly, and how some of the smaller vendors are adapting their business models to support this change.
Technology: are we scaling fast enough?
Models rely on large computing power and access to cloud solutions. Discover how the most successful companies are keeping up to speed with increasing compute-power demands, bigger and more models, and the ongoing need to increase the speed of analysis and decision making.
From AI to Agentic – progress report
Agentic AI is a topic that few were aware of 18 months ago, but is now driving many of the most intriguing developments in modelling and analytics. This is a chance to hear from successful implementations of Agentic AI in and around insurance.
Understanding the world around you
Going back to basics: understanding property characteristics and exposure management
Join us to discuss how far we have moved in the last 12 months to improve the availability and reliability of the essential data that is at the heart of risk assessment. Whilst AI is greatly accelerating access to more data and the ability to clean and process it, how successful has this been in the real world?
How much will that cost?
Accurately determining the rebuild cost for properties continues to be a challenge for insurers globally. We’ll continue our ongoing theme of reviewing the latest techniques and the companies applying them, to help understand the future cost of loss around the world.
Assessing the new sources of data
Satellite, IoT and real-time event data continue to come to the market, making it challenging to stay on top of the latest developments. Join our lightning-round panels to understand what’s new and to hear insightful case-studies on how new data is being used in the industry across a range of use-cases.
Understanding the landscape of public science and data
Traditional sources of data, including those from U.S. science agencies, are disappearing or are under threat. Listen to experts from industry and academia discuss the evolving landscape, where budgets are tightening even as new sources of publicly available data (such as those from ECMWF) continue to emerge, and explore what this means for our industry.
Data, data, data everywhere: the challenges of utilising data effectively
The challenge today is not simply accessing data, but understanding how end users can integrate it effectively to improve their view of risk and strengthen underwriting and risk transfer decisions. Hear from experts who will share practical experience in using internal and external data to build and calibrate catastrophe models, assess external models and develop an independent perspective on risk.
Self-management – building a career in catastrophe
The implications of AI – opportunity or threat?
The rapid expansion of AI and technology is increasing the demands on individual skill sets and the need to remain relevant. What are the implications for personal skill development, hiring strategies and long-term career success? Hear from cat modellers who are seizing this opportunity and actively developing their capabilities in this evolving landscape.
Staying in control
The other side of the coin in an AI world is increasing concern around job security, relevance of traditional skills and human connections in this rapidly changing technological landscape. What does this mean for mental health or the culture of the business environment?
Mic on – turning your nerves into influence
Public speaking can be daunting for anyone, no matter their experience or background. For women, particularly in the insurance industry, this challenge is often intensified by underrepresentation at events. This session offers a supportive space to explore those challenges, build confidence and develop the skills to speak up and stand out. Whether it’s presenting at a conference, leading a webinar or sharing your ideas in a meeting, you’ll gain practical tools to elevate your voice – and your career – within insurance and beyond.
Don’t lose your head – managing risk when indulging in extreme sports
Mark Cunningham has a day job of founding companies and today is Managing Director responsible for growing PriceHubble’s data business. In Mark’s spare time, he collects vintage weapons and teaches how to use them in friendly combat situations. Mark will be sharing some lessons from his life, founding companies and how to manage the risk when sparring with his students with lethal weapons…
Day one - 10 March
The full programme is now available.
Optional Career Development Workshops (Self-Management)
10:15 am – 12:00 pm
The self-management workshops below are offered as a single optional workshop track. Attendees register for the full track rather than individual sessions. These interactive workshops provide additional personal and career development opportunities alongside the main conference.
Places are limited and advance registration for the full track is required. Registration opens in February.
The main conference open at 12:00 pm, with lunch served on arrival, followed by the first core conference session.
09.30 am - 10:15 am
Registration & breakfast for Career Development workshops only
Newgate Suite
10:15 am - 12.00 pm
Self Management Workshops
1. Supercharge your personal and organisational performance, 30mins
This dynamic workshop is designed to help you unlock your creative potential and gain a competitive edge in today’s fast-moving workplace. Through engaging, humour-infused exercises inspired by improvisation, participants will strengthen problem-solving skills, broaden their thinking and explore fresh perspectives for tackling real-world business challenges.
Charlie Curson, Founder & Director, Mandarin Associates
2. Mic on: turning your nerves into influence, 30mins Public speaking can be daunting for anyone, no matter their experience or background. This session offers a supportive space to explore those challenges, build confidence and develop the skills to speak up and stand out. Whether it’s presenting at a conference, leading a webinar, or sharing your ideas in a meeting, you’ll gain practical tools to elevate your voice – and your career – within insurance and beyond.
Daisy Woodley, Manager, Business Development, Verisk
Moderated by Elham Fardad, Founder & CEO, Migrant Leaders
3. Communication skills: techniques to supercharge your modelling career, 30mins
You’ve done the analysis, looked at the model output and have interpreted the results. What do you do next? A critical part of advancing your analyst career is the ability to extract the important points from the interpretation and deliver them to various audiences, internal and external, based on their different requirements, in a way that they can understand. This session focuses on the “dos and don’ts” of effective communication.
Emma Watkins, COO (UK), Safepoint Insurance
Joss Matthewman, Chief Revenue Officer, Reask
Laura Freeman, Head of Exposure Management, Apollo
Moderated by Brian Owens, Independent Consultant
Main Conference starts
Plenary
12:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Delegates not participating in the earlier Career Development Track can arrive for lunch from 12:00 pm.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch, networking & exhibition
Connect with fellow delegates and engage with leading technology providers sponsoring the event. Lunch is provided.
Main Stage
1:00 pm - 1:05 pm
Welcome and why are we here?
Matthew Grant, CEO of InsTech, delivers the conference opening and welcome to day one from the team at InsTech.
