The Insurance Times Awards 2021 take place tonight

The Insurance Times Awards are back with a bang tonight. Following last year’s virtual celebration, 2021’s black tie event will see leading insurance professionals and thought leaders – including insurers, brokers, and ecosystem suppliers – gather in Grosvenor House Hotel’s renowned Great Room for a drinks reception, superb three course dinner and, of course, the all-important awards presentations.

Guests will also be entertained by 2021’s host – comedian and television presenter Dara O Briain.

There are an incredible 36 awards available on the night. As a reminder, here are this year’s finalists:

Best Digital Customer Experience, sponsored by Acord

• Axa
• Churchill Insurance
• LV=

Broker CEO’s CEO of the Year, sponsored by Applied Systems

Announced on the night.

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, in joint venture with Trust Arbitration
• RightIndem
• RPC
• Sedgwick

Commercial Lines Broker of the Year, sponsored by Markel UK

• Addingstone Insurance
• BQI Insurance
• Clegg Gifford
• Global Risk Partners
• RAW Insurance Brokers

Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, sponsored by Insurance DataLab

• 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
• Bupa UK Insurance
• Covéa Insurance
• FloodFlash
• Markel UK

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award – General, sponsored by AA

• 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
• Inshur
• Policy Expert
• Zurich Insurance

Excellence in Technology – Data-Driven

• Arbitrate
• Cazana
• CAPS – The Common Automotive Platform Standard
• 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
• Cobalt
• Markerstudy Insurance Services
• Solera Audatex
• ThingCo
• VisionTrack

Excellence in Technology – Claims (Motor Portals/Platforms)

• Allianz Insurance
• Minster Law
• Nuvalaw, in joint venture with Trust Arbitration
• 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
• 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, (as previous 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

The Insurance Times Industry Achiever Award

Announced on the night.