The insurance-linked securities market is set to examine how artificial intelligence could influence capital flows, renewals and risk structures at a London industry gathering on 10 June 2026. AM Best is joining the agenda through a session focused on whether the technology is arriving too early for the sector.
Highlights
- AM Best will participate in Insurance Insider’s ILS Connect 2026 on 10 June 2026, discussing artificial intelligence in the insurance-linked securities market.
- Kanika Thukral, associate director at AM Best, is moderating a session titled 'AI - is it too early for the ILS market?' at 3:10 p.m. CEST during the conference.
- ILS Connect 2026 covers key themes including ILS capital trends, midyear renewal expectations, cyber/specialty/casualty ILS, and new capital structures alongside AI discussions.
London conference session on AI in ILS
As reported by AM Best, the ratings agency is taking part in Insurance Insider’s ILS Connect 2026 at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, where it is contributing to a discussion on artificial intelligence in the insurance-linked securities market.Kanika Thukral, associate director, analytics at AM Best, is speaking and moderating a Deep Dive Discussion Table titled “AI - is it too early for the ILS market?” The session is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. CEST on Wednesday, 10 June 2026.
Thukral has been with AM Best since 2020 and works from the group’s London office. She is responsible for rating coverage across selected London market, Middle East and African reinsurance and insurance companies, as well as captives.
Broader market themes for 2026
ILS Connect 2026 is designed to address several of the market’s main issues beyond artificial intelligence, reflecting how investors and insurers are assessing capital deployment and risk transfer conditions in 2026.The conference agenda includes discussion of where ILS capital is moving this year, expectations for midyear renewals, trends in cyber, specialty and casualty ILS, and the use of new capital structures, sidecars and solutions for trapped capital. Those topics place AI within a broader debate about how the sector is adapting its tools and structures as market conditions evolve.
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