Main Stage
1.05 pm - 1.25 pm
Keynote: Smarter decisions: how data, models and resilience will shape the next era of insurance
An opportunity to hear how exponential risk, next‑generation data, and smarter modelling are reshaping insurance. A concise look at the tools and decision intelligence helping the market stay ahead of accelerating change.
Jonathan Rake, CEO Risk Data Solutions, Swiss Re
Main Stage
1:25 pm - 1.45 pm
Fireside Chat - Keeping your eyes on the road: looking backwards whilst moving forward
Charlie Curson will return to the stage alongside Matthew Grant for a conversation exploring some of his most recent perspectives, including key insights and practical lessons drawn from his book. Together, they will reflect on how these ideas apply to real-world business challenges, offering thought-provoking viewpoints and actionable takeaways to help us all think differently about the opportunities ahead and make the most of our time at this event.
Charlie Curson, Founder & Director, Mandarin Associates
Hosted by Matthew Grant, CEO, InsTech
Main Stage
1:45 pm - 2.05 pm
Events and non-events of 25: what does it all mean?
We take a look back at the key events of the past year and what new insights they provide into global risk. We also consider where expected events did not materialise and what those outcomes reveal. Finally, we assess how well current models capture risk levels, including the effects of climate change and the year-to-year variability across different peril types.
Dr Nigel Winspear, Head of Natural Catastrophe Analytics Research, Sompo International
Richard Dixon, Head of Catastrophe Research, Oak Global
Balz Grollimund, Head Catastrophe Perils, Swiss Re
Moderated by William Forde, Senior Director, Industry Solutions, Cotality
Breakouts
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
With four dedicated rooms, you will be able to select one of four breakout sessions.
Breakout 1a - Cripplegate
The details count: vulnerability in focus
As the choice of hazard models becomes increasingly sophisticated, we consider whether vulnerability has now become the poor cousin. We’re bringing vulnerability back into focus to learn about the key considerations in your models’ vulnerability functions, where the greatest unknowns lie, what innovations may be emerging in this area and how you can improve your own view of risk.
Dr Nigel Winspear, Head of Natural Catastrophe Analytics Research, Sompo International
Marc Lehmann, Head of Physical Climate & Nat Cat Risk Advisory, Howden
Moderated by Ibbi Almufti, Founder and CEO, Class 3 Technologies
Breakout 1b - Dowgate
Gathering storms: navigating the regulatory landscape
Regulatory reporting remains one of the strongest drivers of modelling and a major demand on modellers and model output. Join us to stay informed about evolving regulatory requirements, reporting expectations and market acceptance, and discover how your peers are managing growing regulatory pressures with limited resources as well as how you can strengthen your own approach.
Juan Duan, Head of Financial Climate Risk, Beazley
Luke Knowles, Head of Catastrophe Analytics, Lloyd’s
Moderated by Lisa Coomey, Senior Technical Specialist in General Insurance Risk
Breakout 1c - Bishopsgate
Parametric insurance in 2026
Parametric insurance is now more widely accepted as a way to fill gaps where traditional insurance is withdrawing, and new markets are emerging as a result. Learn about the latest technology that is enabling these solutions to scale and how the risk can be quantified and priced through case studies from around the world. We consider the future of the market and ponder whether parametric insurance can become a mainstream solution or whether basis risk will keep it a niche product.
Glen Daraskevich, Senior Vice President, Karen Clark & Company
Kevin Dedieu, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Descartes Underwriting
Moderated by Paul Wilson, Managing Director, Catastrophe and Climate Research, Twelve Securis
Breakout 1d - Aldgate
The innovators slot, part 1
Hear from three companies as they take the stage to pitch their ideas and showcase their solutions.
Paige Roepers, CEO & Founder, Ocean Ledger Ocean Ledger is a UK-based geospatial analytics startup founded in 2023. It provides high-resolution coastal risk assessment and environmental impact analysis. Using satellite imagery and machine learning, they deliver data on shoreline erosion, storm surge, bathymetry and coastal ecosystem monitoring for insurers, engineers and governments.
Joshua Macabuag, Co-Founder & CPO, Renew Risk Renew Risk UK-based developer of risk modelling and analytics software for renewable energy assets, particularly offshore wind farms. Their science-driven catastrophe models help insurers, developers, and financiers understand, quantify and manage the risks of natural disasters to renewable energy infrastructure.
Mayur Mudigonda, PhD., CEO, Vayuh.ai
Vayuh.ai is an Oakland-based startup that combines atmospheric physics with AI to deliver weather forecasts, catastrophe risk models and risk intelligence for the insurance industry. Their products cover severe convective storms, hurricane modelling, wildfire and portfolio analytics built by UC Berkeley scientists.
Moderated by Alex Smithard, Corporate Membership Senior Associate, InsTech
Plenary
2:45 pm – 8:00 pm
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Networking break & exhibition
Connect with fellow delegates and engage with leading technology providers sponsoring the event. Refreshments are provided.
Mindfulness session, 10mins (3:00 pm – 3:10 pm, Aldgate Suite)
Take a gentle pause in the middle of your busy, first day at the conference. This short, energising mindfulness session is designed to help you reset, lift your energy, and bring your focus back to the present moment.
Neena Saith, Performance and Burnout Practitioner
Main Stage
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm
Navigating peak perils: the latest developments
Primary catastrophe perils like hurricanes and earthquakes remain critically important due to their high severity and capital impact, even as secondary perils now drive a significant proportion of insured losses each year. We examine the developments within these peril regions and look at how emerging science may shape the view of risk in the near future.
Caroline McMullan, Assistant Vice President: Head of Europe Model Product Management, Verisk
Chris Ewing, Head of Business Development, Aon Impact Forecasting
Moderated by Claire Souch, Independent Consultant
Main Stage
3:55 pm - 4:25 pm
Innovative technologies in a changing risk environment
The risk landscape is evolving faster than ever, driven by technological innovation, shifting populations, geopolitical uncertainty, and interconnected global systems. While new threats pose significant challenges, they also create opportunities. This session explores how insurers and reinsurers can identify and manage emerging risks, the innovative models becoming available, and how traditional methods of exposure management remain as important as ever to support effective underwriting and find growth opportunities.
