Underwriting USA 2026

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The US underwriting market is shifting. The conditions that drove profitability over the last few years are changing, and the decisions underwriting leaders make in 2026 — on pricing discipline, technology, distribution and talent – will define competitive performance for years to come. Yet the pressures are significant. The cost of risk is rising, rate adequacy is harder to maintain, AI adoption is slower than the headlines suggest, and the talent pipeline is thinning. Those who navigate this well will pull ahead. Those who don't will find the margin for error shrinking fast.

Join Intelligent Insurer's Underwriting Innovation USA 2026 – a one-day, in-person event on November 17 at The Westin Times Square, New York City – where the most senior underwriting leaders in the US market will debate the issues that matter most and share the strategies that are actually working.

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You'll Hear from 20+ Confirmed C-Level Speakers Including:

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You'll benefit from a full-day agenda designed to tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities facing underwriting leaders in 2026:

Hold the line on profitability and pricing discipline as market conditions shift
Find the right balance between AI and underwriting judgement – beyond the hype, to what's actually delivering
Navigate social inflation, nuclear verdicts and third-party litigation funding reshaping every line of business
Deploy smarter submission ingestion and risk selection using new data sources and automation
Understand what genuine collaboration between underwriting, claims and actuarial teams looks like in practice
Assess the MGA model and the future of wholesale distribution and market access
Build the next generation of underwriting talent in a hybrid, AI-enabled market
Get ahead of regulatory complexity across admitted, non-admitted and surplus lines

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Early-bird rates and group discounts
The fully confirmed speaker line-up and weekly speaker updates
A comprehensive agenda with a detailed breakdown of key takeaways from every session
Our interactive event formats, including keynote panels, breakout streams, roundtables and a dedicated talent workshop

You'll network with senior underwriting leaders from the US market's largest carriers, brokers and MGAs – here's who joined us last year:

Here's a snapshot of our underwriting community:

For more information contact:

Aysima Ahmadli
Conference Producer (Intelligent Insurer)
Tel: +44 203 301 82 16
Email: aahmadli@newtonmedia.co.uk

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