IMUA Advanced Builders Risk Forum

Overview

Please join us for the inaugural IMUA Advanced Builders Risk Forum, featuring high-impact sessions focused on the evolving opportunities and challenges shaping today’s builders risk market. Designed for underwriters, brokers, claims professionals, and loss control specialists, this premier event will deliver expert insights, practical discussion, and meaningful industry collaboration.

The Forum will also feature interactive panels, live polling, audience engagement, and real-time Q&A throughout each session, creating a highly dynamic and engaging experience.

In addition, a limited number of attendees will have the opportunity to tour active construction projects including a data center and a frame site. Learn more about the optional tours here. 

Register today! Attendance is limited to 200 participants. The inaugural IMUA Advanced Builders Risk Forum promises to be a standout industry event filled with valuable insights, meaningful connections, and an exceptional educational experience.

Sessions

• Power Generation & Energy Systems Data center-adjacent power infrastructure, on-site generation, cooling mechanisms, and the emerging role of renewables and SMRs

  Presented by: JD Rulien, Vice President, Integrated Infrastructure, NextEra Energy Resources and Madhu Latha Palikala, Sr. Risk Engineer, Swiss Re CorSo

• NFPA 241: Fires in Structures Under Construction Real-world examples, root causes, and compliance gaps

  Presented by: Joanie Fagan, Inland Marine Technical Manager, Allianz and Joe Kelly, Mass Construction Consultants, Inc.

• Construction & Risk Management Transition from Construction to Operations, Commissioning Risk, and Phasing Sequencing 

  Presented by: Carlos Lazarte, Director, Heavy Civil Construction, Risk Control, Property North America, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Brian Hearst, Global Digital Infrastructure CAR/ Builders Riks Leader, Aon

• Protective Safeguards & Site Security Technology Monitoring systems, security technology, and measurable effectiveness

  Presented by: Nicholas Hays, President, Technical Risk Underwriters and Brandon Cruz, Security Analyst, Technical Risk Underwriters

• Managing Data on Data Centers How the Market is Underwriting and Managing Limits on Data Center Construction  

  Presented by: Brian Hearst, Global Digital Infrastructure CAR/ Builders Riks Leader, Aon, Chase C. Leist, CPCU, AIAF, Vice President, Insurance & Risk Management, HITT Contracting and Alex Donnelly, Regional Vice President, Midwest Construction Property, Zurich 

  Panel moderated by: Dustin Jones, Senior Vice President, Head of Inland Marine, Ascot

• Reinsurance Capacity Accumulation How treaty and fac capacity is stacking across carrier portfolios on data center construction and the reinsurer's view on aggregation exposure 

  Presented by: Lianna Gordon, Head Engineering Treaty Americas  & Inland Marine (US), P&C Reinsurance, Swiss Re

• Underwriter & Developer Perspectives on Wood Frame  Panel discussion on how wood frame is being written, what’s driving decisions, and where the market is heading  

  Presented by: Bryce Johnson, Assistant Vice President, Inland Marine, Westchester and Robert Carson, Director of Safety and Risk Management, Dellbrook

• Emerging Trends in the General Contractor Space What's real, what's coming, and what it means for underwriting

  Presented by: Brenda Myung, CPCU CIP CRM, Assistant Vice President, Builder’s Risk, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Cheri Hanes, VP, Head of Construction Innovation and Sustainability, AXA XL

View the Agenda

Venue

Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park

Hotel accommodations are not included in registration. Use the information below to secure a reservation. We recommend booking your room early.

Final day of room block rate: August 24, 2026

Reserve Online: BOOK NOW
Reserve by Phone: 1-888-236-2427 (mention the IMUA September Conference)
Room Rate: $239/night + tax

Pricing

Early Bird Registration (May 18 - July 24): $449
Standard Registration (Starting July 25): $549
Includes registration 2 half days of education, 1 day of breakfast, 1 networking reception, and 2 coffee breaks. View full agenda here.

TOURS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GENERAL REGISTRATION. Tour space is very limited. In order to be added to the lottery for our tours, you must be an IMUA member and be registered for the conference. Learn more about the tours here.