Moderated by Kirsten Mitchell-Wallace, Advisor, Safepoint Insurance
4:25 pm - 4:45 pm
Comfort break
A short break to stretch your legs.
Main Stage
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Keynote - Hurricane risk: the forecaster's view - all you need to know but were too afraid to ask
Tomasz brings his lively and informed insights into weather risk from his life as the BBC’s weather reporter to help understand how and why hurricanes form and what influences their severity, frequency and location. Whether you are an experienced modeller, underwriter or recently hired analyst, you can expect to have quite a few “ah ha” moments here.
Tomasz Schafernaker, BBC Weatherman and Meteorologist
5:15 pm - 5.45 pm
Main Stage - 2026 London Catastrophe Modelling Awards Ceremony
These awards celebrate the work and talent of the large catastrophe risk modelling and management community. This group has been supporting the London market for 30 years and is central to most re/insurance companies – yet is rarely recognised in other insurance awards. Special thanks to Lloyd’s, who have sponsored this evening.
Leadership Award, sponsored by Cotality
Best Broking Analyst, sponsored by Bolton Associates
Best Underwriting Analyst, sponsored by Gallagher Re
Best Newcomer, sponsored by Reask
Best Recent Research & Evaluation, sponsored by JBA Risk Management
Best Modelling Company Client Representative, sponsored by Guy Carpenter
Resilience & Sustainability, sponsored by Aon
Industry Collaboration Champion, sponsored by Verisk Extreme Event Solutions
5.45 pm - 7:45 pm
Awards reception
Celebrate with us and join us for the networking reception and light snacks.
Day two - 11 March
Plenary
8:30 am – 10:15 am
8:30 am - 9:15 am
Arrival & breakfast
Join us for breakfast and plan your meetings, ready to connect with fellow delegates before day two kicks off.
Main Stage
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Welcome
We will welcome you back to a full day two.
Main Stage
9:20 am - 9:40 am
Behind the mask: the shape of cyber risks in 2026 and why it matters
Cyber risk is a threat that impacts all areas of insurance and or own personal lives. In recent years individuals have become the new target surface for cyber attacks. We will demystify what really happened during recent cyber incidents, challenge common assumptions about preparedness and response, and expose the less visible risks, decisions, and trade‑offs that organisations face. An essential risk management topic for everyone, whatever your role or responsibilities.
Colin Sheppard, Managing Director, Cyber Risk, Kroll
Main Stage
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Taking the lid off the black box: is your model fit for purpose?
We explore the enduring issues of model performance and transparency, discuss the latest developments in assessing models for your purpose, and share insights from those who continue to push the boundaries on this agenda.
David Wood, Managing Director, JBA Risk Management
Maurizio Savina, Senior Director of Model Product Management, Insurance Solutions,Moody’s
Karen Clark, Co-founder and CEO,Karen Clark & Company
Moderated by Dr Oliver Wing, Chief Scientific & Product Officer, Fathom
Breakouts
10:15 am – 10:45 am
With three dedicated rooms, you will be able to select one of three breakout sessions.
Breakout 2a - Dowgate
Can’t see the wood for the trees: the latest in wildfire modelling and data
With a growing number of suppliers offering wildfire data and models, we discuss how users and buyers can make sense of the differences between them and how they can work with this patchwork of solutions to underwrite and manage this risk in an ever-changing climate.
David Smith, Senior Director, Hazard Science, Cotality
Robert Silva, Director of Customer Success, Zesty AI
Sean Halverson, Portfolio Advisor, Guidewire
Moderated by Dana Foley, Head of Catastrophe Research, Chaucer
Breakout 2b - Cripplegate
Owning your view of risk with a flexible and diversified cat model ecosystem
Bringing talent, data and technology together supported by strong collaboration offers opportunities to supercharge risk insights with more transparency. Learn how a leading insurer has transformed its cat model ecosystem to turn opportunities from a dynamic world into tangible value for its organisation.
Iwan Stalder, Head of Group Accumulation Management, Zurich
Helen Crowley, Secretary General, Global Earthquake Model
Moderated by Brian Owens, Independent Consultant
Breakout 2c - Bishopsgate
How much will that cost? Understand the future cost of loss around the world
Accurately determining the rebuild cost for properties continues to be a challenge for insurers globally. We’ll continue our theme of reviewing the latest techniques and the companies applying them, to help understand the future cost of loss around the world.
“Stagecast” by Ben Rose, Co-Founder & President, Supercede
Todd Rissel, Chairman & CEO,e2Value
Skip Coan, SVP, e2Value
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Networking break & exhibition
Connect with fellow delegates and engage with leading technology providers sponsoring the event. Refreshments are provided.
Mindfulness session, 10mins (11:00 am – 11:10 am, Aldgate Suite)
Take another intentional pause in your morning. This brief mindfulness break invites you to slow down, clear mental clutter, and gently refocus your attention.
Neena Saith, Performance and Burnout Practitioner
Breakouts
11:40 am – 12:10 pm
With three dedicated rooms, you will be able to select one of three breakout sessions.
Breakout 3a - Cripplegate
When storms scale up: severe convective risk is changing fast
SCS losses continue to increase year on year. We examine the regions seeing the sharpest increases, the drivers behind these trends and the latest innovations in modelling. We also assess current capabilities in modelling this high-resolution and multi-peril phenomenon, and ask what the standards are to ensure models are “good enough” for business use.
