It’s Official: Coalition & Allianz Commercial Finalize Strategic Global Cyber Insurance Partnership

london, uk

10 september 2026

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Speakers

Hannah-Fry

Hannah Fry

Professor Hannah Fry, Mathematician, Broadcaster & Author

Hannah Fry is Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, a bestselling author and award-winning science presenter. From AI to tech, Hannah brings complex ideas to life with warmth, wit and insight on hit shows like The Future with Hannah Fry and The Secret Genius of Modern Life.

Oliver Bäte

Oliver Bäte

Chief Executive Officer of Allianz SE

Oliver Bäte has been CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz SE since 2015. He previously served as Allianz SE's CFO and COO. Prior, he held several leadership positions at McKinsey & Company, including head of the firm’s European insurance and asset management practice.

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Joshua Motta

CEO & Co-Founder, Coalition

Joshua is the CEO and Co-Founder of Coalition. Prior to Coalition, Joshua was the CXO and Head of Special Projects at Cloudflare (NYSE: NET), a $25B web infrastructure and security company, following roles at Goldman Sachs, the Central Intelligence Agency, and Microsoft, among others.

Laura Stewart

Laura Stewart

Head of UK Claims, Coalition

Laura leads the UK claims function and has over a decade of experience in insurance, cyber, and financial lines, having previously worked as a private practice lawyer specialising in cyber and privacy. She is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales.

Tom Draper

Tom Draper

Managing Director, UK, Coalition

Tom leads the UK insurance business and brings together underwriting, claims, and business development teams to support brokers and policyholders across the market. Prior to launching Coalition’s UK division, Tom spent nearly 20 years as a cyber insurance broker, running a global division in the London market and advising clients on complex cyber risks.

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Shawn Ram

Chief Revenue Officer, Coalition

Shawn leads Coalition’s business development, underwriting, and strategic insurance initiatives, overseeing teams of underwriters, risk engineers, customer success, and actuaries. With nearly 20 years of experience, he previously led teams at Aon and Crystal & Company.

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Tiago Henriques

Chief Underwriting Officer, Coalition

Tiago Henriques drives innovations in risk selection, mitigation, and large-scale data collection. Before Coalition, Tiago was the founder and CEO of BinaryEdge, a cybersecurity firm he ran for over five years before it was acquired by Coalition.

Cameron Carr

Cameron Carr

UK Managing Partner, Mullen Coughlin

Cameron Carr advises insurers, brokers, and clients on cyber incidents and regulatory risk. He supports organisations through ransomware events and data breaches, aligning legal strategy with incident response and crisis communications. Cameron leads a London‑based team of 15 cyber specialists, backed by more than 120 attorneys across Mullen Coughlin’s US practice.

Ellie Ludlam

Ellie Ludlam

Partner, Pinsent Masons LLC

Ellie leads the global cyber insurance practice at Pinsent Masons. She advises clients on cyber coverage matters, pre-breach cyber readiness, cyber incident response, post-breach litigation and regulatory investigations. Ellie also holds the IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (Europe) (CIPP/E) qualification and serves on the board for the International Women’s Cyber Alliance.

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Joe Toomey

VP of Underwriting Security, Coalition

Joe leads a global team that unites security engineering, threat intelligence, and data-driven underwriting. He brings over 30 years of deep technical expertise to the cyber insurance space, spanning software development, endpoint protection, threat intelligence, malware analysis, and internet-scale scanning platforms.

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Mark Bird

UK Incident Response Lead, Coalition

Mark Bird provides immediate support to policyholders facing cyber events and swiftly guides them back to business as usual. A cyber forensics expert, Mark previously served as Head of Incident Response at Pragma and spent over 16 years investigating cybercrime as an Acting Sergeant with the West Midlands Police.

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Chris Hendricks

Head of Coalition Incident Response, Coalition

Chris serves as an information security team leader, incident responder, threat hunter, and advisor. Chris brings his experience building infosec teams, as a former federal agent and an Air Force officer.

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Daniel Woods

Head of Emerging Risks, Coalition

Daniel Woods is focused on underwriting and coverage innovation. He received his PhD on “The Economics of Cyber Risk Transfer” from the University of Oxford.

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