London 2025

Tuesday, 4th November 2025
Convene, 155 Bishopsgate, London

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Onshore Energy Conference London 2025

Energy in 2025 — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The tectonic plates that underpin global energy have moved significantly during 2025 causing tremors and earthquakes.  The movements can be good, bad or even ugly but how do they impact energy insurance?  OEC London 2025 will provide relevant, topical and dynamic sessions, to educate and enable you to deliver solutions in this fascinating and turbulent market. Join us on Tuesday 4th November at Convene, 155 Bishopsgate, London for varied and stimulating sessions using differing formats and styles from multi-disciplinary market leaders.

Agenda

Breakfast Briefings

 

Hydrogen as Part of the Energy Transition

ThorntonTomasetti
Speaker details coming soon.

 

Global Wind Turbine Failures: What the Insurance Industry Isn't Seeing (Yet)

Speaker TBC
Speaker details coming soon.

 

Breakfast Briefing

JS Held
Speaker details coming soon.

 

AIRMIC Private Session
By Invitation Only

AIRMIC

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
 

09:00

Conference Introduction

Richard Foulger
Retired Head of Claims, AEGIS London

 

Morning Session Compère

Luis Prato
President, LSM UK & MENA and CEO, Liberty Managing Agency Ltd.

 

The Global Economic Picture - Good, Bad, or Ugly?
This session will seek to provide an analysis of the current global economic picture which is severely impacted by the tectonic forces of change which have been so prevalent during 2025. Insurance is affected in many ways by economic forces and this session from a market lead will provide current and relevant information and insights to help delegates fashion their own strategies and plans.

Jerome Jean Haegeli
Group Chief Economist, Swiss Re

 

Can Insurance Keep Up with the Client in a Time of Turbulence?
There is much talk about insurance markets providing support to energy clients as they seek to invest for the future. But, in reality what does this look like in the current market place, what are the opportunities and constraints and what steps should insurance be taking to actively support their clients at a time of uncertainty and change?

Anthony Vassallo
Global Head of Natural Resources, Allianz Commercial

 

The Client's View of the World
This session will explore how energy clients are affected by the recent changes in global political leadership, geopolitical tensions, economic turbulence and the uncertainty surrounding net zero targets. Insurance markets need to be current on their clients needs and this session will aim to provide valuable insights and directions.

Michael Kolodner
Managing Director, US Energy & Power Leader, Marsh Specialty Energy and Power

 

Morning Coffee Break

 

Break Time TED-Style Talks

 

Petrochemical Rebuild - The Good, Bad, and Fugly
A thrilling discussion on why the nomenclature associated with Project Controls when shared with refinery operators often defines the content, value and reliability of information shared throughout the RFI process (and beyond)

Jon Ward
Assistant Director, Time Element and Delay Analysis, Halliwell

 

TED-Style Talk

AXA XL
Speaker details coming soon.

 

Morning Coffee Break

 

Focus Rooms

 

Focus Room

Charles Taylor Adjusting
Speaker details coming soon.

 

Power Cuts
This presentation will review UK partial blackouts and will incorporate the Spain/Portugal and Heathrow power cuts.

Ben Lister
Forensic Investigator, Hawkins

 

Focus Room

Kennedys Law
Speaker details coming soon.

 

Changing US Landscape
Politics has influenced the energy industry in the US. The theme will be around assessing the opportunities and pressures presented by the current political scenario. This session will examine those influences including the energy business environment, the legal and litigation world and recent energy legal decisions.

Matt Jett
Shareholder, Hall Maines Lugrin

 

Focus Rooms

 

Focus Room

MDD
Speaker details coming soon.

 

Raw Material and Supply Chain Issues Facing the Energy Industry

Nathan Brown
Engineering Loss Adjuster, Naudet

 

The Next Thousand Failures
Vinoski will show how we view the loss pipeline. We look at 10,000 loss events, sort through those that may become claims. We will address on-going latent design defects, look at a possible flip where business interruption exceeds property damage, and ask questions.

Walt Vinoski
President, Vinoski Engineering

 

Recent Equipment Failures
Most notable recent failures from different types of equipment with focus on Gas turbines, hydrogen electrolysers, BESS, wind turbines and other new technologies. Latest forensic investigation techniques to determine root cause. The presentation will offer a preview of the "unknown unknowns" in energy system failures, talking about the challenges faced by insurers when dealing with claims involving new technologies.

