Country: Belgium
Net premiums written 1999: $671m (£471.6m)

Head office:
Rue Royale 20
Brussels 1000
Belgium
Tel. +32 2 510 52 11
Fax +32 2 510 56 26
Email: info@fortis.com
Website: fortis.com

Year established: 1990 as Fortis

Main classes of business: Life and non-life (accident & health, motor, fire), bancassurance

Chief officer: Anton van Rossum
Biography: Anton van Rossum was director of McKinsey & Company Inc.

He was elected principal in 1980 and he transferred to Belgium to help found the Brussels office. Van Rossum was elected director in 1987 and he has been managing director of the Brussels office between 1992 and 1999.

Key insurance personnel:
Hans Bartelds and Maurice Lippens, chairmen
Anton van Rossum, CEO
Herman Verwilst, Deputy CEO
Gilbert Mittler, CFO

Members of Executive Committee:
Jozef De Mey, insurance intermediaries customers, Belgium and international
Carlo de Swart, insurance intermediaries customers, the Netherlands
Karel De Boeck, network banking customers
Filip Dierckx, merchant banking customers
Joop Feilzer, private banking and asset management customers

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.