September 17th, NYC
hx Live 2026
Speakers
Benedict Evans
Independent Tech Analyst
Melissa McDermott
Chief Actuary
CNA Insurance
Darren Govender
Chief Product Officer
Novacore
Karlyn Carnahan
Executive Partner
Celent
Attendees from last year:
Agenda
Arrival & registration
11:30am - 11:45am
Networking Lunch
11:45am - 12:45pm
Welcome & Intro
12:45pm - 1pm
Keynote: AI Is Eating the World
1pm - 1:40pm
1:40pm - 2:10pm
Networking Break
2:10pm - 2:35pm
The Countdown to Agentic Insurance
2:35pm - 3:05pm
hx Announcements
3:05pm - 3:50pm
Networking Break
3:50pm - 4:15pm
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Closing remarks
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Networking Reception
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Keynote
AI Is Eating the World
Benedict Evans has spent the past 20 years tracking major platform shifts — mobile, cloud, and now AI. He’s previously presented his research directly to insurers including AXA and Swiss Re, and will be sharing insights from his latest “AI Eats the World” report.
Benedict Evans
Independent tech analyst
Fireside Chat
Industry Spotlight
Product Announcements
Customer Panel
What you’ll learn
How top carriers are rebuilding underwriting for the agentic era, from submission to bind. What works, what doesn't.
Who you’ll meet
Senior underwriters, actuaries, and transformation leaders from US commercial and specialty carriers who are putting agents to work.
What to expect
Keynotes, new research, customer discussions, live demos, then drinks. You'll leave knowing what it takes to run agents on your own book..
Event Overview
Live demos
Underwriting agents at work
Front-line perspectives
From leading carriers
Original research
On AI adoption and use cases
Networking reception