Webinar: From bottleneck to breakthrough – Reimagining catastrophe modelling with AI 2026

As catastrophe losses continue to climb, the pressure on reinsurers, insurers and brokers to refine risk selection and pricing has never been greater. Global insured cat losses have averaged more than $100bn annually in recent years, with 2023 and 2024 both exceeding that threshold and secondary perils driving a growing share of claims. At the same time, cat modelling teams are being asked to run more scenarios, incorporate new data sources and deliver faster insights, often with limited resources.

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a potential solution, promising greater speed, enhanced pattern recognition and more dynamic modelling capabilities. But integrating AI into catastrophe modelling workflows introduces its own challenges, from data quality and model validation to regulatory scrutiny and trust in outputs.

Join Insurance Insider in partnership with Verisk for a free webinar on September 22, as we explore where AI is delivering real efficiency gains, where it falls short and how companies can balance innovation with discipline in an increasingly volatile risk environment.

Discussion questions

• Where are we today with companies using AI and catastrophe modelling?
• Where is AI delivering the greatest operational efficiency gains across the modelling lifecycle?
• What are the biggest challenges firms face when integrating AI into cat modelling workflows?
• Is AI improving real-time event response during catastrophe events?
• How can organisations maintain transparency and control as AI accelerates modelling processes?
• How can AI be used to handle time-intensive tasks in cat modelling while ensuring human expertise remains central to validating and challenging results?
• How do you see the role of AI in cat modelling evolving over the next few years?

Speakers

• Gayatri Natarajan, SVP, Verisk
• Raz Jahid, Global Head of Exposure Management, Axis Capital
• Joe Sigona, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter
• Moderator: Meg Green, Senior Editor, Insurance Insider