January 4, 2026
Showing the world how to revolutionise modelling
Matthew Grant is joined by David Wood, Managing Director at JBA Risk Management, and Jochen Papenbrock, Head of Financial Technology (EMEA) at NVIDIA, to explore how accelerated computing is unlocking new ways to simulate and manage flood risk.
December 10, 2025
Lessons from 2025’s major catastrophe events
Leading catastrophe risk experts analysed 2025's major catastrophe events and discussed what they reveal about model performance, global risk correlations, and evolving hazard patterns. Learn practical lessons for strengthening catastrophe risk management and model governance.
November 20, 2025
From risk to resilience – MSCI on climate models, regulation and opportunity
In this panel from InsTech's October evening event, Kyra Gibhardt from MSCI explores the practical use of climate models, the role of regulation and the opportunity in carbon and nature-based markets.
November 20, 2025
Evaluating catastrophe models in insurance – what works and what’s changing
This panel from InsTech's October evening event, explores how multi-model platforms, transparent tools and new thinking are reshaping how risk is priced, selected and managed.
November 13, 2025
The science missing from catastrophe modelling – a start-up perspective
In this panel from InsTech's October evening event, Paige Roepers, CEO & Co-Founder of Ocean Ledger, explains how start-ups are reshaping catastrophe modelling by integrating environmental data, coastal ecosystems and natural defences into how we define vulnerability.
November 11, 2025
How niche catastrophe models are changing insurance risk
In this panel from InsTech's October evening event, we explore the rise of new providers like Fathom and Reask and their growing role in flood, wildfire and climate risk modelling.
November 9, 2025
The case for certainty and real-time insight in insurance
In this episode, Matthew Grant sits down with Jonathan Rake, CEO of Risk Data Solutions at Swiss Re, to explore how a major reinsurer is building data and analytics as core capabilities beyond traditional risk‑transfer.
November 6, 2025
How AI is changing flood modelling
In this panel from InsTech's October evening event, Professor Paul Bates CBE FRS (Chairman & Co-Founder, Fathom) joins Matthew Grant (CEO, InsTech) to explore the evolution of catastrophe models - from better digital elevation data to the limits of AI in physics-based modelling.
November 2, 2025
Navigating uncertainty in cat risk
Alice Kaye (Inigo), Caroline McMullan (Verisk) and Dickie Whitaker (Oasis LMF) discuss how to bridge the gap between sophisticated catastrophe models and real-world decisions, and why embracing uncertainty is key to better risk management.
October 26, 2025
How to leverage AI and third-party data in catastrophe modelling
In this special episode of the podcast, originally hosted by Indico Data’s Unstructured Unlocked, Matthew Grant, CEO of InsTech, joins Tom Wilde and Michelle Gouveia to discuss how insurers are harnessing third-party data and AI to make more informed, efficient underwriting decisions.
October 19, 2025
What are we still missing in catastrophe modelling?
In this episode, a panel from InsTech’s The Future of Catastrophe Risk event, explored the limitations of current catastrophe models and how the insurance industry can evolve its approach to risk.
October 5, 2025
Hurricanes and climate change: are we ready for a Cat 6?
In this episode, Ruth Petrie chairs a live panel discussion with Emma Watkins, Chris Weller and Tom Philp to explore how leading voices in catastrophe risk are challenging long-held assumptions about extreme weather, preparedness and what it means to be “modelled”.