Dr Chris Allen, Head of Property Peril Insights, Gallagher Re
Tom Sabbatelli-Goodyer, Director, Product Management, Severe Weather,Moody’s
Jessica Turner, Catastrophe and Exposure Management Professional
Moderated by Cameron Rye, Director of Natural Catastrophe Analytics,Willis Re
Breakout 3b - Dowgate
Climate tipping points: navigating emerging science and regulatory demands
Climate variability, and its influence on the frequency and severity of natural hazards, unfolds across multiple time scales, from weeks to decades. While traditional catastrophe models and a growing suite of complementary analytical tools provide valuable insights into baseline risk, interpreting their output in today’s dynamic environment is a challenge? In this session, we’ll break down core concepts, highlight critical components and share practical strategies for turning data into actionable decisions.
Deepak Badoni, Co-founder & President,EigenRisk
Ioana Dima-West, Head of Science and Natural Perils, AXA XL
Laurent Feuilleaubois, Co-founder and CEO, Mitigrate
Moderated by Emma Watkins, COO (UK), Safepoint Insurance
Breakout 3c - Bishopsgate
Data validation technology: are we scaling fast enough?
Models rely on large computing power and access to cloud solutions. Discover how the most successful companies are benefiting from increasing compute-power demands, bigger and more models, and the ability to increase the speed of analysis and decision.
Martin Kadlec, Computational Team Lead, Aon Impact Forecasting
Alex Ley, Co-founder & CEO, Scrub AI
Scott Stafford, CTO, Ping Data Intelligence
Moderated by Nazmus Haq, Head of Insight, Inigo
Plenary
12:20 pm – 4:00 pm
Main Stage
12:20 pm - 12:50 pm
Chasing the dream: multi-model platforms and interoperability
After more than a decade, recent developments in model compatibility and collaboration may finally deliver a major step change in what this means for the use and access to models by insurers. Learn how the most forward-thinking insurance companies are using these advances to evaluate and compare models more quickly and how smaller vendors are adapting their business models to support this change.
Olivia Sloan, Head of Catastrophe Products, Fathom
Maximilian Strasser, Head of Global Model Development, Guy Carpenter
Deepak Badoni, Co-founder & President, EigenRisk
Moderated Dr Matthew Jones, Chief Operating Officer,Oasis Loss Modelling Framework
12:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Networking lunch & exhibition
Lunch & learn: career insights with Karen Clark (1:30 pm – 2:00 pm, Dowgate Suite)
Karen Clark, Co-founder and CEO,Karen Clark & Company
Main Stage
2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
European cat perils: blind spots and opportunities
As catastrophe risk across Europe shifts in response to growing climate volatility, exposure growth and the expansion of mandatory insurance schemes, we ask whether current catastrophe risk models and data are sufficient for the region. This panel examines how risks in Europe are evolving, the direction of insurance market trends, the latest insights from climate science and the state of European catastrophe risk models and data today.
Emma Lewington, Model Product Manager, Verisk Extreme Event Solutions
Niklaus Merz, Senior Researcher, PartnerRe
Sandra Hansen, Head of International Peril Advisory & International Climate Change Lead, Guy Carpenter
Moderated by Rick Thomas, Managing Director, Acrisure Re
Main Stage
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Earthquake risk: fault lines and shadows
In an era dominated by climate-related disasters, earthquakes can feel like a distant concern, especially for those who weren’t in the industry decades ago. Yet the threat remains as real as ever, and the possibility of a major event in the near future is significant. This session delves into the latest understanding of earthquake risk, drawing lessons from recent global events, explore key scenarios and discuss practical steps to strengthen preparedness for the next big one.
Helen Crowley, Secretary General, Global Earthquake Model
Goran Trendafiloski, Head of Earthquake Model Development,Aon Impact Forecasting
Main Stage
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Going back to basics: understanding property characteristics and exposure management
We discuss how far we have moved in the last 12 months to improve the availability and reliability of essential data that is at the heart of risk assessment. AI has the potential to accelerate access to more data, deduce more insights and enhance the ability to clean and process it, but how successful has this been in real business applications and what does 2026 hold?
Michael Porter, SVP International Insurance Solutions, Cotality
Todd Rissel, Chairman & CEO, e2Value
Satish Kumar, Senior Director of Product Management, Guidewire
Mark Varley, CEO, Addresscloud
Moderated by Sanjiv Sharma, Head of Actuarial and Exposure Management, Lloyd’s Market Assocation
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm
Networking break & exhibition
Mindfulness session, 10mins (3:45 pm – 3:55 pm, Aldgate Suite)
As the conference comes to a close, take this moment to slow down and unwind. This mindfulness session offers space to release the mental and physical tension of the day, allowing your body and mind to relax.
Neena Saith, Performance and Burnout Practitioner
Breakouts
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
With four dedicated rooms, you will be able to select one of four breakout sessions.
Breakout 4a - Cripplegate
Deluge dynamics: extreme rain, flash flooding and the new science impacting storm surge
Discover the latest trends in extreme rainfall and coastal flooding, explore the drivers of change from population dynamics, climate patterns, flood defences and natural ecosystems, and discuss how model users can improve their quantification of these increasingly important components of risk.
Dr Natalie Lord, Principal Climate Scientist, Fathom
Dr Alison Poulston, Principal Statistician, JBA Risk Management
Professor Hayley Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts, Newcastle University
Moderated by Nalan Senol-Cabi, Head of Catastrophe Model Research, Arch Insurance
Breakout 4b - Aldgate
The innovators slot, part 2
Hear from four companies as they take the stage to pitch their ideas and showcase their solutions.
Oliver Pape, Senior Sales Consultant, NIQ Geomarketing NIQ Geomarketing is the official CRESTA provider, delivering the latest CRESTA update along with enhanced boundary data. The focus is to ensure accurate, high‑quality geographic risk information that supports reliable insurance modelling and global risk assessment.
Juan Roos, CEO and Co-founder, Envitel Envitel delivers physics-first wildfire risk intelligence, including probabilistic maps, forward-looking climate scenarios and ranked mitigation actions designed to plug directly into underwriting, portfolio management and resilience decisions.
Guven Fidan, CEO & Founder, Alkazar Alkazar is a climate-technology company combining numerical weather prediction, high-resolution downscaling, and geospatial modelling to translate physical climate hazards into financial risk at asset and portfolio scale. Their SaaS platforms – UrClimate Score, UrClimate Tailor, and UrClimate Next – deliver location-based hazard metrics, climate risk forecasting, and TCFD/EBA-aligned financial impact assessments for banks, insurers, and asset owners.
Vijaya Samreena Acharya, Product Specialist, RiskSphere RiskSphere is a digital property risk profiling platform built by Zerozilla that replaces spreadsheets and manual SOVs with a streamlined tool for creating, validating and sharing insurer-ready property risk profiles. It combines precision geocoding, hazard risk scoring (flood, fire, earthquake), real-time catastrophe alerts and centralised hazard data in one platform.
Moderated by Alex Smithard, Corporate Membership Senior Associate, InsTech
Breakout 4c - Dowgate
The implications of AI: opportunity or threat?
The rapid expansion of AI and technology is increasing the demands on individuals’ skill sets and the need to remain relevant. What are the implications for personal skill development, hiring strategies and long-term career success? Hear from cat modellers who are seizing this opportunity and actively developing their capabilities in this evolving landscape.
Sanjiv Sharma, Head of Actuarial and Exposure Management, Lloyd’s Market Association
Nicholas Berry, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Kyle Beatty, Independent Consultant, Vayuh.ai
Moderated by Vinay Mistry, Chief Commercial Operations Officer, Apollo
Breakout 4d - Bishopsgate
Always on: how high performers can learn to switch off
76% of employees have experienced burnout before. High performers excel under pressure – but often pay for it during downtime. If rest feels harder than work, you’re not alone. Discover why driven professionals struggle to unwind and how stress physiology, beliefs and identity all play a role. Leave with strategies to create meaningful recovery that actually restores you.
Neena Saith, Performance and Burnout Practitioner
Plenary
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Main Stage
4:40 pm - 5:05 pm
From belief to action: how do we model key perils in a changing climate?
In an era of climate volatility, is relying on a single modelling approach sufficient? This session explores new solutions and strategies to risk modelling in a dynamic climate, which deliver robust insights across the insurance and reinsurance value chain, from underwriting and pricing to capital modelling, reinsurance structuring and ILS strategies.
Joss Matthewman, Chief Revenue Officer, Reask
Ruth Petrie, Principal Risk Scientist, Inigo
Rob Porter, Chief Underwriting Officer, Vave
Moderated by Tom Philp, Chief Executive Officer, Maximum Infomation
Main Stage
5:05 pm - 5:20 pm
The future of exposure management: skills and opportunities ahead
Explore the past, present and future of exposure management: from the roles and processes that shape the work, to the career moves that shape the people doing it. Hear practical insights from early-career professionals and experienced industry leaders on building your network, asking smarter questions and navigating change, so you can develop a varied career and identify opportunities to make your work better.
Moderated by Dickie Whitaker, Chief Executive, Oasis Loss Modelling Framework
Main Stage
5:20 pm - 5:40 pm
Don’t lose your head: managing risk when indulging in extreme sports
Mark Cunningham has successfully founded multiple companies. Today he is the Managing Director responsible for growing PriceHubble’s data business. In Mark’s spare time, he collects vintage weapons and teaches enthusiasts how to use them in friendly combat situations. Mark will be sharing some lessons on how to manage risk, from his life founding companies and when sparring with his students with lethal weapons.
Mark Cunningham, Managing Director, UK, PriceHubble
Main Stage
5:40 pm - 5:50 pm
Wrap up and goodbye
We’ll reflect on the past two days and thank everyone for being part of Exponential Risk London 26.
5:50 pm - 6:30 pm
Networking reception & farewell
A final farewell with a cocktail reception.
Keynote Speakers
We’re excited to feature speakers who’ll kick off and close each day, sharing unique perspectives on risk assessment both within and beyond insurance.
Tomasz Schafernaker
BBC Weatherman and Meteorologist
Robert Muir-Wood
Chief Research Officer
Charlie Curson
Founder & Director
Claire Souch
Independent Consultant
Jonathan Rake
CEO Risk Data Solutions
Colin Shepard
Managing Director, Cyber Risk
Mark Cunningham
Managing Director, UK
Speakers
Over 80 confirmed speakers.
