In 2025, we rang the bell on a critical challenge facing the London market: the female underwriting leadership pipeline was going backwards. This year, we move the conversation forward.

The 2026 Underwriting Talent Summit will focus on progression. If we are building a pipeline of talented female underwriters, how do we ensure they reach the most senior leadership roles? What barriers remain? What do future female leaders need from their employers? And what can senior underwriting leaders do differently to create lasting change?

Bringing together CEOs, CUOs and senior underwriters from across the market, this summit will explore the practical actions, leadership behaviours and organisational cultures that enable talent to thrive and progress. Our panellists and speakers will reflect on the reality of building a career in the London market: the achievements, the challenges and how they created their own pathway to leadership.

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