Fringe Stage
Every Fringe session provides a valuable opportunity for attendees to delve deeper into various topics and discover new avenues for revenue generation. The Fringe is open to ALL attendees at no extra cost and will add immense value to your overall experience at the Conference. Below you can find the Fringe Stage agenda for The BIBA Conference 2025.
If you’re an exhibitor who is interested in hosting a Fringe session please contact us below.
Seminar and Fringe sessions at The BIBA Conference are CII accredited and count towards your CPD hours.
14 MAY
Wednesday
10:00 - 10:30
Focus on Emerging Threats & the Future of Fraud Prevention
Hosted by RSA
As fraudsters become more sophisticated, the industry must adapt to stay ahead. This session will delve into emerging fraud trends, from AI-driven scams and voice detection fraud to evolving traditional methods. We’ll explore how brokers and insurers can strengthen their defences through greater collaboration, trend-sharing, and data-driven insights. A key focus will be on breaking down barriers, enhancing broker collaboration, and using education and storytelling to share real-world fraud prevention strategies. With fraud posing a direct threat to business growth, join us for an insightful discussion on the latest threats and how industry cooperation can help safeguard the future of broking.
By attending this presentation delegates should be able to:
- Identify three current fraud tactics impacting brokers—including AI-enabled scams and voice manipulation—and understand how they differ from traditional threats.
- Recognise practical ways brokers can collaborate with insurers to reduce fraud exposure across their client base.
- Apply insights from real-life fraud case study to spot early warning signs and strengthen fraud prevention practices in their own business.
- Understand how sharing intelligence and adopting simple communication strategies with clients can reduce vulnerability and build broker trust.

Adele Sumner
Adele Sumner
Head of Counter Fraud Strategy & Financial Crime
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11:00 - 11:30
Partnership & performance with Markel and Alistair Brownlee
Hosted by Markel
In today’s competitive marketplace, brokers need to offer more than just insurance products - they need to become trusted partners who provide holistic support to their clients. Join Jo Sykes (Markel) and special guest Alistair Brownlee to unravel the secrets to a long-lasting partnership.
By attending this presentation delegates should be able to:
Explain the key components and attributes of building sustainable partnerships.
Describe how a people-first approach can positively impact relationships.
Identify how Markel’s range of services can help brokers become indispensable partners.
Produce strategies to nurture trust, teamwork, and support systems in achieving success.
Summarise how Markel’s relationship with the Brownlee Foundation is driving a force for ‘good’.

Jo Sykes
Jo Sykes
Divisional Director, Broker & ATE UK, Markel UK
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Alistair Brownlee
Alistair Brownlee
Olympic Champion
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12:00 - 12:30
Empowering UK & EU Intermediaries: Take Back Control of Capacity through Carrier Protected Cell Ownership
Hosted by Finance Malta
As regulatory demands intensify and carrier capacity tightens, intermediaries—particularly MGAs and scheme brokers—are increasingly re-evaluating their business models and reliance on traditional insurers. This session explores how UK and EU-based intermediaries can strategically leverage Protected Cell Companies (PCCs) to launch their own EU and UK-admitted insurance vehicles. With reduced capital and setup costs, PCC cells offer the agility to retain underwriting profits, write directly across borders, and gain independence from traditional carrier bottlenecks. Brokers can also help their larger clients—who are seeking more control over their risk financing—to do the same via captive cells. Brokers are uniquely placed to guide and service these client-owned cells, creating new revenue streams and stickier client relationships. Join us to discover how PCC structures can redefine your capacity strategy and unlock a future of sustainable growth.
By the end of this session delegates should be able to:
- Understand PCC Structures: Gain insight into how Protected Cell Companies operate and how they differ from standalone insurers or traditional captives.
- Explore Direct EU & UK Market Access: Learn how UK intermediaries can write directly in the EU post-Brexit—and vice versa—without fronting partners.
- Unlock Capital & Cost Efficiencies: Discover how PCCs reduce capital, compliance, and time-to-market barriers for owning capacity.
- Control Capacity & Retain Profits: Understand how intermediaries can retain underwriting profits and build a sustainable business model beyond commissions.
- Enable Client Captives: Understand how brokers can help larger clients establish captive cells—offering value-added services and deeper advisory relationships.
- Evaluate Use Cases & Entry Routes: Hear real-world examples of MGAs, InsurTechs, and brokers that transformed their risk strategy through PCC cell ownership—starting small, iterating, and scaling.

