Our panel is made up of a cross section of industry experts who bring their experience, knowledge and valuable time to our judging process.
| Monday 5th October |
Chaired by
Insurance Times
Categories
- Claims Initiative of the Year
- Personal Lines Broker of the Year
- Technology Initiative of the Year
Philip Bayles,Norwich Union
Peter J Staddon,Biba
Paul Meehan, AXA
Stephen Ross, Deloitte
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Tuesday 6th October |
Chaired by
Insurance Times
Categories
- Commercial Lines Broker of the Year
- Broker/Intermediary Innovation of the Year
- Service Provider of the Year
Judges
Barry Smith,Fortis (UK) Ltd
Simon Cooter,Brit Insurance Holdings plc
Mark Hennessy,Lexicon
Olly Laughton-Scott,IMAS Corporate
Amanda Blanc,Towergate Partnership Limited
Jamie Marchant,Groupama Insurance
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Wednesday 7th October |
Chaired by
Insurance Times
Categories
- Independent Regional Broker of the Year
- Insurer Innovation of the Year
- New Achiever of the Year
Paul Donaldson,RSA Insurance Group
Stephen Lark,Lark Insurance
Tim Johnson,Payment Shield
Chris Guillame,Open GI
Phil Dicken,Hugh James
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Thursday 8th October |
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Chaired by
Insurance Times
Categories
- Training Programme of the Year
- Corporate Sustainability Award
- Loss Adjuster of the Year
- Industry Communications Strategy of the Year
Adrian Colosso,Heath Lambert
Manjit Rana,quotes2me Limited
Judy Holt,Allianz Commercial
Steve Burrows,Cobra Holdings
Graeme Trudgill,BIBA
Neil Utley,Equity Insurance
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Friday 9th October |
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Chaired by
Insurance Times
Categories
- Customer Service Initiative of the Year
- E-business Award
- Risk Management Initiative of the Year
- Insurance Brand/Marketing Campaign of the Year
Paul Delbridge, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Theo Duchen,Acturis Ltd
Bev Fitzgerald,Fitzgerald Consulting
Julia Graham,AIRMIC
Grant Ellis,Broker Network
Michael Cook,Navigant Consulting UK Ltd |
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2010 Panel
Full details of our 2010 judging panel to follow.
Thank you to our 2009 judges:
 Barry Smith
Chief Executive, Fortis (UK) Limited
www.fortis.com
Biography
Barry Smith took on the role of Chief Executive for Fortis UK in 2001, having spent his career in financial services.
Barry is Chairman of the ABI Motor Committee, a member of the ABI GIC Management Committee, Chairman of the ABI Greenaway Review in uninsured driving, and also past President of the CII in Southampton.
Demonstrating his commitment to social responsibility in the community, Barry is also actively involved with the South Coast Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's fundraising initiatives.
Barry lives in West Byfleet, is married to Gillian and has two sons.
His hobbies include following English Rugby and, for some unknown reason, Tottenham Hotspur! Hide Bev Fitzgerald
Managing Director, Fitzgerald Consulting
www.fitzgeraldconsulting.co.uk
Biography
Bev FitzGerald founded the specialist Claims consultancy company, FitzGerald Consulting Ltd, seven years ago. Since then, the company has grown and has been involved with many of the major insurance incidents of the past few years, including – the World Trade Center; Hurricanes Ivan, Wilma, Stan & Emily; the Carlisle floods; Buncefield; the recent NE England floods and numerous individual PD/BI events throughout the world. At the same time, the company has handled a mass of auditing & review assignments both in the UK and internationally, including due diligence exercises as part of mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to founding and, as MD, leading this company, Bev worked for 25 years within the mainstream loss adjusting and claims management sector. During this time, he was employed by three of the world’s largest adjusting companies in senior roles, including Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer & Group Marketing director.
Bev is a past-President of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters and was also Chairman of both the CII’s Society of Fellows and the Society of Claims Technicians. He is a Liveryman with the Worshipful Company of Insurers. Hide Graeme TrudgillTechnical and Corporate Affairs Executive, BIBA
www.biba.org.uk
Biography
Graeme’s career began in 1989 as a broker in general insurance. He joined BIBA in 2001 and ran the successful BIBA schemes and facilities portfolio. He now runs the BIBA Motor Panel and Professional Indemnity Initiative and plays a key role in BIBA’s public affairs and public relations. He is a source of expertise for the press, works closely with industry members and Government to raise major issues and sits on the Department for Transport Motor Insurance Compliance Action Board and the Motor Insurer’s Bureaus continuous insurance enforcement Programme Board.
