Elysian is heading to the 2026 WSIA Underwriting Summit, where the wholesale and specialty insurance community convenes to exchange ideas, build relationships, and shape the future of the E&S market. If you're going to be there, we'd love to find time to meet!

Who's Attending

Grace Hanson

Grace serves as Elysian's Founder and CEO, bringing deep experience in both US and global commercial property and casualty insurance. Her tenure as Chief Claims Officer at AIG, Allied World, Homesite, Hiscox, and Hippo provided her with a panoramic view of the challenges facing claims professionals, particularly the administrative workload that detracts from strategic, human-centered tasks.

Grace's philosophy is rooted in the belief that technology should empower, not replace, claims professionals. Her vision for Elysian is to harmonize AI and human expertise, creating a system that is both machine-driven and human-empowering.

Julia Houk

Julia brings more than 25 years of experience across the commercial insurance and risk solutions landscape. Her career has spanned both the carrier and vendor sides of the industry, covering national TPA business development, custom workers' compensation program brokerage, and key account management. This breadth of perspective gives her a complete picture of how carriers, brokers, and risk managers evaluate their partners and what they actually need from a claims partner.

Julia also serves as a member of the 2026-2027 WSIA Insurtech Committee.

Dennis Johnson

Denny has spent more than two decades building relationships between insurance carriers, MGAs, and the service partners they rely on. His career began at Liberty Mutual before moving into roles at CorVel Corporation, York Risk Services Group, Valenz, and most recently Gallagher Bassett, where he served as VP of the Carrier Practice. That experience means he understands what carriers and program managers are actually looking for when they evaluate a claims partner.

Denny also serves as a member of the 2026-2027 WSIA Insurtech Committee.

Find Us at the Summit

The WSIA Underwriting Summit brings together the people shaping the E&S and specialty markets — and that's exactly the kind of conversation we want to be part of. Whether you're a carrier, MGA, wholesaler, or program manager, reach out before the event and we'll make sure we connect while we're there.