Ian-Edward Stafrace
Ian-Edward Stafrace
Chief Strategy Officer, Atlas Insurance PCC
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Michael Whitfield
Michael Whitfield
Head of UK Business Relationships, Atlas Insurance PCC
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13:00 - 13:30
AI in broking: What's the size of the prize, and who's doing what?
Hosted by Open GI
Artificial intelligence is on the cusp of changing the world and brokers who fail to seize the opportunities it offers could find themselves left behind in the race to win high quality customers and become more efficient. Open GI’s expert session offers the opportunity to benchmark your own business against other brokers and will share exclusive data about how brokers are already using artificial intelligence to grow. Our specialists will investigate the opportunity AI affords insurance brokers and the discussion will explore just how technology partners can support brokers to use AI to write more and better business.
By attending this presentation delegates should be able to:
- Describe the different uses of AI in insurance brokerages
- Benchmark their current usage against that of their peers
- Explain how brokers can work with technology partners to use AI as a business growth tool

Peter Hunter
Peter Hunter
Head of Research and Development, Open GI
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Ben Legg
Ben Legg
Chief Product Officer, Open GI
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14:00 - 14:30
Thinking like a threat actor: Inside the mind of a cyber criminal
Hosted by Chubb
In this informative session, we explore the different types of threat actors and their various motivations. We put the audience in the shoes of the criminal and look at how and why cyber criminals target different industries and the pathways criminals follow to carry out an attack. We’ll use interactive elements to challenge the audience on how a threat actor might turn initial access into a full-blown attack and how they remain successful and undetected. By demystifying these steps, we’ll explore how cyber defence can protect environments and counteract threat actor activity.
By attending this presentation delegates should be able to
- Describe the main ways in which cyber criminals identify and target victims
- Summarise some of the main proactive defensive measures organisations can take to defend themselves against ransomware and threat actor activity

Leon Adeyemi
Leon Adeyemi
Head of Cyber for UK & Ireland, Chubb
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Ted Cowell
Ted Cowell
Head of Cyber, UK at S-RM
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Ailsa Wood
Ailsa Wood
Senior Technical Lead, Incident Response at S-RM
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15:00 - 15:30
Simplify business travel to support your people and strengthen business
Hosted by Corporate Traveller
What's the point in booking travel with a corporate travel agent? Gary James from Corporate Traveller designs travel programmes that put people first, helping businesses create travel experiences that boost productivity and retention.
By attending this presentation delegates will learn:
- Why looking after your travellers mean they stay with you longer
- How to balance loyalty perks with preferred rates (keeping both your people and finance team happy)
- What TMCs deliver beyond bookings (think duty of care for your workforce)
- How to create travel programmes that work for busy professionals

Gary James
Gary James
Head of Sales, Corporate Traveller UK
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16:00 - 16:30
Enhancing Broker Engagement Through Underwriting and Pricing Transformation
Hosted by hyperexponential
In an increasingly competitive insurance landscape, underwriting teams must balance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance while delivering exceptional service. This session explores how streamlining underwriting processes accelerates decision-making, how enhanced insights and analytics foster stronger broker-underwriter relationships, and how best practices ensure governance adherence without sacrificing speed. We’ll also examine how AI-driven submission ingestion is transforming broker-underwriter workflows, enabling faster data processing and improved decision-making. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to refine workflows, leverage data for smarter risk assessments, and implement policies that enhance both accuracy and agility.
By attending this presentation delegates should be able to:
Improve efficiency through streamlined underwriting and pricing.
Leverage analytics to enhance broker interactions.
Ensure accuracy and compliance without slowing processes.
Strengthen broker relationships with data-driven insights.
Utilise AI to streamline submission ingestion, improving broker-underwriter workflows.

Josef Schindler
Josef Schindler
Value Consulting Manager, hyperexponential
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Kamlesh Walia
Kamlesh Walia
Senior Pricing Actuary at hyperexponential
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15 MAY
Thursday
10:00 - 10:30
Guernsey re/insurance vehicles in action – real life examples
Hosted by Guernsey Finance
This session will put Guernsey's re/insurance vehicles into context using real life case studies. Speakers Jody Bisson, Director of WTW Management Guernsey, and Richard Paris-Smith, Client Service Leader at Strategic Risk Solutions, will demonstrate how vehicles in Guernsey are helping brokers, MGAs and their clients to optimise their insurance offering and capacity. They will illustrate the rationale behind setting up entities such as captive companies or PCC cells in Guernsey, explain the range of options available and run through the practical considerations that come with these vehicles.
By attending this presentation delegates should be able to:
Illustrate the rationale and potential benefits of setting up an insurance or reinsurance entity (such as a captive company or PCC cell) in Guernsey
Explain the range of options available for brokers/MGAs and their clients
Understand the practical considerations that need to be addressed

