July 15, 2026
The end of ‘good enough’ exposure data
InsTech hosted a webinar in collaboration with ZestyAI, exploring how more complete and precise property-level exposure data is helping cedants strengthen their portfolio narrative, brokers negotiate with greater confidence and reinsurers underwrite with greater precision.
July 12, 2026
Beyond a single view of risk: why catastrophe modelling is becoming more collaborative
In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Rob Newbold, President of Catastrophe and Risk Solutions at Verisk, about why the future of catastrophe modelling is becoming more open, collaborative and accessible.
May 14, 2026
Transforming catastrophe data into actionable claims insights
InsTech and McKenzie Intelligence Services explored how military-grade intelligence techniques transform catastrophe claims by combining satellite imagery, weather data, and expert analysis into verified, actionable insights that reduce dispute, fraud, and reputational risk.
April 19, 2026
Is your data useful or useless?
In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Mark Cunningham, Managing Director at PriceHubble, about how insurers can move from fragmented data to genuinely informed decision-making.
January 23, 2026
Europe exposed: Modelling, markets and the next generation of cat risk
This webinar brought together leading voices in risk modelling, insurance markets and policy development to examine how Europe can better anticipate, quantify and manage these growing risks.
January 22, 2026
The coastline is moving: Is your model keeping up?
Storm surge remains one of the hardest perils to underwrite with confidence. In this webinar hosted with Ocean Ledger, who focus on the underlying coastal drivers of storm surge, and KatRisk, we explored how you can use up-to-date standardised, scalable data inputs alongside established models to reduce uncertainty and improve risk selection.
December 21, 2025
How insurers can better evaluate cat models in a multi-vendor world
In this episode, Claire Souch is joined by Tom Philp, James Lay and Stephen Martin for a timely discussion on the future of catastrophe model evaluation, and why it's no longer enough to simply trust what’s in the black box.
December 14, 2025
The rise of niche model vendors
In this episode, Brian Owens is joined by Dana Foley, Joss Matthewman and Olivia Sloan to explore the growing influence of specialist model vendors in catastrophe risk modelling and why they’re anything but “niche”.
December 7, 2025
Reinventing risk engineering with AI
In this episode, Robin Merttens is joined by Jack Miller, CEO and Co-founder of nettle, to explore how generative AI is being applied to one of insurance’s most complex and resource-constrained challenges: risk engineering.
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.
October 22, 2025
More models, more choice – navigating your evaluation journey – Photos
View the photos from our October Evening event, where industry leaders, regulators and innovators came together to discuss the future of catastrophe modelling and the power of multi-model strategies in an evolving risk landscape.
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.
