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Enhancing Specialty Insurance through Data Analytics, AI, and Expert Insights

AI Market Briefing Underwriting

Zoom

23rd April 2025 • 15.00 - 16.00

About this session

The specialty insurance market is a $250 billion market, and MGAs are playing an increasingly important role in the space. This webinar introduces Accelerant and its focus on unlocking MGAs’ unique capabilities through a mix of insights and analytics, distribution strategy support, operational resources, and commitment of stable underwriting capacity.

At Accelerant, our two-sided marketplace, which we call the Risk Exchange, supports these MGAs. We connect specialty insurance underwriters with risk capital partners, enabling the creation of smarter, more effective insurance products for small-to-medium businesses.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, delegates will be able to:

Understand new approaches to act on growth and business opportunities
Gain insight into how these approaches can be maximized using data analytics, AI, and expert insights
Be inspired to enhance operational efficiency to drive business growth

Chris Lee-Smith

Co-Founder and Head of Distribution • Accelerant

Chris is the Co-Founder and Head of Distribution at Accelerant. He was previously the Global Head of Alternative Distribution for Argo Group, where he led Mergers and Acquisitions, digital distribution channels, and Affinities and Broker Schemes and Facilities. He co-founded Accelerant because he is passionate about ensuring that the industry in which he has dedicated his career works better for everyone. He previously served as the Head of Growth Strategies for AON, and before that, he was the COO of Willis and the Head of Change Management for Guy Carpenter. Chris is certified by the Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII).