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Following another energetic and well attended Biba Conference in Manchester this May, industry leaders reflect on the most surprising moments from across the two-day conference
’AI isn’t a Terminator-esque spectre rising to do hard-working brokers out of a job,’ says head
‘Everyone’s scrambling to figure out how to leverage AI for their business,’ says chief executive
‘We empower data centre developers, operators and owners to protect their investments and enhance their resilience against emerging threats,’ says executive
‘There’s a huge opportunity to almost redefine what insurance is and brokers will lead that,’ says chief executive
’In a world of AI, human connection is the only thing that helps broker survival,’ says chief executive
‘The future is general AI, capable of human tasks and human intelligence,’ says head of research and development
Cyber specialist and RPC partner talks cyber insurance, ransomware and how insurers are changing their strategies to get the most from the market
‘Joining Biba as an associate member underscores our commitment to the UK insurance broker community,’ says head
The rise of agentic AI is the world’s next major technological shift – but can the UKGI sector grasp the opportunity this tool presents?
As a clue, it is not technology that is hampering creative innovation and new ideas in the UK general insurance industry
‘We have a chance to consider how the complexities of the London specialty market can be a magnet, rather than a barrier, for deployment of intelligence as a service’ says consultant
The professional body emphasised that insurance ‘professionals should always be prepared to take accountability for the outcomes created by AI’
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