Hide Stephen Ross
Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
www.deloitte.co.uk
Biography
Stephen has extensive experience in advising insurance and reinsurance companies, Lloyd’s Franchisees insurance brokers and intermediaries and the run off sector. Assignments have included financial and commercial due diligence reviews, strategic reviews and business planning. He has an MBA from Warwick Business School and prior to joining Deloitte, Stephen was Special Projects Manager at ACE Global Markets (a subsidiary of ACE Limited).
Hide Jamie Marchant
Marketing and Communications Director, Groupama Insurances
www.groupama.co.uk
Biography
Previously at Guardian Royal Exchange in a senior claims capacity, Jamie joined Lombard Continental in 1987. He was appointed Marketing Development Manager in 1989. Jamie joined the Company's General Management team as Marketing Manager, prior to the Company's successful flotation on the London Stock Exchange. In 1999 and as part of the formation of Groupama Insurances, Jamie was appointed Group Marketing Manager to support the launch of the Groupama brand in the UK. He was promoted to the position of Marketing and Communications Director in 2002, and now has responsibility for the UK Group's marketing, communications and media relations activities.
With over 30 years experience in the insurance industry, Jamie is a Chartered Insurer and a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute. Hide Manjit Rana
Chief Executive, Officer quotes2me Limited
www.quotes2me.com
Biography
Manjit has over 20 years experience of supplying technology / e-business based solutions to the Insurance and Financial services market sectors. He has built over a dozen sales operations and launched a number of businesses.
An innovative and creative thinker, renowned for thinking "outside the box" and translating intellectual ideas into business propositions, Manjit helps technology based companies take their solutions to the Insurance and Financial Services sectors.
Manjit has operated at a senior level in various types of organisations in the UK, Europe, the USA and the Asia Pacific Region ranging from complete start-ups to large multi-national corporations. He has worked at a senior level in organisations including the Misys Group, CSC, Fujitsu Consulting, Delphi Computer Services Inc, Netik Inc and Focus Solutions Group plc and is currently launching a revolutionary new marketing utility called quotes2me.
In addition, Manjit is a regular judge for the Insurance Times Annual Awards and the National Business Awards (Entrepreneur of the Year), mentors new start businesses through Connect Midlands (Warwick Uni) and is a “business champion” for the East Midlands Development Association where he recently received an award for his work in encouraging entrepreneurship at Nottingham University.
Hide Neil Utley
Chief Executive, Equity Insurance Group Limited
www.equitygroup.co.uk
Biography
Neil Utley was appointed group chief executive of Insurance Australia Group's UK operations in April 2007, assuming overall management of Equity Insurance Group, comprising Equity Red Star and Equity Direct Broking Limited, and Barnett & Barnett. He is also non-executive chairman of Hastings Insurance Services Limited. Neil has gained hands-on experience of all aspects of the insurance industry including sales, direct marketing, product development and management of the broker retail chain. Under his leadership, Equity's business has more than doubled in five years, across all sectors of underwriting. In December 2006, he was nominated the UK's first ever 'Achiever of the Year' by his industry peers. Hide Olly Laughton-Scott
Managing Partner, IMAS Corporate Advisors Ltd
www.imas.co.uk
Biography
Olly founded IMAS in 1992 which in 2007 advised on more sale mandates of privately held financial services business than any other UK adviser. He is responsible for the development of IMAS’s central knowledgebase system (Maximas) which is a unique source of data on the UK financial services sector. Prior to setting up IMAS he worked for Cazenove, where he worked on rights issues and public company takeovers and at Kleinwort Benson where he was involved in a number of financial services transactions. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen and has a degree in Economics from Exeter University.
Hide Simon CooterDistribution Director, UK Division Brit Insurance Holdings plc
www.britishinsurance.com
Biography
Simon joined Brit Insurance in March 2007 as UK Distribution Director. As well as overall responsibility for development, distribution and sales across all lines of business, this role involves significant time interacting with all section of the general insurance market including brokers and the trade press.
Before joining Brit, Simon spent 19 years at RSA where he had a number of diverse management roles taking in credit management, electronic trading, marketing and business development. Latterly he was a member of the UK Commercial Executive team as Director with responsibility for Small Business and Motability. Hide Steve Burrows
Chief Executive, Cobra Network
www.cobrainsurance.co.uk
Biography
Stephen entered the insurance industry at the age of 17, working initially for Sun Alliance, before moving on to Berry Birch and Noble Plc at the age of 23. Stephen was appointed director at the age of 25. In December 1988, Stephen formed Burrows, Keith & Associates Limited, with certain of his colleagues. Burrows, Keith & Associates Limited then became the BKG group of companies and ultimately part of the Group in 2006.
