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24 September 2024NewsInsurance

New categories unveiled for Cyber Insurance Awards Europe 2025

Nominations are now being received for Intelligent Insurer's Cyber Insurance Awards Europe 2025 which this year features a number of new categories.

Now in their second successful year, the Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in cyber insurance and recognise the remarkable achievements of the individuals and companies who have worked hard to elevate the standards of cyber risk management.

The new categories for 2025 include:

Cyber Insurance Small Broker of the Year
Cyber Insurance Technology Provider of the Year
Cyber Insurance Awareness Initiative of the Year
Cyber Security Solution Provider of the Year
Cyber Security Consulting Services Provider of the Year
Cyber Lawyer of the Year (Individual)
Cyber Mentor of the Year (Individual)
CISO of the Year (Individual)
Cyber Risk Manager of the Year (Individual)

Entering the awards is free of charge and the nomination deadline is Friday October 11th. The winners will be announced at the glittering evening Awards ceremony in London on Wednesday February 5th, 2025.

Helen Raff, Director of Events, Intelligent Insurer, said: "As competition in the European Cyber insurance industry ramps up, Intelligent Insurer is pleased to recognise and reward leading insurers, reinsurers, brokers and technology providers for excellence, innovation and their sector-wide contributions. We can't wait to announce the winners and celebrate with the industry's movers and shakers in London in February which last year was a sell-out event."

Further categories to enter include:

Cyber Insurance Carrier of the Year Award
Cyber Claims Team of the Year Award
Cyber Underwriting Team of the Year Award
Cyber Insurance Broker of the Year
Cyber Reinsurer of the Year
Cyber Reinsurance Broker of the Year
Cyber Reinsurance Underwriting Team of the Year
Cyber Law Firm of the Year
Cyber Insurtech Scale-up of the Year
Cyber MGA of the Year
Cyber Insurance Incident Response Provider of the Year
Inspiring Woman in Cyber Insurance (Individual)
Rising Star in Cyber Insurance (Individual)
Cyber Insurance Legend (Individual)

The winner and highly commended entrant for each category will be determined by a panel of expert judges who act independently of Intelligent Insurer.

This year’s judges include:

Jürgen Reinhart, Chief Underwriter Cyber, Munich Re Group
Siobhan O'Brien, Managing Director, Cyber Centre of Excellence Leader, Guy Carpenter
Shannan Fort, International Cyber Product Leader, Marsh
Jacqueline Spencer-Sim, Divisional Head of Cyber, Hamilton Group
Ed Gaze, CEO, IRL (Innovative Risk Labs)
Neil Arklie, Cyber Underwriter
Marco Lo Giudice, Former Head of Emerging Risks at Lloyds
Lauren Restell, Non Nat-Cat Risk Specialist, Lloyd's
Andrea Garcia Beltran, Cyber Risk, Insurtech and Board Advisor, Andrea Garcia Beltran Ltd, CyberSpecs TM
Daniel Kasper, CEO, Qualrisk Cyber Insurance Center (QCC GmbH)
Ed Ventham, Co-founder, Assured
Daljitt Barn, Global Head of Cyber Risk & Head of Tokio Marine Innovation Lab, London, Tokio Marine Group
Meghan Hannes, Chief Underwriter & Claims Officer, K2 Cyber
Lyndsey Bauer, Partner, Paragon International Insurance Brokers Ltd.