Jodie Bisson
Jodie Bisson
Director, Guernsey Finance
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Richard Paris-Smith
Richard Paris-Smith
Client Service Leader, Guernsey Finance
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11:00 - 11:30
Future-Ready Brokers: Curiosity, Insights and Staying Ahead
Hosted by EDII
The most successful brokers don’t just react to change - they anticipate it. This session explores two essential skills for future-ready brokers: curiosity and insights. In just 30 minutes, we’ll break down why these skills matter and how they can give brokers an edge in an increasingly digital and client-driven world. Expect a fast-paced, engaging session with insights from Caroline Bedford, CEO of EDII, the Insurance Skills Accelerator. You’ll walk away pondering a new way of thinking and some actionable steps to stay ahead in the industry.
By attending this presentation delegates should be able to:
- Understand why curiosity and insights are essential for future success
- Gain fresh perspectives on how to spot opportunities and stay ahead of client needs
- Learn simple, practical ways to apply these skills in day-to-day work
- Explain how an active cyber insurance approach can help to mitigate the risk and impact of cyber crime

Caroline Bedford
Caroline Bedford
CEO, EDII
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Jasmine Shell
Jasmine Shell
Innovation Manager, EDII
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12:00 - 12:30
Behind the Wheel: The Rise of Contextual Insurance in the Mobility Era
Hosted by Wrisk
The meaning of a ‘personalised policy’ has rapidly changed in the past decade, especially in motor insurance where consumers have come to expect digitised, low friction buying and servicing processes, as well as products that meet the new standards of vehicle ownership and usership. We explore how tapping into the right partnerships and utilising cutting-edge data capabilities is the key for forward-thinking insurers looking to deliver a genuinely tailored product that is also profitable in a competitive marketplace.
At the end of this session, delegates should be able to:
- Critically analyse their own customers’ experiences and consider where technology enablement and improved use of data could contribute to efficient growth.
- Understand how specialised partnerships can positively impact readiness for future distribution strategies and access to customers.
- Envision how they might prepare to access and serve the mobility customers of the future.

Christen Smith
Christen Smith
Director of Platform Solutions, Wrisk
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13:00 - 13:30
Mastering the art of influence – How professionalism can help brokers to win clients
Hosted by CII
In a competitive business landscape, brokers must distinguish themselves to win and retain clients. This session explores the unique value brokers bring to customer outcomes and how they can effectively sell themselves as trusted partners. We will discuss the importance of focusing on insurance as a tool for client growth, protection against external shocks, and enhancing competitiveness in hiring, rather than just a grudge purchase. The session will also cover strategies for generating leads that foster long-term relationships, emphasising trust and relationship management.
By attending this presentation delegates should be able to:
Understand the unique value brokers bring to customer outcomes.
Learn strategies to position brokers as trusted partners.
Explore methods to sell insurance as a tool for client growth and protection.
Discover techniques for generating leads that result in long-term relationships.
Gain insights into effective trust and relationship management.

Laura Hancock
Laura Hancock
Managing Director, Yutree
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Lea Cheesbrough
Lea Cheesbrough
CEO, Movo Partnership
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Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller
Chief Client Officer, Partners&
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James Allotey
James Allotey
Business Development Manager, WTW
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The Fringe Stage sessions are hosted by exhibiting companies and represent individual views and BIBA cannot guarantee, nor do they accept any responsibility or liability for, the accuracy or completeness of the content or for any loss which may arise from reliance on information contained within these presentations.
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Every Fringe session provides a valuable opportunity for attendees to delve deeper into various topics and discover new avenues for revenue generation. The Fringe is open to ALL attendees at no extra cost and will add immense value to your overall experience at the Conference.
If you’re an exhibitor who is interested in hosting a Fringe session please contact us below.
Sponsored by:

Aviva
Aviva are delighted to return as Principal and Keynote sponsor for the 2026 BIBA Conference. Our partnership with BIBA, as with brokers, is central to driving success for customers and the industry. In a fast-changing market, we’re here to help brokers navigate the complexity, seize opportunities, and deliver outstanding outcomes for our shared customers. Together, we’ll keep building a stronger, more resilient broker community and take our partnerships from strength to strength. We know the BIBA team have another fantastic event planned, and we can’t wait to connect with brokers in Manchester next May.