Matthew Grant
CEO
Caroline McMullan
Assistant Vice President: Head of Europe Model Product Management
Dickie Whitaker
Chief Executive
David Wood
Managing Director
Dr Nigel Winspear
Head of Natural Catastrophe Analytics Research
Brian Owens
Catastrophe Risk Advisor
Lisa Coomey
Senior Technical Specialist in General Insurance Risk
Rick Thomas
Managing Director
Juan Duan
Head of Financial Climate Risk
Nalan Senol Cabi
Head of Catastrophe Model Research
Ruth Petrie
Principal Risk Scientist
Emma Watkins
COO (UK)
Dr Oliver Wing
Chief Scientific & Product Officer
Ioana Dima-West
Head of Science and Natural Perils
Richard Dixon
Head of Catastrophe Research
Lauren O'Rourke
Senior Manager, Exposure Management
Sanjiv Sharma
Head of Actuarial and Exposure Management
Kiran Aulakh
Vice President, Fixed Asset Advisory Services
William Forde
Senior Director, Industry Solutions
Iwan Stalder
Head of Group Accumulation Management
Cameron Rye
Director of Natural Catastrophe Analytics
Todd Rissel
Chairman & CEO
Kevin Dedieu
Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer
Deepak Badoni
Co-founder & President
Karen Clark
Co-founder and CEO
Kirsten Mitchell-Wallace
Advisor
Dr Matthew Jones
Chief Operating Officer
Rob Porter
Chief Underwriting Officer
Laura Freeman
Head of Exposure Management
Balz Grollimund
Head Catastrophe Perils
Ibbi Almufti
Founder and CEO
Olivia Sloan
Head of Catastrophe Products
Paul Wilson
Managing Director, Catastrophe and Climate Research
Joss Matthewman
Chief Revenue Officer
Brandon Katz
Executive Vice President, Strategy
Dana Foley
Head of Catastrophe Research
Dr Chris Allen
Head of Property Peril Insights
Dr Natalie Lord
Principal Climate Scientist
Niklaus Merz
Senior Researcher
Neena Saith
Performance and Burnout Practitioner
Maurizio Savina
Senior Director of Model Product Management, Insurance Solutions
Glen Daraskevich
Senior Vice President
Tom Sabbatelli-Goodyer
Director, Product Management, Severe Weather
Hubert Bast
Technical Director
Helen Crowley
Secretary General
Alex Smithard
Corporate Membership Senior Associate
Maximilian Strasser
Head of Global Model Development
Sean Halverson
Insurance Portfolio Advisor
Sandra Hansen
Head of International Peril Advisory & International Climate Change Lead
Emma Lewington
Model Product Manager
Chris Ewing
Head of Business Development
David Smith
Senior Director, Hazard Science
Goran Trendafiloski
Head of Earthquake Model Development
Lauren Restell
Non-Natural Catastrophe Risk Specialist
Jonas Aas Torland
CCO & Co-Founder
Luke Knowles
Head of Catastrophe Analytics
Marc Lehmann
Head of Physical Climate & Nat Cat Risk Advisory
Mark Varley
CEO
Robert Silva
Director of Customer Success
Nicholas Berry
Head of Global Model Development
Charlotte Cross
Director
Daisy Woodley
Manager, Business Development
Elham Fardad
Founder & CEO
Joshua Macabuag
Co-Founder & CPO
Jessica Turner
Catastrophe and Exposure Management Professional
Paige Roepers
CEO & Founder
Laurent Feuilleaubois
Co-founder and CEO
Satish Kumar
Senior Director of Product Management
Vinay Mistry
Chief Commercial Operations Officer
Professor Hayley Fowler
Professor of Climate Change Impacts
Tom Philp
Chief Executive Officer
Ben Rose
Co-Founder & President
Nazmus Haq
Head of Insight
Dr Alison Poulston
Principal Statistician
Alex Ley
CEO and Co-founder
Kyle Beatty
Independent Consultant
Martin Kadlec
Computational Team Lead
Skip Coan
SVP
Daria Mervis
Head of UK
Juan Roos
CEO and Co-founder
Scott Stafford
CTO
Mayur Mudigonda, PhD
CEO
Oliver Pape
Senior Sales Consultant
Michael Porter
SVP International Insurance Solutions
Vijaya Samreena Acharya
Product Specialist
Guven Fidan
CEO & Founder
Advisory Panel
We have spoken to a wide range of people to determine the themes and structure for this event. Our advisory panel and many others have assisted us with a review of the themes and how these will be presented in a way that is most effective for our diverse audience.
Rick Thomas
Managing Director
Sibylle Steimen
Managing Director Advisory & Services
Rachel Haldane
Exposure Manager
Ioana Dima-West
Head of Science and Natural Perils
Emma Watkins
COO (UK)
Laura Freeman
Head of Exposure Management
Juan Duan
Head of Financial Climate Risk
Dana Foley
Head of Catastrophe Research
William Forde
Senior Director, Industry Solutions
Brian Owens
Catastrophe Risk Advisor
Francesca Terenzi
Operations and Program Manager
Todd Rissel
CEO
Jon Sonnenschein
Director of Business Development
Harry Vardigans
Head of Insurance
Dr Claire Souch
Independent Consultant
Ruth Petrie
Principal Risk Scientist
Nikki Pilgrim
Executive Director and Head of Client Development
Rebecca Fuller
Global Fixed Asset Advisory Services Leader
Louise Matthews
Group Head of Exposure Management
Lauren O'Rourke
Senior Manager, Exposure Management
Dickie Whitaker
Chief Executive
Dr Paul Della-Marta
Head of Catastrophe Research
Dr Nigel Winspear
Head of Natural Catastrophe Analytics Research
Balz Grollimund
Head Catastrophe Perils
Shane Latchman
Vice President and MD, Catastrophe and Risk Solutions
Cameron Rye
Director, Natural Catastrophe Analytics
Iwan Stalder
Head of Group Accumulation Management
*Sponsorship opportunities are sold out for 2026*
Platinum Sponsors
Fathom
Fathom provides tools and data for risk management professionals to analyse and model global flood exposure. The company develops flood maps and models based on academic research, applying these to practical risk assessment and pricing contexts.
JBA Risk Management provides flood risk data and analysis to organisations in the insurance and financial sectors, governments, the international banking community, and NGOs. The company was the first to offer flood catastrophe modelling on a global scale and applies scientific research to the development of its models, focusing on making complex science accessible to clients in a changing climate. Part of the JBA Group, it is one of the largest teams of flood specialists globally.
Kroll provides property insurance valuation services using a global team of over 250 valuers. Its Property Insurance Valuation Platform helps clients manage valuation risks. This online tool uses Kroll’s global proprietary data engine and no-code technology to provide high-speed and cost-effective valuations in seconds. Kroll also provides Cyber and Enterprise Security Risk Management solutions to help clients stay ahead of the complexity around Risk and Finance.
Cotality is a data-driven technology company serving the property insurance sector. The company’s insurance solutions include over 185 catastrophe models covering more than 100 countries and territories. Cotality provides reinsurers and insurers with data and analytics to support risk management decisions.
For over 25 years, e2Value has provided property data and valuation services across North America. The company focuses on improving data quality and analytics to support accurate assessments, now incorporating LIDAR technology to enhance precision. Its tools are used by insurance carriers, MGAs, E&S lines, data scientists and others to address complex risks.
Whether for catastrophe modelling or routine underwriting, e2Value works with a wide range of professionals – and occasionally, even man’s best friend – to tackle “Cats”.
