In 2025, data isn’t just a buzzword — it’s the foundation of underwriting excellence.
There is a common thread running through every major underwriting trend this year: data. Its availability, quality, and usability are now the defining factors in profitable, sustainable underwriting strategies.
But using data effectively is about more than just access — it’s about building the systems, skills, and partnerships to transform it into action. From improving data literacy to ensuring trust in AI-powered insights, the pressure is on for insurers to get data right — and fast.
Join us as we unpack how underwriting teams are evolving to meet the demands of a data-driven future. You’ll hear from leading voices as they share how to close the data literacy gap, foster smarter partnerships, and build the infrastructure to turn data into your greatest competitive advantage.
What You'll Learn
- Why data is underwriting’s most valuable asset
Understand how better access to the right data at the right time is reshaping risk selection and driving performance. - Closing the data skills gap
Learn why data literacy is a growing priority — and how to equip underwriting teams to interpret, question, and act on AI-powered insights. - Building the data ecosystem of the future
Explore what it takes to develop the right partnerships, systems, and governance models to ensure insurers are working with high-quality, trustworthy data.
Don’t miss this opportunity to understand the full scope of data’s impact in 2025 — and how your organisation can lead the charge toward smarter, faster, and more confident underwriting.
05/14/2025
10-10:30 AM (EDT)/ 3-3:30PM (BST)
Founder & CEO, 5189 Limited
Tony Tarquini is a thought leader, advisor, mentor, conference speaker and chairman. Co-author of The InsurTECH Book (an Amazon best-seller), he applied lessons learned in success and failure from an early life as an international athlete competing against the world’s elite, to forge a successful, high-profile career in insurance IT and consulting. He has won industry awards for IT innovation and created an extensive network of contacts and a strong reputation amongst the major players in the business
Managing Director
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Kelly has more than 25 years of insurance consulting experience across a variety of personal, commercial, and specialty lines. She is a credentialed actuary and leads Deloitte Consulting’s Property & Casualty Insurance practice.
Kelly advises clients on strategic initiatives related to underwriting, product management, and actuarial functions. She has led a variety of projects including insurance product strategy and competitive analysis, process improvement and automation, organizational model design, business and technology capability assessments, design of performance and portfolio monitoring, and product architecture and business requirements for technology transformations.
Head of Data
Miller Insurance Services LLP
Kate brings over a decade of experience in Data management within the Insurance Industry, spanning both the Carrier and Broker facets. Most recently, Kate has worked as Head of Data at Miller, supporting Millers strategic Data Pillar through leading the data transformation programme.
Her primary focus has been on transitioning towards the productisation of data, and facilitating Miller's clients, markets, and overall business operations to extract significant value from their data. A key aspect of this vision has been to ensure the correct foundations are in place through implementing a new Data Platform and insights, developing a Data Governance Framework and creating new data capabilities including document extraction and ingestion.
Before her tenure at Miller, Kate worked across a number of data roles at Beazley, starting as a Data Analyst, and subsequently transitioning to the role of Data Governance Manager and on to lead the Data Platform.
Ted Balzano is the Chief Data & Analytics Officer focused on transforming the existing data environment to a modern platform to support current needs and position the company for the future. Prior to Westfield, Ted was the CIO of Data & Analytics for AXIS Capital. Over his 30-year career, Ted also worked for Zurich and Farmers Insurance.
Ted is experienced at leading large-scale information technology practices with emphasis on business intelligence development and architecture practices for global analytic ecosystems. He’s led multiple strategic projects involving data architecture, data engineering, data visualization, data science, data governance, and artificial intelligence and machine learning. He excels at building and managing high-performance international teams, fostering collaborative partnerships, and empowering stakeholders across various functions. He is focused on delivering data-driven decision making and innovation for companies and clients, supporting end-to-end transformational programs.
Ted holds an MBA and master’s in information technology from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s in Marketing from Towson University.
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