Mark Cunningham, Managing Director: PriceHubble: Is your data useful or useless? (403)

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Introduction In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Mark Cunningham , Managing Director at PriceHubble, about how insurers can move from fragmented data to genuinely informed decision-making. Despite decades of investment in data and analytics, many insurers still lack a clear understanding of the assets they are covering. Mark offers a candid view of where the real problems lie, and why improving outcomes starts not with more data, but with better data. He introduces a simple but powerful framework, seeding, signalling and selling, which reframes how insurers should approach risk. From establishing a reliable baseline of what is actually on risk, to identifying meaningful signals and acting on them, the model highlights the gaps that continue to hold the industry back. The conversation explores the practical challenges of property data, including inconsistent addressing standards and the underuse of unique identifiers such as UPRNs. Mark explains how solving these foundational issues unlocks a far richer understanding of exposure, enabling insurers to assess risk with far greater precision. Looking ahead, the discussion turns to emerging pressures.

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