Awards
The Reactions London Market Awards and the Reactions Global Awards are prestigious events that highlight top-class performance and innovation within the global insurance industry. They reward the achievements of companies and individuals and help to raise standards across the industry. They help firms to differentiate themselves from competitors and show their clients that they are a cut above the rest.
Both events are produced annually and attract a large audience of highly distinguished insurance professionals. The awards are widely recognised for their rigorous and independent judging process and for recognising the true leaders within the industry.
For further details regarding the awards programmes for 2009 please contact Martin Hughes on +44 (0)20 7779 8519 or email mshughes@euromoneyplc.com
Winners of Reactions London Market Awards 2010 revealed
The winners of the Reactions London Market Awards 2010 were announced on June 30 at a gala dinner at the Grange City Hotel. The awards – sponsored by Guy Carpenter and RSA – recognise the best insurance, reinsurance and broking teams in the London insurance market, as well as service providers and individual awards.
The awards were presented by Sir Geoff Hurst, world cup winning legend of 1966.
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In the insurance company team categories, QBE Europe and Starr Underwriting Agents did the best, both scooping two awards. QBE Europe won best insurance company team overall and best insurance company team underwriting casualty, while Starr Underwriting Agents won best insurance company team underwriting marine and best insurance underwriting company team underwriting aviation. There was personal glory for Amlin CEO Charles Phillips, who scooped the insurance company CEO of the year.
The reinsurance company team categories were split between three firms – XL Re, Scor and Transatlantic Re. XL Re won best reinsurance company team for casualty and aviation. Scor won best reinsurance company team for motor and facultative. Transatlantic Re won best reinsurance company of the year, while its CEO, Paul Bonny, won reinsurance company of the year.
In the insurance broking categories RK Harrison and Aon did the best. RK Harrison scooped the marine and overall categories, while Aon won the property and aviation categories.
Aon's reinsurance broking arm, Aon Benfield, also had a successful night scooping six team awards, while its international CEO Dominic Christian won reinsurance broking CEO of the year.
In the individual categories Ferma’s Peter Den Dekker won corporate risk manager of the Year, Catlin’s Jodie Arkell won young underwriter of the year, Aon Benfield’s Simon Coles won young broker of the year and Travelers’ Barnabas Hurst-Bannister won industry personality of the year. The evening concluded with the award for lifetime achievement, which went to Montpelier Re’s Anthony Taylor.
The Reactions London Market Awards were decided through an exhaustive process. In the first step, Reactions extensively surveyed through an online poll and personal interviews risk managers, insurers, reinsurers and brokers to find out who they believe are the best teams and firms operating in the London market in a number of categories.
The companies that received votes were then contacted by Reactions and asked to complete a standard entry form. The form asked firms to explain why they believe they are best in the category.
Lastly, an independent panel of judges from the London market along with Adrian Ladbury, Reactions’ European editor, and Richard Crump, Reactions’ deputy editor, were locked in a room for a day, and weren’t allowed out until the winners were decided.
The judges debated each firm's merits, taking the number of reader votes and the company's entry form into account. After debate, the panel decided on a winner for each category, as well as two other firms to be short-listed. The panel also picked out the winners of the individual awards.
The judging panel consisted of: Habib Kattan of Kiln Group, Jonathan Parry of QBE Re Europe, Henry Keeling of Guy Carpenter, John Muir of Willis, Dominic Christian of Aon Benfield International, Mark Adams of Deloitte LLP, And Clive O’ Connell of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert.
The underwriting panellists were not present for discussions for the underwriting categories and the broking panellists were not present for discussion for the broking categories
Global Awards 2009 winners revealed
Sept 25 2009
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
Best of London market revealed at Reactions dinner
July 01 2009
The cream of the London insurance market was revealed on June 30 in front of a packed crowd at the Reactions London Market Awards Dinner, in association with official event sponsor Starr Underwriting Agencies.
The winners, judged by an independent panel from the London market, picked up their awards at the Grange City Hotel in London, in front of a crowd of 300 of the London market's biggest names.
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A wide array of firms won the 42 awards available. UK powerhouse RSA beat off strong competition to take Insurance Company of the Year, QBE Re won Reinsurance Company of the Year, RK Harrison won Insurance Broker of the Year and Willis Re won Reinsurance Broker of the Year.
In other awards, Tokio Marine's acquisition of Lloyd's insurer Kiln scooped Company Merger of the Year, Perils AG won Innovative Product/Service of the Year, the Lloyd's Electronic Claims File initiative won Technological Initiative of the Year and Lloyd's won Claims Team of the Year.
