The world's greatest insurers, reinsurers, brokers and service providers were revealed at the Reactions Global Awards 2009 at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York on September 24.
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In the insurance section, European-based firms dominated the awards with Allianz, Zurich and Mapfre winning three of the six categories available. Evan Greenberg, CEO of Ace, scooped the award for insurance CEO of the year.
German reinsurer Hannover Re stood out in the reinsurance category, scooping the award for best global reinsurance overall and best global reinsurance company for specialty lines.
Bermudian firms were also well represented at the event. RenaissanceRe had a strong showing, picking up awards for best reinsurance company for property and best Bermuda market company. While Patrick Thiele, CEO of PartnerRe, was named reinsurance CEO of the year.
Brian Duperreault, CEO of Marsh and McLennan, won the award for best insurance broking CEO of the year for his sterling work in turning the company around after a recent rocky past. Andrew Appel, CEO of Aon Benfield, won the reinsurance equivalent, a sign of the way he has led the firm since Aon Re and Benfield merged last year.
In the service providers category, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank picked up awards for best investment bank and best asset manager respectively. AM Best was voted the best rating agency and RMS picked up the award for best risk modelling firm.
Individuals also received awards for outstanding merit and achievement. Hank Greenberg, chairman and CEO of CV Starr & Co, who won the award for lifetime achievement at last year’s awards, was named most influential individual of the year. And James Schiro, the retiring CEO of Zurich Financial Service Group, was given the award for lifetime achievement.
The awards are the result of an extensive poll conducted by Reactions of its readership. Over a period of months, Reactions collected responses through an online poll and telephone interviews.
The event sponsor for the awards dinner was CV Starr, and category sponsors were Dewey & LeBoeuf and Guy Carpenter.
The full list of winners is:
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Best North American Primary Insurance Company - Chubb Group
Best European Primary Insurance Company - Allianz
Best Asia-Pacific Primary Insurance Company – Tokio Marine
Best Latin American Primary Insurance Company – Mapfre
Best Global Primary Insurance Company – Zurich Financial Services Group
Insurance CEO of the Year – Evan Greenberg, Ace Limited
REINSURANCE COMPANIES
Best Global Reinsurance Company for Property – RenaissanceRe
Best Global Reinsurance Company for Casualty/Liability – Transatlantic Re
Best Global Reinsurance Company for Specialty Lines – Hannover Re
Best Global Reinsurance Company for Life – Swiss Re
Best Global Reinsurance Company – Hannover Re
Reinsurance CEO of the Year – Patrick Thiele, PartnerRe
MARKET COMPANIES
Best London Market [Re]Insurance Company – RSA
Best Bermuda Market [Re]insurance Company – RenaissanceRe
INSURANCE BROKERS
Best Large Global Broker – Marsh
Best Mid-Sized Global Broker – Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
Insurance Broker CEO of the Year – Brian Duperreault, Marsh & McLennan Companies
REINSURANCE BROKERS
Best Large Reinsurance Broker – Guy Carpenter
Best Mid-Sized Reinsurance Broker – Towers Perrin
Reinsurance Broker CEO of the Year – Andrew Appel, Aon Benfield
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Best Law Firm - Dewey & LeBoeuf
Best Global Rating Agency - AM Best
Best Risk Modelling Firm – Risk Management Solutions
Best Accounting Firm – KPMG
Best Investment Bank – Goldman Sachs
Best ILS Advisor - Swiss Re Capital Markets
Best Asset Manager – Deutsche Insurance Asset Management
Best Technology Vendor – CSC
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Influential Individual of the Year – Hank Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Co
Lifetime Achievement – James Schiro, CEO, Zurich Financial Service Group