Stephen has focused over his insurance career on marketing and new business within the general commercial insurance industry. For the past 10 years Stephen has carried out the role of chief executive officer and until recently was the chairman of the Company. He continues to sit on the board of all Group companies, together with the acquisition, marketing and compliance committees of COBRA Resource Management and the Nomination Committee. Hide Theo Duchen
Chief Executive, Acturis Ltd
www.acturis.com
Biography
Theo Duchen is co-CEO and founder of Acturis, a leading Insurance Distribution Software Platform which was founded in 2001. He was previously a partner at McKinsey & Company, having joined McKinsey in 1991 and becoming a partner in 1997. He led McKinsey's general insurance practice in the UK, was a member of McKinsey's European insurance leadership group, and has worked extensively with both insurers and major international brokers over a period of several years. Theo is an actuary by training and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries, U.K.
Hide Michael CookDirector, Navigant Consulting (UK) Ltd.
www.navigantconsulting.com
Biography
Michael Cook is a Director with Navigant Consulting (UK) Ltd. He currently works within the Insurance Claims Services group and consults to clients on insurance, reinsurance, systems and insolvency/debt purchase issues. Michael has nineteen years experience in the claims arena, occupying various management positions. His extensive knowledge of technical claim and operational issues has been utilised in the management of several significant engagements in the London Market, the U.S., and Europe. Michael has also provided expert testimony in insurance disputes. His vast specialised knowledge and industry expertise relating to various claims issues including asbestos in the U.K. and U.S., D&O and E&O and Environmental has been relied upon in several publications and used in many presentations.
Hide Adrian ColossoChief Executive, Heath Lambert Group
www.heathlambert.com
Biography
Adrian joined Heath Lambert by acquisition when his specialist Lloyd’s broker, Crowley Colosso, was bought in 1992.
His background was in specialty areas, such as fine art, specie, jewellers block and entertainment, as well as international property/casualty. He spent a number of years in New York handling specialty business for Republic Hogg Robinson, before returning to the UK and forming Crowley Colosso.
On joining the Group, Adrian had responsibility for the creation of the Art, Jewellery and Private Client Division before going on to head up the International Division. He was then appointed Head of Global Broking before becoming Managing Director UK in 2003.
Adrian was appointed Group Chief Executive in 2005 and has played a pivotal role in making Heath Lambert Group the success it is today.
Hide Paul DelbridgePartner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
www.pwc.co.uk
Biography
Paul is a partner within the PricewaterhouseCoopers Insurance Industry Group, and has spent the last 21 years in the non-life insurance industry advising a broad range of insurers and reinsurers within the UK, Continental Europe, the US, Bermuda, Japan and Australia. Paul specialises in the operational effectiveness of insurance companies, covering areas such enterprise risk and capital management, Solvency II and ICAS, underwriting function effectiveness, catastrophe modelling and aggregation management, reinsurance strategy and purchasing, distribution channel management and claims target operating models. Paul also has extensive experience of financial, commercial and operational due diligence projects, in both the insurance/reinsurance and broking sectors. Paul co-authored the PricewaterhouseCoopers annual London Market Survey on operational drivers between 2002 and 2006.
Hide Paul DonaldsonManaging Director, RSA
www.pwc.co.uk
Biography
Paul joined the Group in September 1976 as a Senior Underwriting Clerk in the Fire Section, based in Belfast. In December 1997 he transferred to Dublin and became CEO for Republic of Ireland in June 1998. During his time in the Irish Insurance Market, Paul was President of the Irish Insurance Federation and separately President of the Insurance Institute of Ireland. He commenced his current role in July 2007 and is based in the Leadenhall Court office.
Married with two children, Paul's family home is in Dublin where he spends his weekends. He enjoys playing golf and watching Ireland play rugby.
Hide Peter J StaddonHead of Technical Services, Biba
www.biba.org.uk
Biography
Peter began his insurance career in 1971 and has worked for a number of insurance brokers covering most general insurance disciplines. He joined BIBA in 1996 to establish, what is now a highly successful technical services department. He was responsible for raising key technical issues with the media – gaining significant broadcast and print coverage for leading insurance issues. Peter has played a significant role in some of the major issues of the day including Employers Liability and Terms of Business Agreements and he has developed ongoing relationships with various government departments.
Hide Philip DickenHead of Indemnity and Corporate Risk, Hugh James
www.hughjames.com
Biography
Philip is Head of Indemnity and Corporate Risk at Hugh James. He has represented insurers and corporate clients for over 16 years and has considerable experience of handling a wide range of liability and disease claims.
