People Awards
- CRO of the year
This award will be presented to the CRO who has made an outstanding contribution to the risk function, demonstrates how they are an effective business partner, has influenced thinking across the sector and is also helping the organisation to innovate and adapt.
- Young risk professional of the year
This award is open to any risk or actuarial professional, under the age of 40, who has shown outstanding leadership and achievements in their field over past 18 months, and is adding significant value to their business.
- Young actuarial professional of the year
This award is open to any actuarial professional, under the age of 40, who has shown outstanding leadership and achievements in the actuarial sector over the past 18 months and is adding significant value to their business.
- Lifetime achievement award * Judges' award, but nominations welcome
This award is for senior risk and actuarial professionals who can demonstrate a lengthy track record of leadership, innovation, impact and success in the re/insurance markets.
Companies and Teams
- Risk consultancy of the year
This award seeks to reward a risk consultancy which has implemented a successful enterprise risk management project at a re/insurer.
- Actuarial consultancy of the year
This award seeks to reward an actuarial consultancy which has implemented a successful actuarial project at a re/insurer.
- Bermuda-based reinsurer of the year
This award will recognise a Bermuda-based reinsurer that has delivered measurable reinsurance and risk transfer benefits over the last 18 months. The judges will also consider how the reinsurer has delivered a strong culture of risk management, collaboration and employee initiatives.
- Bermuda-based consultancy of the year
This award is for consultancies that have a proven record of successful projects in the Bermudian re/insurance market.
- Insurance asset manager of the year
This award seeks to recognise an asset manager for not only excellent returns, but also for creating tailored offerings to meet the special needs of the insurance industry.
- Insurer of the year - NEW
This award will recognise the insurer that proves risk management is fully integrated into their business – and has delivered measurable benefits over the last 18 months. The judges will also consider how the insurer has delivered a strong culture of risk management, collaboration and employee initiatives.
- Reinsurer of the year
This award will recognise a reinsurer that has delivered measurable reinsurance and risk transfer benefits over the last 18 months. The judges will also consider how the reinsurer has delivered a strong culture of risk management, collaboration and employee initiatives.
- Risk innovation of the year
We are looking for game-changing ideas and programmes that are reshaping the risk, compliance and actuarial functions at the re/insurance business.
- Risk team of the year
This award recognises the team that is raising the profile of an insurer's risk and capital function, has delivered measurable business performance and created a sound risk culture.
- Actuarial team of the year
This award celebrates the actuarial team that is raising the profile of an insurer's actuarial function. It also recognises actuaries innovating in the area of longevity and mortality.
- Asset-intensive reinsurer of the year
This award celebrates an exceptional player that has excelled in providing an asset-intensive reinsurance solution for pension risk transfer insurers in the Americas over the past year. The award recognises an asset-intensive reinsurance provider that has demonstrated superior service and innovation. The winner will have made a substantial impact in terms of capital optimisation and risk mitigation for insurers in the Americas.
Initiatives, innovations and deals
- Insurtech innovation of the year
This award celebrates an insurtech team based in the Americas and Bermuda that is driving measurable innovation and business improvements for the re/insurance market.
- Climate risk initiative of the year
This award is aimed at re/insurers, solutions providers and consultancies that can demonstrate a notable initiative in the field of climate risk management. This can include climate risk transfer deals, climate risk modelling, climate risk management frameworks, etc.
- Best use of artificial intelligence in risk management
This award is open to re/insurers, solutions providers and consultancies. The winning entry will explain how artificial intelligence (AI), or one its many branches, such as machine learning, is being used in insurance risk management to measurably improve activities such as risk selection, data segmentation, risk modelling and fraud detection, as well as lead to quicker decision making and better customer engagement.
- Pension risk transfer (PRT) deal of the year
This award is open to insurers, service providers and consultancies. It recognises an outstanding transaction in the Americas' pension risk transfer market. To qualify, the transaction needs to stand out due to its scale, complexity, innovative structuring, or positive impact on the pension plan participants, pension scheme and the insurer involved.
Technology
- Actuarial modelling solution of the year
Solutions that help re/insurers with all kinds of actuarial modelling tasks.
- ALM solution of the year
Solutions that help re/insurers with asset-liability management tasks, including economic scenario generators.
- Analytics solution of the year
Solutions that help re/insurers manage and present analysis of risk and financial data, with the aim of improving business decision-making or reporting.
- Best use of cloud technology
This award celebrates a provider that has harnessed the power of cloud technology to enable re/insurers to optimise risk management and transform operations.
- Catastrophe risk modelling solution of the year
Solutions that help re/insurers underwrite natural and man-made catastrophes, manage portfolios and understand aggregation risks.
- Data solution of the year
Solutions that help re/insurers with data management tasks.
- End-user computing risk management solution of the year
This award honours the most effective and innovative solution designed to help insurers mitigate the risks associated with end-user computing (EUC) applications, such as spreadsheets, databases, and other decentralised tools.
- ESG (Economic Scenario Generator) software of the year - NEW
This award recognises a solution that empowers insurers to model future financial conditions, stress-test portfolios, and make informed decisions with confidence. The winning software will combine accuracy, computational power, and ease of use ease of use to help insurers navigate market uncertainty and optimise risk management strategies.
- LDTI solution of the year
Solutions that help re/insurers comply with the Long-Duration Targeted Improvements accounting rules.
- Operational risk solution of the year
Solutions that help re/insurers with operational risk management, including third-party risks and operational resilience.
- Pricing solution of the year- NEW
This award recognises a technology platform, analytics engine or end-to-end solution that has significantly advanced insurers' abilities to price risk accurately, efficiently and commercially.
- Regulatory reporting software of the year
Solutions that help re/insurers with regulatory reporting demands.
- Reserving solution of the year
The winning solution will demonstrate excellence in streamlining reserving processes for re/insurers, enhancing accuracy, and providing actionable insights through cutting-edge technology, advanced analytics, or automation.
- Stress scenarios software of the year
Solutions that help insurers with stress and scenario testing activities.
- Third-party risk solutions provider of the year
This award honours the leading third-party risk solutions provider that delivers exceptional value to re/insurers by helping them to manage, mitigate, and monitor external risks.