The insurance organizations pulling ahead right now have one thing in common: They know exactly where they’re strongest, and how they can build on those strengths. That’s the idea at the center of Zywave Horizon: Digital Distribution Conference 2026.
Now in its second year, this highly anticipated conference returns to New York City on Wednesday, September 9, bringing capacity providers and brokers into the same room to challenge the distribution status quo, with a new AI Exchange half-day session following on Thursday, September 10.
Why Digital Distribution, and Why Now
The carriers and brokers pulling ahead right now are the ones who’ve found their niche, whatever that looks like for their business, and gone all in on being genuinely excellent at it. Digital Distribution exists to help attendees find their focus and sharpen it by identifying the specific slice of the market or capability where they can outperform the competition and then building the distribution strategy that enables them to own it.
As the first event under the Zywave Horizon banner this year, Digital Distribution sets the tone for the broader Horizon mission, including convening the industry’s most senior, decision-driving leaders to address the issues shaping the market. This year’s agenda, shaped by an advisory board of industry leaders, includes a keynote speech from Tom Gillingham, President of Commercial Risk at NFP, as well as panel discussions and talks featuring our other brilliant speakers.
What to Expect at This Year’s Thought Leadership Event
Horizon events are built around the same position Zywave has brought to industry conversations for years: bringing insurance industry professionals together to work through what’s changing in the market and what’s coming down the pipe.
Finding and owning a niche requires seeing how the rest of the distribution chain is specializing, and where the openings are, which is exactly the kind of perspective this agenda is custom-built to deliver. This year’s addition of the AI Exchange session gives attendees a dedicated half-day to go deeper on how agentic AI is helping the sharpest players scale their specialization without losing what makes it work.
Save Your Seat for Digital Distribution
Growth in this market goes to the organizations that see the opportunities coming before they’re obvious to everyone else. Zywave Horizon: Digital Distribution Conference 2026 is where the changemakers and industry leaders gather to discuss it all. The event takes place on Wednesday, September 9 at Convene 360 Madison in New York City, with the AI Exchange session following on Thursday, September 10.
Register now to secure your seat at the table.
