The shortlist for Insurance Insider US Honors 2024 has been revealed, as the industry’s biggest and most trusted recognition program gears up for its fourth spectacular year.
The awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in the US P&C market, will return to New York City, featuring a bigger venue at 583 Park Avenue.
Our awards team received around 130 entries across 28 categories, which were judged by a panel of industry experts.
New categories this year will include Campaign of the Year, E&S Underwriting Team of the Year and Program Partnership of the Year.
The full shortlist is below. We can’t wait to welcome you to what promises to be another spectacular edition of the Insurance Insider US Honors 2024.
For more information on how to RSVP, please contact Goran Pandzic at gpandzic@insuranceinsider.com.
(Re)Insurer of the Year
Aspen
AXIS
Beazley
Everest
Fleming
IQUW
Broking Rising Star
Hunter Rotchford, SVP – BMS
Jordan Muckway, Commercial Lines Manager – Burns & Wilcox
Charles Fisher, Property Broker – CRC
Alicia Gerte, EVP – Gallagher Re
Kevin Hahn, SVP Casualty – Jencap
Dillon Krouner, SVP – RT Specialty
Campaign of the Year
Allianz Commercial & Earnest – Launching a Commercial Powerhouse
Cowbell – UK Launch
Everest – Rebrand to Reflect its Global Expansion, Diversification, and Growth
Global Aerospace – Refreshed Brand, Celebrates a Century of Service
Jencap & Liger Partners – Artisan Sketch Ad Campaign
McGriff – Rebrand Campaign
Casualty Underwriting Team of the Year
Jencap – Casualty Team
Origin – Hospitality Division
Claims Rising Star
Hanna Gribble, VP, Supervisor, Accounting & Claims – BMS
Brandon Russ, Cyber Claims Specialist – CFC
Rose Kenerson, Associate GC & SVP, Claims – Euclid Transactional
Rebecca Hill, Senior Claims Handler – IQUW
Nilda Vasallo, Executive Claims Specialist – Markel
Distribution Innovation of the Year
bolt
iBynd
Diversity & Inclusion Award
Embrace Partners – David Cayemitte, CEO
Everest – One Everest: Global DEI Strategy, Execution, and Initiatives
Markel
The Association for Corporate Racial Equity (ACRE)
E&S Underwriting Team of the Year
AXIS
FloodFlash - Parametric Flood
I-RE
Markel – Markel Specialty’s Binding P&C Team
Origin – Hospitality Division
Employer of the Year
Ascot
Brown & Riding
Openly
Markel
Insurance Asset Management Firm of the Year
Conning
New England Asset Management
InsurTech Product of the Year
At-Bay – Stance
Counterpart – Claims Management Service
Greater Than – Crash Probability and Climate Impact Scores
KYND
Simply Business – Providing simplicity, choice and value to small businesses
The Demex Group
Legal Services Provider of the Year
Eversheds Sutherland – Insurance Team
Greenberg Traurig
M&A Transaction of the Year
Corvus sale to Travelers
TIH – Owning Our Future
MGA / MGU of the Year
Delos
Falvey
K2
Nirvana
Resilience
SageSure
WKFC
Program Partnership of the Year
Obie & Accelerant
QBE with Midwestern Insurance Alliance
Safehub & Liberty Mutual Re – Parametric Earthquake Coverage Triggered by Safehub Sensors
Property Catastrophe Underwriting Team of the Year
Arch Re
Everest – Reinsurance Treaty Property Underwriting Team
SageSure
Rating Agency of the Year
AM Best
Moody’s Ratings
Reinsurance Broker of the Year
Aon – Reinsurance Solutions
Gallagher Re
Guy Carpenter
Retail Broker of the Year
Acrisure
CAC
Risk Modeling Firm of the Year
Aon – Impact Forecasting
Praedicat
Underwriting Innovation of the Year
Accelerant – Risk Exchange
At-Bay – Stance
CFC – Transaction Liability Team
Corvus
Munich Re Specialty – California FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap
QBE – Cyber Underwriting AI Assistant
Victor Insurance Exchange & ICAT
Underwriting Rising Star
Rae Haynes, VP Regional Manager Northeast – At-Bay
Kim Heessels, SVP – Euclid Transactional
Elisabeth Groehe, Senior Underwriter, Professional Lines – IQUW
Caitlin Power, Assistant VP, Underwriting, Specialty Casualty – QBE
Michael Pistone, Program Manager, Transportation Underwriting Managers – Ryan Specialty
Christopher Ingraham, Underwriter III – United Educators
Wholesale Broker of the Year
CRC
Limit
One80
RT Specialty
Women in Insurance Award
Beazley
Euclid Transactional
InsHER Podcast
Markel – Women’s Network