Intact Insurance
Intact Insurance is the new name for RSA in the UK, Ireland, and across Europe. It’s a new name and a new way to do business. For years, we’ve protected businesses and people, adapting to change and navigating uncertainty. Now, as Intact Insurance, we’re focused on making insurance simpler, faster, and more responsive – so you can move forward with confidence. Backed by global expertise and a commitment to service that feels different, Intact Insurance delivers expert solutions, practical insights, and 24/7 claims support when it matters most. For you, this means fewer roadblocks, quicker decisions, and a partner who understands your world. Intact Insurance – built on experience, driven by values, and here to help you thrive.

Allied World
Allied World is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. We have supported clients, cedents and trading partners with thoughtful service and meaningful coverages since 2001. Allied World underwriters a diverse portfolio of risks, from SMEs to FTSE 100 companies, and is committed to delivering commercial underwriting expertise, excellent service and responsiveness. We are a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, and we benefit from a worldwide network of affiliated entities that allow us to think and respond in non-traditional ways. Our capital base is strong, our solutions anticipate rather than react to changing trends, and our teams are focused on establishing long-term relationships that are mutually beneficial.

ARAG
When ARAG UK was founded in 2006, the vision was the same simple yet revolutionary principle expressed by Heinrich Faßbender in 1935:
“To enable everybody, not just those who can afford it, to assert their legal rights. We remain committed to equal opportunities for all.”
In 2024, DAS UK was integrated into the ARAG family.
Broker & Insurer Products
We provide an innovative and comprehensive range of Legal Expenses Insurance (LEI) products and assistance products to brokers, underwriting agents and insurers.
Our LEI products offer legal protection to business, families, motorists, and landlords. We also sell a range of assistance products including Home Emergency, Landlord Emergency and Motor Breakdown.

AXA
AXA Insurance offers personal and commercial insurance, while AXA XL focuses on P&C and specialty
risks. AXA Health is AXA’s UK health and wellbeing specialist and AXA Partners is a B2B specialist,
providing solutions in assistance services.
Together, we cover individuals and businesses operating in diverse sectors, and distribute our
products through brokers, aggregators, corporate and retail partners and direct to the customer. We
work hard to become a genuine partner to our customers, summed up in our tagline ‘Know You
Can’.
We hope you’ll take the Time:To visit our stand where you can meet the One AXA Team.

Bravo Networks & Geo Underwriting
Bravo Networks is one of the UK’s leading insurance brokerage services providers, bringing together regional, independent brokers as a community. Our core purpose is to help grow, protect and support our members, using our collective strength to help them build long-lasting and meaningful relationships with our panel of Insurer partners. We embrace each members’ uniqueness and have designed a flexible proposition structured around what our members have told us they need for every stage of their business lifecycle.
Geo Underwriting is a specialist MGA offering tailored insurance solutions that cater to clients requiring cover that’s a bit more special. From construction and commercial to agriculture, leisure, marine and protection, Geo’s diverse range of products, housed together with market-leading brands, span multiple business sectors. Offering quality, bespoke products backed by experienced teams providing expert advice, excellent service and A-rated capacity, Geo gives brokers freedom of choice and greater reach within the UK insurance market.

Carpenters Group
Carpenters Group is a leading provider of insurance and legal services, with over 30 years’ experience delivering fully outsourced claims solutions.
Working in partnership with insurers, brokers and managing general agents, we combine deep insurance knowledge with legal expertise to support clients throughout the claims journey.
Our team of around 1,500 colleagues operates from seven locations across the UK, including Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Haywards Heath and Glasgow.
We pride ourselves on long-standing relationships built on trust, quality and innovation. As a technology-driven business, we continually invest in digital solutions to enhance customer experience and streamline processes.
Our services span motor and home claims, legal expenses, serious injury, credit hire and subrogated recovery, supported by a 24/7 FNOL centre.
At Carpenters Group, we are committed to doing the right thing for our clients, colleagues and communities, delivering exceptional outcomes every time.

CFC

Chubb
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations and employs approximately 40,000 people worldwide.

Close Brothers
As pioneers with more than 45 years’ experience in insurance premium finance, we continue to deliver award winning support through our strategic drivers of service, expertise and relationships.
Working in partnership with brokers, we offer practical support, unique data and insights, to reinforce business decisions and goals. Our wide range of products help all types of customers pay for their insurance, by spreading the cost over regular fixed monthly payments.
Together, we’ll help you unlock opportunities for your business and customers.

