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Thursday Thought-Leaders: The Benefits and Risks of Artificial Intelligence for the Insurance Sector

This session will equip insurers and brokers with a realistic, sector‑specific understanding of AI’s opportunities and risks.

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Thursday, 14 May 2026

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST
2:00  PM - 3:00 PM NZST

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Overview

Artificial intelligence is transforming insurance at a rapid pace, reshaping underwriting, operational processes, claims handling and risk assessment.

In this webinar, Clyde & Co Partners Darryl Smith and Jehan-Philippe Wood, and Special Counsel Darling Brophy, will explore how AI is already affecting insurers, brokers and underwriters, and what the industry must prepare for next.

What will be covered

  • Current AI use across the insurance value chain:
    From underwriting triage and decision-support tools to data review, claims automation and customer engagement.
  • Business benefits for insurance organisations:
    Operational efficiency, improved accuracy, enhanced customer experience, productivity gains and opportunities to innovate across underwriting and distribution.
  • AI‑driven risk exposures:
    Professional indemnity risks linked to incorrect outputs, cyber vulnerabilities, data privacy concerns, misinformation, model inaccuracy and over‑reliance on automated decision making.
  • Priority concerns for underwriters:
    Insights from recent AI loss‑scenario assessments and where the market sees future exposure growth.
  • Regulatory expectations in Australia:
    How existing laws, including privacy, financial services, and anti‑discrimination, apply to AI use, plus the introduction of the AI Safety Institute and voluntary industry guardrails.
  • Cyber, operational and resilience risks
    Including deepfake‑enabled fraud, model manipulation, expanded attack surfaces and the compounding impact of errors in automated environments.
  • What industry organisations should do next:
    Strengthening governance, transparency, human‑in‑the‑loop oversight, testing, and incident response frameworks as AI adoption accelerates.

Speaker

Jehan-Philippe Wood - Partner, Clyde & Co

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Darryl Smith - Partner, Clyde & Co

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Darling Brophy - Special Counsel, Clyde & Co

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