This year’s shortlist has been unveiled – did your firm make the cut? 

The results are in for 2021’s Insurance Times Awards final shortlist, with a record number of entrants and bumper list of categories now confirmed.

The Insurance Times Awards is the title’s flagship event, celebrating excellence and innovation in general insurance as well as recognising the best and brightest industry individuals across the UK market.

This year’s awards are sponsored by Acord, Ageas, Applied, Aviva, Carpenters Group, Core Logic, Markerstudy Group, Premfina and Premium Credit.

On 9 December 2021, the awards will be back with a glitzy, black tie, in-person evening event - situated in the Great Room at London’s Grosvenor House on Park Lane. The ceremony will include a drinks reception, dinner and aftershow party.

Tickets for tables are currently on sale and early birds can get a 10% discount if they book before 3 September 2021.

The finalists for the Insurance Times Awards 2021 are:

Best Digital Customer Experience, sponsored by Acord

  • AXA
  • Churchill
  • LV=

Business Partner of the Year

  • BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Aventus
  • Bravo Networks
  • DWF Law
  • Kindertons Accident Management
  • Ninety Consulting
  • ThingCo

Challenger of the Year - General

  • Bravo Networks
  • CFC
  • Claim Technology
  • C-Quence
  • Crawford Legal Services
  • EQL
  • Getsafe

Challenger of the Year - Motor

  • Bridgetech Automotive
  • Cazana
  • DWF Law
  • Ignite, in partnership with Yoga Insure
  • Keoghs, a Davies business

Claims Partner of the Year

  • Kindertons Accident Management
  • Motor Repair Network
  • Nuvalaw
  • RightIndem
  • RPC
  • Sedgwick

Commercial Lines Broker of the Year

  • Addingstone Insurance
  • BQI Insurance
  • Clegg Gifford
  • RAW Insurance Brokers

Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year

  • Ageas
  • Allianz Insurance
  • Aviva
  • Markel UK
  • QBE

Customer Champion of the Year – Broker, sponsored by Markerstudy Group

  • AllClear
  • Caravan Guard
  • NDML
  • One Call Insurance

Customer Champion of the Year – Insurer

  • Allianz Insurance
  • Aviva
  • Axa UK
  • Bupa UK Insurance
  • Covéa Insurance
  • FloodFlash
  • Markel UK

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award – General

  • Allianz Insurance
  • BNP Paribas Personal Finance
  • Charles Taylor
  • Covéa Insurance
  • LCP
  • PremFina

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award - Networks

  • iDAWN
  • Inclusion@Lloyd’s Partner Networks
  • Insurance Cultural Awareness Network
  • Insurance Families Network (IFN)

Excellence in etrading – Insurer, sponsored by Premium Credit

  • Allianz Insurance
  • Aviva
  • HSB
  • Markel UK
  • Zurich Insurance

Excellence in etrading – MGA, sponsored by Premium Credit

  • CFC
  • C-Quence
  • Home and Legacy
  • Modus

Excellence in Professional Development

  • Allianz Insurance
  • Aviva
  • Axa XL
  • Bravo Networks
  • Miller Insurance Services
  • Premium Credit
  • Romero Group

Excellence in Technology – General, sponsored by PremFina

  • Allianz Insurance
  • C-Quence
  • Horwich Farrelly 
  • Policy Expert
  • Zurich Insurance

Excellence in Technology – Telematics

  • Arbitrate
  • Cazana
  • Common Automotive Platform Standard
  • INSHUR
  • VisionTrack

Excellence in Technology - Claims (Communications)

  • Claim Technology
  • Davies
  • Kindertons Accident Management

Excellence in Technology - Claims (Data and Reporting)

  • Arbitrate
  • Bridgetech Automotive
  • Cazana
  • Horwich Farrelly
  • Optalitix

Excellence in Technology - Claims (General)

  • Aviva and CoreLogic
  • FloodFlash
  • RightIndem
  • Rightpath Claims
  • Zurich Insurance and Sprout AI

Excellence in Technology - Claims (Motor Claims Tools/Services)

  • Axa UK
  • Cobalt
  • Markerstudy Insurance Services
  • Solera Audatex
  • ThingCo
  • VisionTrack

Excellence in Technology - Claims (Motor Portals/Platforms)

  • Allianz Insurance
  • Minster Law
  • Nuvalaw
  • Tesco Underwriting

Excellence in Technology - Service Provider (General)

  • Acturis
  • Auto Windscreens
  • Bravo Networks
  • Optalitix
  • Rightpath Claims
  • Tapoly

Excellence in Technology - Service Provider (Motor)

  • Automated Insurance Solutions in collaboration with DAC Beachcroft
  • Cazana
  • Copart UK
  • IAA
  • Ignite Software Systems
  • LexisNexis Risk Solutions
  • ThingCo

Excellence in Technology - Service Provider (Risk Management)

  • Broker Insights
  • CyberCube
  • Insurwave
  • LCP
  • LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Excellence in Underwriting

  • Allianz Partners UK
  • Aviva
  • Clegg Gifford
  • Markel UK
  • Zurich Insurance

General Insurer of the Year, sponsored by CoreLogic

  • Aviva
  • Axa
  • Zurich Insurance

Independent Broker of the Year, sponsored by Aviva

  • Addingstone Insurance
  • BQI Insurance
  • Clegg Gifford
  • Got You Covered
  • iRevolution Group
  • Romero Insurance Brokers

Insurer CEO’s CEO of the Year

  • Amanda Blanc, Aviva
  • Stephen Hester, recognised for his former role as chief executive of RSA
  • Penny James, Direct Line Group
  • William Stovin, Markel International

Insurer Innovation of the Year, sponsored by Acord

  • CFC
  • EY UK
  • FM Global
  • Markel UK
  • Policy Expert

Marketing Campaign of the Year – B2B

  • Ageas Insurance
  • Allianz Insurance
  • Aviva
  • CFC
  • NDML
  • PCS, a Verisk business

Marketing Campaign of the Year – B2C

  • AllClear
  • BGL Group
  • Mackenzie Hodgson
  • Petplan

MGA Initiative of the Year

  • Arag
  • Arma Karma
  • CFC
  • C-Quence
  • FloodFlash
  • Tapoly

Personal Lines Broker of the Year, sponsored by Ageas

  • Atlanta Group
  • BGL Group
  • Caravan Guard
  • CoverForYou
  • Got You Covered
  • Smart Sure
  • Staysure

Personal Lines Insurer of the Year, sponsored by Carpenters Group

  • Ageas
  • Covéa Insurance
  • Hiscox
  • LV=
  • Zurich Insurance

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