Bristish Insurance Awards 2020 | Infopro Digital Risk | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP, UK

The Insurance Post Team would like to express their gratitude to everyone who made the 2019 British Insurance Awards a massive success! A special thank you to our sponsors and partners for your ongoing support and of course a huge congratulations to all of our winners, well deserved!

Once again, the elite of the industry gathered to celebrate the ingenuity and exceptional achievements of the UK insurance industry over the past 12-18 months.

Taking place at the magnificent Royal Albert Hall in London and celebrating 25 years, the BIAs remain the largest and most prestigious awards in the UK insurance calendar, with the continuing aim to put the spotlight on the companies that are embracing innovation and positively transforming the world of insurance.

2019 Past Winners

Commercial Lines Broker of the Year – SME/mid-corporate
Towergate Insurance Brokers | WINNER
• Ascend Broking Group
• Ashley Page Insurance Brokers
• Aston Lark
• BHIB Insurance Brokers
• Club Insure & NDML

Personal Lines Broker of the Year
AllClear | WINNER
• Aston Lark
• BGL Group
• Saga Services
• Staysure

Insurance Broker of the Year
Aston Lark | WINNER
• Autonet and Carole Nash
• Bartlett & Company
• BGL Group
• Brunel Professions
• Caravan Guard

Lloyd’s and London Market Broking team of the Year
Willis Towers Watson, Independent Oil and Gas team | WINNER
• Bartlett & Company
• Bishopsgate Insurance Brokers
• Quality Care Insurance Services

Managing General Agent of the Year
Direct Commercial | WINNER
• ARAG
• Prestige Underwriting Services
• Risk Management Partners (RMP)

Risk and Resilience Award
RMS | WINNER
• Crises Control
• DAS UK Group
• Flood Re
• Zurich Insurance

Claims Initiative of the Year – Insurer
QBE / Synectics Solutions / Cabinet Office | WINNERS
• Covéa Insurance
• Pen Underwriting
• RSA Motability
• Zurich Insurance - Catastrophe Personal Injury Team

Claims Initiative of the Year – Outsourced Partner
Corporé | WINNER
• Clyde & Co
• DAC Beachcroft
• Keoghs
• Plastic Surgeon

The Major Loss Award
Sedgwick International UK, HSB Engineering Insurance , AKW Group – Ransomware Attack | WINNERS
• AIG and Crawford & Company - Roding Primary School Fire
• AXA XL (Formerly XL Catlin) Property Claims Team – Hurricane Irma Response
• Liberty Specialty Markets, Marsh Ltd and Sedgwick International UK - Novichok poisoning in Salisbury
• NFU Mutual, Crawford & Company, BTVK Advisory (Formerly RGL) and Harris Balcombe – Gardman Fire

Customer Care Award
LV= | WINNER
• Ageas
• Aviva
• Covéa Insurance
• Marmalade
• Policy Bee

Outsourced Partner of the Year
Autoglass | WINNER
• Coplus
• DWF
• Hood Gp (with Sainsburys)
• Landmark Information Group
• Rradar

Digital Insurance Innovation of the Year
BGL Group | WINNER
• 360Globalnet
• Aviva
• Azur Group in partnership with Outra
• Legal & General
• Zurich Insurance

Investing in the Profession Award
Broker Network's Learning Network | WINNER
• Allianz Insurance
• Aviva
• Bartlett & Company
• Be Wiser Insurance
• Covéa Insurance

Business Sustainability/ Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year
Allianz Insurance | WINNER
• Claims Consortium Group
• Covéa Insurance
• Crawford Contractor Connection
• DWF
• Zurich Insurance [Youth Skills Programme]

Transformational Deal of the Year
LV= General Insurance and Allianz Insurance partnership | WINNERS
• Sedgwick International UK acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey UK, Cunningham Lindsey International and integration with Vericlaim UK
• Verisk – Validus IVC acquisition

Technology Award
iovation, a TransUnion Company | WINNER
• Aviva
• CAPS Consortium
• eviid
• Legal & General (and Altus Consulting)
• SBS Insurance
• Verisk

The Diversity Award
Marsh | WINNER
• AIG UK
• Aviva
• Charles Taylor
• Covéa Insurance
• Zurich Insurance

Insurance Start-up Award
Laka | WINNER
• Ascend Broking Group
• By Miles
• Cloud Insurance
• Myfirstuk (Young People)
• Urban Jungle

Brand Management of the Year
LV= | WINNER
• Allianz Insurance
• DAS UK Group
• Staysure
• Zurich Insurance

Young Achiever of the Year
Tom Garrett, RFIB | WINNER
• Vicki Carr, Wrightsure Services (Hampshire)
• Jakub Chalupczak, RFIB
• Harriet Conway, Allianz Insurance
• Natasha Hookings, Be Wiser
• Kuldip Kang, Allianz Insurance

Specialist Insurer of the Year
CFC Underwriting | WINNER
• Ecclesiastical
• The Insurance Emporium
• ERS
• Petplan
• Pool Re

Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year
Allianz Insurance | WINNER
• Aviva
• Covéa Insurance
• Ecclesiastical
• Markel UK

Personal Lines Insurer of the Year
LV= | WINNER
• Ageas
• Aviva
• Legal & General

General Insurer of the Year
Allianz Insurance | WINNER
• Ageas
• AIG
• Aviva
• Covéa Insurance
• LV=

Insurance Personality of the Year
David Williams | WINNER

Best of the Best Insurers Award
Aviva | WINNER
• Ageas
• Allianz
• AXA
• RSA
• Zurich

Best of the Best Brokers Award
Ardonagh Group | WINNER
• Aon
• Bollington Insurance
• Gallagher UK
• Marsh
• Willis Towers Watson

Achievement Award
Annette Court | WINNER