He has dealt with Health and Safety prosecutions, road traffic prosecutions and inquests and is an experienced advocate in Magistrates' and Coroner's Courts.
Philip has experience of handling high value and catastrophic spinal and brain injury claims.
Philip has a specialist interest in claims handling processes, innovation and technology and was integral to the development of our volume claims solution, Streamline. He has co-ordinated our response to tackling insurance fraud and was responsible for building our substantial pre-litigation claims handling capability.
He is a former member of the FOIL national executive.
Hide Judy HoltStrategic Account Manager, Allianz Commercial
www.allianz.co.uk
Biography
Prior to taking on the Strategic Account Manager role in December 2006 role Judy worked as Key Account Manager (North & Midlands) building relationships with major consolidators and other key customers since joining Allianz in 2000.
Judy manages National Brokers across the UK with a view to forming even closer strategic alliances within the segment.
Specific plans involve broad levels of relationship management and the further development of profitable and sustainable growth strategies.
“I am delighted to work with the Nationals at a strategic level. My key objective is to add value to our broker proposition. “
“We are committed to the broker distribution channel, and see that Nationals will continue to be the major force in the market in future that they have been in the past.“
Hide Paul MeehanCustomer Experience Director AXA Insurance
Biography
Paul Meehan has 35 years experience in the insurance industry. In 1987 he joined the small insurance brokerage Smart & Cook and helped to turn it into a multi-million pound company. Appointed Group Chief Executive in 2004, he oversaw the transformation of the company into a multi-site business (26 offices, 685 staff) and increased brokerage to over £40m through acquisition and team creation. In April 2007, he sold the company to AXA UK plc.
In September 2008, Paul became Customer Experience Director of AXA Insurance, where he is bringing his wealth of experience to enhance customer service. He is responsible for overseeing the entire customer journey and helping AXA Insurance to evolve into a customer-centric organisation.
Between his time at Smart & Cook and AXA Insurance, Paul set up his own consultancy, Meehan Corporate Consulting Ltd.
Paul has served on the boards of a number of broker associations, including the North Eastern region of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA), the Insurance Brokers Registration Council (IRBC, and The Broker Alliance Ltd where he was a founding member and chairman.
Paul personally supports a number of children’s charities, particularly Children in Need for which he has raised more than £100,000.
Hide Stephen LarkDirector Lark Insurance Broking Group
Biography
Stephen joined Lark Insurance Broking Group in 1988, and gained experience in many different business areas before becoming a Director in 1993. Management roles in the Private Client and Commercial sectors followed, before Stephen was made Group Managing Director in 1999.
A number of acquisitions were made and integrated between 2001 and 2008, and enabled Lark to create a branch structure in London and the South-East of England. In 2007 Groupama took a majority stake in Lark Group. Lark Group celebrated 60 years in business in 2008.
Stephen is a Chartered Insurance Broker, and sits on the CII Insurance Broking Faculty Advisory Board.
Hide Phil BaylesDirector of Trading, Sales & Marketing Aviva UKGI
Biography
My Role: I have been with the company for 6 years having previously worked in motor and outsourcing industries. I look after the Broker business in the south of UK- London, South, and West & Wales regions as well as National Brokers, National Accounts and London Property Owners.
About Me: I am married to Susan and have 3 children and a chocolate coloured Labrador. My hobbies include sailing, skiing, golf and supporting Southampton football team.
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 Amanda Blanc MBA, ACIIChief Executive Officer – UK Broking
Biography
Amanda was appointed as Chief Executive Officer UK Broking in 2006. She was formerly Distribution and Customer Services Director of Groupama Insurances. Before joining Groupama, Amanda held senior sales and distribution positions at AXA Insurance and Commercial Union. In 2008 Amanda was voted the overall winner of Women in the City award and is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute Broking Faculty.
Hide Chris GuillaumeManaging Director Open International
Biography
Chris became Managing Director of Open International in March 2008 and is responsible for driving all group businesses forward and shaping their future strategy. He has held a number of senior roles during his ten year career within the business. Originally joining from Gus plc in 1999, Chris moved on to the Board as Operations Director in 2002 and in May 2005 transitioned to Research & Development Director. Chris was part of the management buy-out team in 2006 and again in 2007.
HideJulia Graham
Chief Risk Officer DLA Piper UK LLP
Biography
Mark Hennessy
Managing Director Lexicon
Biography
Tim Johnson
Chief Executive Cullum Capital Ventures Limited
Biography
Grant Ellis
Executive Chairman Broker Network Group
Biography
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