2023 Finalists

Here it is… The shortlist for the Women in Insurance Awards 2023!

Congratulations to all of our finalists!

Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony taking place on Thursday 19 October at the Royal Lancaster, London.

For further information about attending the awards ceremony, visit our booking page.

 

Actuary of the Year 

Abhi Finn - Liberty Mutual Reinsurance

Adele Groyer - Gen Re

Catherine Drummond - LCP

Fiona Annandale - PwC

Hayley Rigby - Apollo

Laura Hobern - LCP

Sarah Allt-Graham - PwC


Risk Professional of the Year

Clare Ball - Babock International

Gemma Arnold - Virgin Active

Hazel Myles - Hiscox

Juan Duan - Beazley

Katherine Cross - Tysers

Laura Freeman - Apollo

Noelle Douglas - Domestic and General

Poonam Sejpal - