Insurers from across the US are set to come together this November in Chicago, for the 4th annual Underwriting Innovation USA 2023 conference. The two-day event, hosted by Intelligent Insurer, will explore strategies for maintaining underwriting excellence despite market volatility, harnessing the potential of generative AI, empowering customers through enhanced protection measures, and fuelling success through diversity, equity, and talent strategies.
Senior executives and underwriters from USAA, SCOR, Berkley, Beazley, EMC, Markel, Secura, and other leading insurers, will attend the conference to discuss topics such as navigating systemic risk, surmounting data challenges, tackling emerging risks, and addressing talent acquisition and retention. The comprehensive program will feature more than 40 speakers, with real-world use-cases and networking opportunities for attendees.
The event will also spotlight the exciting prospects for growth and the transformative technologies reshaping underwriting processes, prominently featuring artificial intelligence (AI).
Commenting on the event, Helen Raff, Director, Event Portfolio, Intelligent Insurer, said: “In an insurance landscape marked by unceasing transformation and unpredictable challenges, this conference takes centre stage as a dynamic platform for innovation and resilience. It’s not simply navigating the currents of change; it is pioneering new horizons. This event isn’t just a dialogue about the evolving underwriting world; it’s a call to action, an invitation to shape it.”
The event will be held at the Hilton Embassy Suites, Chicago Downtown and is free for insurers to attend. It will feature leading industry figures as speakers including Jennifer Hoolehan Kyung, Chief Underwriting Officer, USAA; Eduard Pulkstenis, Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer, EMC; Benjamin Auray, Chief Underwriting Officer – Portfolio Underwriting, SCOR Specialty Insurance; and Jesse Paulson, Chief Underwriting Officer, US, Ascot Group.
The agenda will provide delegates with tips on leveraging new technologies and reshaping processes to maintain a competitive edge; insights into the impact of macroeconomic forces on different lines of business; detail on data and analytics being used to make better underwriting decisions; and a deeper understanding of the most lucrative and risky market segments and business lines.
On November 13-14, 2023, senior executives and underwriters from leading US insurers will unite in Chicago for the 4th annual Underwriting Innovation USA 2023 conference. The two-day event will explore strategies for maintaining underwriting excellence, harnessing the potential of AI, empowering customers, and fuelling success through diversity, equity, and talent strategies. Featuring more than 40 speakers, the event is free for insurers to attend and will provide delegates with tips on leveraging new technologies and reshaping processes to maintain a competitive edge.
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