The awards are designed to recognise the best and brightest in UK general insurance

The final shortlist for the 2025 Insurance Times Awards has been released!

The awards are designed to recognise the best and brightest in UK general insurance, celebrating excellence, impact and innovation across the breadth of the sector. 

Plenty of firms entered the awards this year across multiple categories, such as General Insurer of the Year, Insurance Broker of the Year, MGA of the Year and Excellence in eTrading.

The winners will be revealed at a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House later this year (3 December 2025). 

For table bookings for this event, contact account manager Serena Giampieri: Serena.giampieri@insurancetimes.co.uk

Meanwhile, for sponsorship opportunities, contact head of commercial Aisha Roberts: Aisha.roberts@insurancetimes.co.uk

Business Partner of the Year

  • Camelot
  • Clearspeed
  • Cobra Network Limited
  • distriBind
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Premium Credit
  • Uinsure

Challenger of the Year

  • DAC Beachcroft
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Homeprotect, part of the Avantia Group
  • Markel

Claims Partner of the Year

  • CEC / Claims Equilibrium Club
  • DWF Law LLP
  • FMG
  • Gallagher Bassett
  • Markel
  • RDT
  • Sedgwick
  • Winn Group

Commercial Lines Broker of the Year

  • Brunel Insurance Brokers Limited
  • Konsileo
  • Superscript

Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year

  • Allianz UK
  • Arch Insurance
  • Aviva
  • AXA Commercial
  • Intact Insurance
  • Markel

Customer Champion of the Year - Broker

  • AllClear Insurance Services
  • Chase Heptons
  • Fuzzy Insurance Limited

Customer Champion of the Year - Insurer/MGA

  • Aviva
  • BareRock Limited
  • Covea Insurance
  • esure Group
  • Hiscox UK
  • Intact Insurance
  • Lloyd’s
  • Policy Expert
  • Zurich

Digital Broker of the Year

  • Atec
  • Bionic
  • Superscript

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award

  • AmTrust International
  • Aviva
  • Axa UK
  • Covea Insurance
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Intact Insurance (domestic abuse policy)
  • Intact Insurance (equal parental leave)
  • QBE
  • The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL)

Excellence in AI

  • Acturis Ltd
  • Crawford & Company
  • esure Group
  • Homeprotect, part of the Avantia Group
  • Intact Insurance
  • Konsileo
  • Scrub AI
  • Sprout.ai

Excellence in Claims Technology

  • Allied Universal Compliance and Investigations
  • ClaimSorted
  • FintechOS
  • GT Motive
  • Sprout.ai
  • UnlikelyAI

Excellence in Claims Technology - Insurer

  • Ageas UK
  • Allianz UK
  • Aviva & Acturis
  • FM
  • Homeprotect, part of the Avantia Group
  • Intact Insurance
  • NFU Mutual

Excellence in eTrading

  • Aviva
  • Hiscox UK
  • Intact Insurance
  • QBE
  • Zurich

Excellence in Fraud Mitigation

  • Acorn Group
  • Aviva
  • Axa Commercial
  • DAC Beachcroft
  • DWF Law / Marble Arch / Marshmallow / RSA
  • Verisk

Excellence in Professional Development

  • Ageas UK
  • Aviva
  • Axa Commercial
  • Clegg Gifford
  • Commercial Express
  • Covea Insurance
  • EDII
  • Lloyd’s
  • Tedaisy Insurance Group

Excellence in Risk Management

  • Arch Insurance
  • DWF Law LLP
  • KYND
  • Markel

Excellence in Technology - Broker

  • Aon
  • Chase Heptons
  • Somerset Bridge Insurance Services Limited

Excellence in Technology - Insurer/MGA

  • Acorn Group x ICE InsureTech
  • Aviva
  • Cowbell
  • esure Group
  • Intact Insurance
  • Ki Insurance
  • Lloyd’s

Excellence in Technology - Service Provider

  • distriBind
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Espire Infolabs Ltd & Aventum Group
  • Intersys
  • Open GI
  • SchemeServe
  • Scrub AI
  • Thatcham Research

Excellence in Underwriting

  • Arkel
  • Aviva
  • Bspoke Group
  • CFC
  • DOA Underwriting
  • Markel
  • NBS Underwriting

General Insurer of the Year

  • Allianz UK
  • Aviva
  • AXA
  • QBE
  • Zurich

Innovation of the Year

  • Crawford and Company
  • DWF Law LLP
  • esure Group
  • Homeprotect, part of the Avantia Group
  • Lloyd’s
  • Optalitix
  • Thatcham Research

Insurance Broker of the Year

  • Aon
  • Atec
  • Brunel Insurance Brokers Limited
  • Clegg Gifford
  • Ecovers Insurance Broker
  • Fuzzy Insurance Limited
  • Miller Insurance Services LLP

Marketing Campaign of the Year

  • Allianz UK
  • Bupa UK
  • CFC
  • Cobra Network Limited
  • Covea Insurance
  • Markel
  • Paymentshield Limited
  • Zurich

MGA of the Year (under 100 employees)

  • Arkel
  • Collegiate
  • Commercial Express
  • Cowbell
  • DOA Underwriting
  • Moonrock Insurance
  • NBS Underwriting
  • Purbeck Insurance Services
  • Ventis

MGA of the Year (over 100 employees)

  • Bspoke Group
  • Geo Underwriting
  • Homeprotect, part of the Avantia Group
  • KGM
  • Policy Expert
  • Somerset Bridge Group

Personal Lines Broker of the Year

  • Atec
  • Brunel Insurance for People Limited
  • Got You Covered
  • InsureandGo
  • Tedaisy Insurance Group

Personal Lines Insurer of the Year

  • Ageas UK
  • Allianz UK
  • Aviva
  • AXA Retail Insurance
  • Covea
  • Hiscox UK

Schemes Broker of the Year

  • Clegg Gifford
  • Cliverton
  • Everywhen

Specialist Insurer of the Year

  • Allianz UK
  • Arch Insurance
  • Financial and Legal
  • Hiscox UK
  • Intact Insurance
  • Markel

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

  • Allianz UK
  • Crawford & Company
  • Europcar Mobility Group UK
  • Fuzzy Insurance Limited
  • Markerstudy Group
  • National Windscreens
  • Zurich in partnership with Magic Breakfast

The Insurance Times Young Achiever Award

  • Yasmin Berhardt, Altea
  • Rosie Drummond, Bspoke Group
  • Kes Earl, DWF Law LLP
  • Ryan Eckhard, Antares Global
  • Charlie Hopkins, Antares Global

The Insurance Times Industry Achiever Award and The Insurance Times Industry Impact Award will be announced at the award ceremony.

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