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

The final shortlist for the 2026 Insurance Times Awards has been released!

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See who won at last year’s awards by clicking here

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. 

The winners will be revealed during a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House later this year (2 December 2026). 

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

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

Business Partner of the Year - Data and Technology

  • Bamboo Connect Ltd
  • ClaimSorted
  • Instanda
  • Percayso Inform and TransUnion
  • Recorder
  • SchemeServe
  • The Data Analysis Hub
  • Uinsure

Business Partner of the Year - Strategic and Professional Services

  • Aviva
  • Deloitte
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Keoghs - Market Affairs
  • Markel UK
  • Premium Credit

Challenger of the Year

  • Acumen Claims
  • Bamboo Connect
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Kennedys Law LLP
  • Keoghs - Credit Hire
  • Monzo
  • Tokio Marine GX

Claims Partner of the Year

  • Bamboo Connect 
  • ClaimSorted
  • Crawford and Company
  • DAC Beachcroft CSG
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Preferred
  • RDT
  • Sedgwick International UK

Commercial Lines Broker of the Year, sponsored by Arch Insurance

  • Broadway Insurance Partners
  • C&C Insurance Brokers
  • CentriCity
  • Daines Kapp
  • Fuzzy Insurance 
  • Konsileo
  • Moorhouse
  • Superscript

Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year

  • Allianz UK
  • Aviva
  • Axa Commercial
  • Covéa Insurance
  • Intact Insurance
  • Markel UK
  • QBE
  • Zurich Insurance

Customer Champion of the Year - Broker, sponsored by QBE

  • C&C Insurance Brokers 
  • Got You Covered
  • Partners&
  • Superscript 

Customer Champion of the Year - Insurer

  • Aviva
  • Axa Commercial
  • Hiscox
  • Intact Insurance

Digital Broker of the Year, sponsored by Applied Systems

  • Atec
  • Insync Insurance
  • Superscript 

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award, sponsored by iCAN

  • Acini
  • Aon
  • Aviva
  • Covéa Insurance
  • DAC Beachcroft CSG
  • Got You Covered
  • Intact Insurance
  • SSP UK and Ireland

Excellence in AI

  • Ageas
  • Cowbell
  • Daines Kapp
  • Ki
  • Konsileo
  • Superscript

Excellence in AI - Service Provider

  • ClaimSorted
  • Davies
  • mea Platform
  • Paper Insurance
  • Scrub AI
  • Sprout.ai
  • Vipr Solutions
  • Xceedance 

Excellence in Claims Technology

  • Acini
  • Allied Universal Compliance and Investigations
  • ClaimSorted
  • Davies - ClaimPilot
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Sedgwick International UK
  • Sprout.ai
  • The Data Analysis Hub

Excellence in eTrading, sponsored by Premium Credit

  • Intact Insurance
  • SchemeServe
  • Victor
  • Zurich

Excellence in Fraud Mitigation

  • Allianz UK
  • Company Watch
  • DAC Beachcroft CSG
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Insurance Fraud Investigators Group
  • QBE
  • Sedgwick International UK

Excellence in Insurance Operations Technology

  • Cotality
  • mea Platform
  • PremFina
  • Recorder
  • SchemeServe
  • Scrub AI
  • Vipr Solutions

Excellence in Professional Development

  • Aviva
  • Axa Commercial
  • Bspoke Group
  • Crawford and Company
  • Davies and Arch Insurance
  • Empower Development
  • QuestGates

Excellence in Risk Management

  • Aviva
  • CFC
  • Cowbell
  • HDI Global
  • Intact Insurance
  • Markel UK

Excellence in Risk Management - Service Provider

  • Company Watch
  • DWF Law LLP
  • DynaRisk
  • SambaSafety
  • SAMP Risk

Excellence in Technology - Broker, sponsored by Cowbell

  • AllClear Insurance Services
  • Aon
  • Konsileo

Excellence in Technology - Insurer, sponsored by SSP UK&I

  • Ageas
  • Aviva
  • Aviva Green Flag
  • HDI Global
  • QBE

Excellence in Underwriting

  • Arch Insurance
  • Arkel
  • Aviva
  • Axa Commercial
  • Direct Commercial
  • DOA Underwriting
  • Markel UK
  • MDU Insurance Solutions

General Insurer of the Year, sponsored by Sedgwick International UK

  • Allianz UK
  • Aviva
  • Axa
  • Covéa Insurance
  • Zurich

Innovation of the Year

  • Aviva and ICE-Tech
  • Axa Commercial
  • CFC
  • ChAI
  • Got You Covered
  • Superscript insurance
  • Tokio Marine GX

Innovation of the Year - Service Provider

  • Autoglass
  • Capitawise
  • FMG
  • Insurance DataLab
  • PremFina
  • Recorder
  • Zing365

Insurance Broker of the Year, sponsored by Aviva

  • Aon
  • Atec
  • Broadway Insurance Partners
  • Clear Group
  • Fuzzy Insurance 
  • Got You Covered
  • Konsileo
  • Superscript 

Marketing Campaign of the Year

  • ARAG
  • Biba
  • Covéa Insurance
  • HDI Global
  • Hiscox
  • Intact Insurance
  • Markel UK
  • Monzo

MGA of the Year, sponsored by SchemeServe

  • Arkel
  • Bspoke Group
  • CFC
  • Cowbell
  • DOA Underwriting 
  • Geo Underwriting
  • NBS Underwriting
  • Prestige Underwriting
  • Victor

Personal Lines Broker of the Year, sponsored by Ageas

  • AllClear Insurance Services
  • Atec
  • Broadway Insurance Partners
  • Got You Covered
  • Howden Insurance

Personal Lines Insurer of the Year, sponsored by Carpenters Group

  • Ageas
  • Aviva
  • Axa Insurance
  • Covéa Insurance
  • Policy Expert

Specialist Broker of the Year, sponsored by Markel

  • Atec
  • Broadway Insurance Partners
  • Fuzzy Insurance 
  • Got You Covered

Specialist Insurer of the Year

  • Animal Friends Pet Insurance
  • ARAG
  • Arch Insurance
  • Markel UK
  • QBE Automotive Protection

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

  • Allianz UK
  • Arch Insurance
  • Axa UK
  • Crawford and Company and EcoClaim
  • Davies
  • Europcar Mobility Group UK
  • SAMP Risk

The Insurance Times Industry Achiever Award

To be announced on the night

The Insurance Times Industry Impact Award

To be announced on the night

The Insurance Times Rising Star Award, sponsored by Intact Insurance

  • Charlie Moore, DWF Law LLP
  • Dan Demmar, NFU Mutual
  • George Grimshaw, Clear Group

Underwriting and Distribution Technology Partner

  • Acturis and Hedron Network
  • Artificial Labs
  • DynaRisk
  • hyperexponential
  • Instanda
  • Percayso Inform
  • Send

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