GEOSEC UK will participate in the ILC Specialist Subsidence Conference 2026, scheduled for April 30, 2026, at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon. The event brings together professionals involved in subsidence and ground settlement claims across the UK insurance sector and provides a platform to discuss how improved technical insight, data use, and decision-making frameworks can support more consistent claim outcomes in a complex and evolving market.
“It is a pleasure to participate in an event of this caliber and to be able to add value to the industry debate and present our vision, based on our more than 20 years of experience,” said Marcos Leal, General Manager of Geosec UK.
A key meeting point for the subsidence claims sector
Now in its fourth edition, the ILC Specialist Subsidence Conference has become a recognised forum for professionals working with risks linked to ground movement and foundation performance. The programme brings together insurers, surveyors, engineers and technical specialists to review how the sector is responding to increased subsidence activity and to the growing importance of structured data in supporting technical assessments.
The conference also reflects the rising need for coordinated approaches between claims professionals and engineering specialists as the complexity of foundation-related cases continues to increase across the UK property insurance landscape.
Industry participation focused on data and technical interpretation
Confirmed participants include representatives from Sedgwick, esure, Zurich, Allianz, Ageas and Innovation Group. Sessions will explore the application of satellite monitoring, the development of analytical tools for risk evaluation and the importance of early technical interpretation in supporting more reliable and sustainable decisions during claims handling.
Events such as this create opportunities to exchange perspectives on how site investigation, technical diagnosis and solution selection can be better integrated from the earliest stages of a claim through to completion.
As expectations increase around transparency, traceability and proportionality in intervention strategies, these technical steps are becoming increasingly central to decision-making processes within the sector.
A ground engineering approach centred on diagnosis before intervention
GEOSEC UK’s methodology is based on a structured ground engineering process that prioritises feasibility analysis, site investigation and technical interpretation before intervention planning begins. This approach supports a shift away from models focused mainly on short-term repair towards strategies built on understanding soil behaviour before treatment is defined.
The objective is to improve the durability of solutions delivered both for policyholders and insurers through technically justified interventions aligned with site conditions.
This model combines in situ investigation, applied geophysics and geotechnical interpretation with targeted intervention techniques including expansive resins and Groundfix micropiles, which are pushed rather than driven. The selection of each solution depends on the specific characteristics identified during the diagnostic phase.
Across Europe, the GEOSEC group has carried out interventions in residential buildings, industrial facilities, infrastructure assets, port environments and heritage structures. This experience supports an approach based on technically documented solutions designed to meet the operational expectations of the British insurance market and its evolving requirements.