Cowbell Cyber
Coming soon

DUAL
DUAL's strength lies in it's local teams, whose knowledge of their market helps them better understand and meet clients’ needs. As one of the world’s largest MGAs, backed by highly rated insurance and reinsurance capacity providers, providing stability of coverage and unmatched underwriting expertise. With £1bn GWP across 27+ product lines, we’re trusted industry experts with specialist local underwriting experience in a broad range of business lines.
Our entrepreneurial spirit continues to drive profitable growth, reflected in our growing regional presence where there’s clear demand for service-led, solution-orientated capacity. We believe in local trading and have added to our regional footprint with offices in Manchester and Bristol.

Gallagher
Gallagher is one of the UK’s largest insurance brokers — with a UK-wide network of more than 50 branches and well-established specialty London market operations, delivering risk management solutions for corporate, commercial and personal customers.
We’re the broker of choice for more than 720,000 UK and international businesses and work with companies of all sizes — from sole traders, start-ups and SMEs to large businesses and multinationals — across a wide range of industry sectors to minimise their total cost of risk.
Our strong presence in the London market means we can leverage relationships with multiple specialist insurance partners to obtain the most effective cover for clients with large, complex or international needs. Similarly, our regional UK branches enable us to remain embedded in the communities we serve as a trusted advisor, providing local support and insurance solutions to businesses and private clients.
We are also the proud title partner of Premiership Rugby.

LexisNexis
RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more
information, please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com and www.relx.com.

Markel
Markel is a leading specialist insurer, serving regional brokers and UK SMEs. We are proud to empower, support and protect over one million UK customers with specialist insurance, tax and legal solutions. We’re specialists and have provided sector-specific solutions for over 30 years. In that time, we've established a strong reputation for technical excellence, product innovation and service excellence to the broking community. Whether it’s access to 24/7 legal advice, tax support or a debt recovery service, we understand the day-to-day challenges facing our customers. We put people first because we believe in the power of relationships and doing what’s right.

Munich Re Specialty
Munich Re Specialty provides specialty insurance solutions across key markets through a mix of technical underwriting, data insights and sector experience. As part of the Munich Re Group, you access strong financial backing and a global network of specialist teams across various regions.
You benefit from clear appetite guidance, responsive underwriters and support on complex risks. Our teams work closely with brokers on a wide range of sectors and lines, including property, casualty, marine, cargo, cyber and more. We focus on practical service, transparent terms and consistent communication.
We work with brokers who want a reliable partner with strong capacity and technical depth. Our aim is to help you place risks, build new products and give your clients support in an evolving risk environment.

Pearson Ham Group
Pearson Ham is a multi-sector pricing consultancy and market leader in provision of market price tracking and insights services to UK insurers and brokers. Operating in Motor, Home, Van, Pet, Travel, and Landlord, our insights are used by 80% of leading insurers active in the price comparison website market.
It uses real consumer profiles to obtain over 670,000 prices every day, available to clients the next day at individual provider and product level. As well as price movements, Pearson Ham provides ‘real time’ information on new product launches, product changes, premium finance, and promotional messaging.
While underwriting performance relies on claims data, it’s crucial that retail trading is supported by an in-depth understanding of competitor strategies. Pearson Ham provides this, enabling its clients to make more informed decisions.

Ryan Specialty
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM): Powering Specialty Solutions
RSUM stands at the forefront of delegated authority underwriting, delivering innovative solutions for niche markets. Our international footprint spans the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, reflecting rapid growth and commitment to meeting client and trading partner needs. Our diverse portfolio of MGAs led by experienced specialists, combines deep market knowledge with agility and precision.
Meet Two RSUM MGAs at BIBA:
- AQUEOUS UNDERWRITING
Award-winning and broker-focused, Aqueous provides SME insurance solutions with speed and simplicity. From Professional Indemnity to tailored SME packages for food, hospitality, and leisure sectors, we offer rapid quote-and-bind, A-rated carriers, and real underwriters delivering reliability.
- SQUARE PEGS
When standard products don’t fit, Square Pegs steps in. We craft bespoke insurance solutions for UK small and micro businesses through a cutting-edge electronic platform that gives brokers instant access to flexible, tailored solutions backed by A-rated insurers.

Verisk
We deliver data enrichment and actionable insights that empower Insurers, Brokers, and MGAs to make confident, informed decisions. Driving growth, reducing risk, and improving customer outcomes across home, commercial, and motor insurance.