Mamoon Alyah
Managing Director / Principal Engineer, Ceerisk

 

Lunch

 

Lunch Time TED-Style Talks

 

TED-Style Talk

Baker Tilly
Speaker details coming soon.

 

The Spaghetti Western of Wind Turbine Policy Wording
With a gallop through the rolling plains of wind turbine failure modes, culminating in the final stand-off between what is written and what is meant, this introductory TED style presentation focusses on the consequences of lightning strikes when viewed through the iron sights of wind turbine policy wording.

John Colquhoun
Director, Rimkus

 

Lunch

 

Lunch Time TED-Style Talks

 

TED-Style Talk

Envista
Speaker details coming soon.

 

TED-Style Talk

YA Group
Speaker details coming soon.

 

Lunch

 

What Next for Our Anarchic World?
Rules are being rewritten as geopolitical, technology, environmental and demographic trends play out. Horizon scanning to incorporate serious consideration of wild card risks is increasingly important as the impossible and unlikely have become more plausible. So, what sort of wild cards should we be thinking about? This session will identify some top “wild” risks that insurers should be considering for 2026.

Claudine Fry
Partner, Global Issues, Control Risks

 
 

Power in the Region: Middle East Perspectives on Generation and Transmission
Dubai based underwriter will provide a current overview of the energy world in the region focussing on generation and transmission in the power and the ever growing renewable sector. Huge investment and development is occurring and the discussion will include commentary on the regional mood, geopolitics, future outlook as well as an update on the ambitions of the Dubai insurance hub. 

Joe Hulm
Senior Underwriter - Power, Zurich Insurance

 
 

How Many Ways Can You Slice a Cake?
Current energy insurance is often a patchwork of various vehicles of underwriting capacity. This session will seek to analyse those many styles and explore the benefits and limitations that they can create for the buyer as well as underwriters.

Simon Delchar
Global Head of Placement, Willis

 

Networking Break

 

TED-Style Talk

JS Held
Speaker details coming soon.

 

TED-Style Talk

DWF Law
Speaker details coming soon.

 

At What Point Does Green Turn to Red?
A discussion on the various issues and challenges facing renewable energy insurance as equipment becomes larger

Fraser McLachlan
Founder, GCube Underwriting

Tim Topham
Renewable Energy Underwriter, Axis Capital

Roy Muñoz
Global Claims Manager, GCube Underwriting

Gareth Brown
Co-Founder and CEO, Clir Renewables

 

Geopolitical Risks

JS Held
Speaker details coming soon.

 

Concluding Comments

Richard Foulger
Retired Head of Claims, AEGIS London

 

17:15

Post event drinks

 

Event Close

Meet our speakers

  • Claudine Fry

    Partner, Global Issues, Control Risks

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  • Fraser McLachlan

    Founder, GCube Underwriting

    LinkedIn

  • Jérôme Jean Haegeli

    Group Chief Economist, Swiss Re

    LinkedIn

  • Simon Delchar

    Global Head of Placement, Willis

    LinkedIn

  • Anthony Vassallo

    Global Head of Natural Resources, Allianz Commercial

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  • Michael Kolodner

    Managing Director, US Energy & Power Leader, Marsh Specialty Energy and Power

    LinkedIn

  • Joe Hulm

    Senior Underwriter - Power, Zurich Insurance Company

    LinkedIn

  • Roy Muñoz

    Global Claims Manager, GCube Underwriting

  • Richard Foulger

    Head of Claims, AEGIS London

    LinkedIn

  • Tim Topham

    Renewable Energy Underwriter, Axis Capital

    LinkedIn

  • Gareth Brown

    Co-Founder and CEO, Clir Renewables

    LinkedIn

  • Matt Jett

    Shareholder, Halls Main Lugrin

    LinkedIn

  • Jon Ward

    Assistant Director, Time Element and Delay Analysis

    LinkedIn

  • Nathan Brown

    Engineering Loss Adjuster, Naudet

    LinkedIn

  • Luis Prato

    President, LSM UK & MENA and CEO, Liberty Managing Agency Ltd.

    LinkedIn

  • Mamoon Alyah

    Managing Director / Principal Engineer, Ceerisk

    LinkedIn

  • Ben Lister

    Forensic Investigator, Hawkins

    LinkedIn

  • John Colquhoun

    Director, Rimkus

    LinkedIn

  • Walt Vinoski

    President, Vinoski Engineering

    LinkedIn

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