EigenRisk provides tools for reinsurers, MGAs, brokers and risk managers to manage catastrophe and climate risk more proactively. Its platform, EigenPrism®, offers access to real-time data, visualisations, analytics and modelling capabilities in a single system. The platform is designed to support faster analysis and more informed decision-making across risk management and underwriting activities.
Guidewire Analytics supports insurance decision-making by using data from multiple sources, integrating insights into core processes, and enabling continuous monitoring of business outcomes. Guidewire Analytics products work with P&C insurance core systems to provide predictive information that helps underwriters assess risks and gives claims adjusters data for evaluating claims.
Aon’s Impact Forecasting enables firms to analyse catastrophic events and their financial impacts to develop effective reinsurance, underwriting and exposure management processes. With over 135 models spanning 12 perils and almost 90 territories, we empower users by providing risk insights for the peak regions around the globe and emerging markets. Impact Forecasting partners with academic and industry organisations worldwide to incorporate the latest research into catastrophe models.
Karen Clark & Company (KCC) provides (re)insurers and ILS investors with accurate models and advanced technology for deep insight into climate, weather, and catastrophe risk. KCC catastrophe models cover tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones, severe convective storms, winter storms, wildfires, floods, and earthquakes in over 70 countries. KCC’s unique LiveEvents™ application provides real time information for major weather events as they’re unfolding. KCC professionals are globally recognized experts in catastrophe and weather modeling who work with company executives to enhance business strategies, competitive advantage, and financial results.
Moody’s insurance solutions have helped shape the world’s view of risk for more than 30 years, leading the catastrophe risk industry we helped pioneer. Our exceptional science, technology, innovation, and more than 300 catastrophe risk models help risk and insurance leaders evaluate and manage the risks posed by natural and man-made disasters.
Ping automates, organizes, and structures data so teams can work smarter, not harder. Ping can ingest and cleanse any SOV or ACORD form and turn that information into a geospatial map or offer seamless integrations into the industries leading CAT modeling services. We seamlessly deliver rich data directly to our clients’ workflows with speed, accuracy, and reliability. Pingis data super intelligence for the commercial property insurance industry.
Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) is a data analytics and technology provider serving the global insurance industry. The company offers solutions designed to support operating efficiency, underwriting and claims processes, fraud detection, and risk assessment, including risks related to climate change, catastrophic events, sustainability and political issues. Through data analytics, software, scientific research and industry expertise, Verisk provides tools for risk management. With teams across more than 20 countries, Verisk has received Great Place to Work certification and maintains a workplace culture focused on inclusion.
7Analytics is a specialist flood analytics provider combining 1×1 m geospatial resolution with machine learning trained on a large library of validated flood claims. The resulting insights support property-level underwriting and risk reflective pricing even in dense urban environments.
Through integration of weather intelligence, 7Analytics also offers an early warning system that forecasts site-specific flood depth, extent and duration several days ahead. Asset operators use this directly for active loss prevention with additional applications in predictive claims management and parametric insurance.
Addresscloud is a location intelligence platform that provides insurers with address-level data to support underwriting. Its APIs and applications assist with risk analysis, from accurate address capture to the assessment of peril and climate risks. The company’s tools help insurers manage exposure and improve pricing accuracy. Addresscloud’s solutions are designed to integrate with existing workflows, supporting decision-making and operational efficiency within the insurance sector.
Class 3’s Iris platform is the next generation of climate risk software. Where traditional tools stop at abstract scores, Iris predicts probabilistic outcomes that translate complex hazard data into consequences people can actually understand — downtime, repair costs, financial losses, and health and safety impacts. Developed by engineers who’ve designed buildings to withstand these forces, Iris combines high-resolution hazard data with proprietary damage models to simulate how assets perform under stress — and how to make them more resilient to meet the needs of their owners, operators, and communities.
KatRisk develops climate catastrophe risk models used by insurers, governments and financial institutions. Its models cover more than 190 countries and provide high-resolution assessments of risks including inland flooding, storm surge, tropical cyclone wind, severe convective storm and wildfire.
Mitigrate, a climate-insurtech company, is the leading provider of flood prevention analytics for residential, commercial and industrial properties. Its AI-powered SaaS platform provides tailored, location-specific guidance on flood risk mitigation for insurers, mortgage lenders, housing associations and property managers. By turning complex property and imagery data into actionable insights, Mitigrate enables organisations to safeguard assets, reduce losses and build long-term resilience against flooding.
NIQ Geomarketing delivers geospatial services and products to clients across industries, including digital maps, market data, the RegioGraph software, and expert consultancy and research. As the official provider of CRESTA Zones, NIQ Geomarketing enables a global standard for analyzing, aggregating, and exchanging risk information in the (re)insurance sector. Combined with NIQ Geomarketing´s extensive administrative and postcode boundary data, CRESTA Zones turn data into actionable insights, revealing hidden trends and relationships. This leads to a deeper understanding of how risk factors affect markets and operations worldwide.
Reask provides advanced extreme weather event data analytics, combining physics-based insights with machine learning to model climate-driven risks dynamically. Beyond traditional, static models, Reask’s approach simulates global climate interconnectedness, capturing potential impacts of extreme weather through high-resolution event simulations. Reask provides innovative, adaptable solutions for accurate risk assessments essential in a changing climate.
Scrub AI helps insurers, MGAs and brokers automate the cleaning and standardisation of SOV and bordereaux data. Built for underwriting and delegated authority workflows, the platform turns messy submissions into accurate, model-ready data that flows straight into catastrophe models, pricing platforms and binder management systems. Used across the London Market and internationally, Scrub enables teams to scale without adding overhead, improve reporting accuracy, and turn operational bottlenecks into efficiency.
