Spotlight Presentation: Underwriting & Pricing Modernisation Getting More Risks Placed First Time: Aligning Judgement, Data and Capital in a Changing Market
24 Feb 2026
Growth, Distribution & Broker Strategy
Underwriting & Pricing Modernisation
Cyber, Resilience & Operational Risk
Claims, Fraud & Cost Containment
Risk, Capital & Regulation
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- Why placement friction persists despite digital platforms
- Understanding where misalignment still occurs between brokers and capacity partners
- The broker challenge
- Prioritisation, follow uncertainty, rework, and wasted placement effort
- The capacity challenge
- Submission quality, portfolio context, and confidence to deploy capital earlier
- The role of platforms in standardising transactions
- What platforms like Whitespace have solved, and what they haven’t.
- AI as ‘decision infrastructure’, not just automation
- How shared signals can improve alignment without replacing judgement or forcing behaviour change
- From reactive to predictable placement
- What “first-time placement” really means for brokers, carriers, and reinsurers
- Measuring success differently
- Rethinking placement quality, confidence, and outcomes. It’s not just about speed
- Open discussion & market perspectives
- Practical insights from brokers, underwriters, and capacity providers