In the service providers section, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert won Law Firm of the Year, Deutsche Bank Asset Management won Asset Manager of the Year, Standard & Poor's won Rating Agency of the Year, and Ernst & Young won Accountancy Firm of the Year.
The night was capped off with five individual awards.
Julia Graham of DLA Piper was recognised for her wealth of experience and work with Airmic, the UK risk managers association, with her award for Corporate Risk Manager of the Year.
Jon Foley, executive underwriter at Ascot, won Rising Star for Underwriting, while Steven Firmin of Guy Carpenter won Rising Star for Broking.
Sean McGovern, director and general counsel at Lloyd's, won Future Industry Leader, while Rolf Tolle, franchise performance director at Lloyd's won Industry Personality of the Year.
The night was capped off with the award for Lifetime Achievement, won by a familiar and popular face in the London Market - Peter Grove.
Grove has worked in the London insurance and reinsurance market since 1966 and has been a lead underwriter on reinsurance and retrocession business for more than thirty years. He joined QBE when Limit was acquired by QBE in 2000, and was appointed chief underwriting officer in 2004. He retires at the end of the year.
The full list of winners is:
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Insurance Company of the Year underwriting Political Risk - Chubb
Insurance Company of the Year underwriting Casualty - QBE
Insurance Company of the Year underwriting Property - Ecclesiastical
Insurance Company of the Year underwriting Marine - Starr Underwriting Agencies
Insurance Company of the Year underwriting Energy - Ascot
Insurance Company of the Year underwriting Aviation - Global Aerospace
Insurance Company of the Year - RSA
REINSURANCE COMPANIES
Reinsurance Company of the Year underwriting Political Risk - Transatlantic Re
Reinsurance Company of the Year underwriting Casualty - Brit
Reinsurance Company of the Year underwriting Property - Amlin
Reinsurance Company of the Year underwriting Marine - Swiss Re
Reinsurance Company of the Year underwriting Energy - Ascot
Reinsurance Company of the Year underwriting Aviation - Liberty
Reinsurance Company of the Year - QBE Re
INSURANCE BROKERS - category sponsored by RSA
Insurance Broker of the Year broking Political Risk - Miller
Insurance Broker of the Year broking Casualty - Aon
Insurance Broker of the Year broking Property - AJG
Insurance Broker of the Year broking Marine - Marsh
Insurance Broker of the Year broking Energy - Lockton
Insurance Broker of the Year broking Aviation - Willis
Insurance Broker of the Year - RK Harrison
REINSURANCE BROKERS - category sponsored by Starr Underwriting Agencies
Reinsurance Broker of the Year broking Political Risk - Aon Benfield
Reinsurance Broker of the Year broking Casualty - Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance Broker of the Year broking Property - Aon Benfield
Reinsurance Broker of the Year broking Marine - Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance Broker of the Year broking Energy - Willis Re
Reinsurance Broker of the Year broking Aviation - Aon Benfield
Reinsurance Broker of the Year - Willis Re
DEALS AND INITIATIVES
Company Merger of the Year - Tokio/Kiln
Technological Initiative of the Year - The Lloyd's Electronic Claims File
Innovative Product/Service of the Year - Perils AG
Claims Team of the Year, sponsored by Barlow Lyde & Gilbert - Lloyd's of London
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Law Firm of the Year - Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
Asset Manager of the Year - Deutsche Bank Asset Management
Rating Agency of the Year - Standard & Poor's
Best Accountancy Firm - Ernst & Young
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Corporate Risk Manager of the Year, sponsored by RK Harrison
- Julia Graham, DLA Piper
Rising Star for Underwriting, sponsored by Under 35's Reinsurance Club
- John Foley, Ascot
Rising Star for Broking, sponsored by Under 35's Reinsurance Club
- Stephen Firmin, Guy Carpenter
Future Industry Leader - Sean McGovern, Lloyd's
Industry Personality of the Year - Rolf Tolle, Lloyd's
Lifetime Achievement, sponsored by Guy Carpenter - Peter Grove
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Reactions Global Awards 2008
The world's best insurers, reinsurers, brokers and service providers were revealed at the Reactions Global Awards 2008 in New York on August 26. The winners received their awards at a glamorous dinner in the prestigious Rainbow Room, on the 65th floor of The Rockefeller Center.
Click here to see the winners from the Reactions Global Awards 2008.
Reactions London Market Awards 2008
The London market's best insurers, reinsurers and brokers were revealed in front of a packed crowd at the Reactions London Market Awards Dinner on June 12.
Click here to see the winners from the Reactions London Market Awards 2008.