Swiss Re Risk Data Solutions brings together data, models, technology and advisory expertise to help organisations understand and manage risk across the full lifecycle. By integrating these elements into a connected platform, it enables insurers, corporates and public sector bodies to assess exposure more accurately, respond effectively to emerging events, and optimise portfolios for performance and resilience. Designed to fit into real-world workflows, its tools support clear, informed decision-making in an increasingly complex risk environment.
Symfos provides Underwriting, Exposure Management and Modelling teams with real time consistent data for event response, marginal impact, point of sale pricing, accumulations, year on year comparisons, RDS tracking, portfolio analysis and roll ups. These areas are traditionally viewed as separate and distinct operations. Orchestra combines all three operations on a single platform, providing you with a single source of truth across multiple views of risk.
ZestyAI is a decision intelligence platform for property and casualty insurance, used by property and casualty carriers in North America. The platform applies property data and predictive AI to generate insights for pricing, underwriting, and reinsurance operations. With AI-assisted analysis and execution capabilities, ZestyAI supports carrier decision-making processes.
Allphins provides portfolio exposure data analytics and technology solutions for insurers and reinsurers. Allphins covers a wide range of lines including property, energy, political & credit risks, terrorism and casualty, among others. Allphins is working with over 30 clients including TransRe, MS Amlin, Chaucer and Arch Re among many others.
Descartes is a corporate insurance specialist that collaborates with brokers to protec t their corporate and public sector clients against climate and other emerging risks.
Offering a full range of insurance products, including cost-effective and fully transparent parametric solutions with predefined and swift claims payouts, Descartes has already provided over $13 billion capacity to its clients through corporate brokers.
With a global footprint and strong US presence, Descartes serves a diverse portfolio of clients in more than 60 countries, with 20+ offices spread across Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin and North America.
fourTheorem is an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner based in Ireland that specialises in cloud architecture and application modernisation. They take a serverless-first approach, helping businesses migrate away from traditional infrastructure to AWS-based solutions. Their key services include Platform Engineering, Event-Driven Architecture, High Performance Compute, and Training Workshops. They also offer pre-built “Cloud Accelerators” to speed up delivery, and are notable for their expertise in running High Performance Compute on serverless architecture.
ValueMomentum exclusively serves the global Property and Casualty insurers to reimagine their business, navigate market shifts, and become future‑ready. Over the past 25 years, our solutions have helped 100+ insurers realise value from their technology investments across product and underwriting, risk management, distribution and marketing, claims, and enterprise IT.
Our risk management offerings span catastrophe modeling, actuarial analytics, data quality, automation, and geospatial insights. Partner with a specialist who knows your industry inside and out—we are committed to delivering real value and driving lasting momentum.
Take better decisions for managing risk with Xceedance
Advanced technology solutions for enhanced risk assessment, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Enhanced exposure data, deeper insights, optimal model utilisation, and access to high-quality, diverse data sources.
Insurance experts and data scientists embedding innovation into everyday processes.
Services across exposure management, catastrophe modeling, and underwriting support.
Data-driven decision-making for navigating complex risks.
Efficient workflows reducing manual tasks, optimizing cost, and speeding up decision-making.
State-of-the-art training provides theoretical and practical insights.
Gallagher Re is a full-service global reinsurance broking and advisory firm operating across the risk and capital spectrum. By combining analytics capabilities with reinsurance expertise, strategic advisory services and transactional excellence, we help clients drive greater value from their businesses, negotiate optimum terms and achieve their risk transfer objectives. Our global client base includes all the world’s top insurance and reinsurance carriers, as well as national catastrophe schemes in many countries around the world. Backed by Gallagher, one of the world’s largest insurance brokerages, risk management and benefits consulting companies, we’re more connected to the places you do business. Whether your operations are global, national or local, we have the talent, market position, and trusted relationships to build the best solutions possible.
Willis Re is a reinsurance broker delivering clear, data-driven advice and disciplined execution across market cycles. We combine specialist broking with advanced analytics, modelling and research to help insurers optimise risk transfer, strengthen balance sheets and support sustainable growth. As a newly launched, forward-looking business, Willis Re is unburdened by legacy and built to leverage cutting-edge data, technology and expertise to deliver more efficient, effective reinsurance outcomes. We draw on the deep analytical capabilities of WTW’s Insurance Consulting & Technology business and the insight of WTW’s award-winning Research Network, enhancing understanding and quantification of risk for clients worldwide.
Insurity is a leading provider of cloud-based insurance software and analytics for MGAs, syndicates, and brokers. With over 20 years’ experience working with the London Market, Insurity is trusted by 12 of the top 15 Lloyd’s managing agencies and has over 40 London Market clients. Insurity’s advanced offerings, including its underwriting workbench and geospatial analytics, are designed to empower clients to better assess, underwrite, and manage CAT risk exposures.
Emerging catastrophes and new opportunities
The power of platforms
From AI to Agentic – progress report
Understanding the world around you
Self-management – building a career in catastrophe
Great networking opportunities
A focused international audience
Career development & leadership
Exhibition of industry solutions
Surprise, surprise: The biggest events and non-events of 2025 
The latest developments in vendors’ major models
Taking the lid off the black box: model accuracy, validation and transparency
It’s behind you! Vulnerability in focus
Can’t see the wood for the trees: the latest in wildfire modelling and data?
When storms scale up: Severe Convective risk is changing fast
Extreme rainfall, flash flooding and inland deluge 
Coastal flooding and the new science of storm surge
Navigating the regulatory landscape
European cat perils: How well are the catastrophe risk models serving this market
Insuring renewables: the key to enabling the transition to sustainable energy sources
Parametric insurance in 2026
Chasing the dream: multi-model platforms and interoperability
Technology: are we scaling fast enough?
From AI to Agentic – progress report
Going back to basics: understanding property characteristics and exposure management
How much will that cost?
Assessing the new sources of data
Data, data, data everywhere: the challenges of utilising data effectively
Staying in control
Mic on – turning your nerves into influence
Don’t lose your head – managing risk when indulging in extreme sports
