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// 09 March, 2026

InsTech Panel Podcast: Portfolio underwriting in 2026

By InsTech, Jonathan Spry, Tessa Wardle & Emily Stanford

// Panel Podcast

Our CEO Jonathan Spry recently joined a panel hosted by Robin Merttens at the InsTech Some lead, others follow: Smart underwriting and broking strategies for 2026 event in London.

Joined by Tessa Wardle of QBE and Emily Stanford of Gallagher, the panellists go into detail on the kinds of algorithmic underwriting and portfolio solutions reshaping the London Market, and how insurers, brokers and reinsurers are rethinking how risk is placed, followed and managed at scale.

Listen to this 20-minute episode to explore:

  • What portfolio underwriting really looks like in practice today
  • What it takes to run sustainable portfolio capacity in a market that is becoming more digital and more data-driven
  • The tension between the need for faster placement & smarter capital allocation and fragmented data, legacy systems & inconsistent standards.

Listen to the full episode below: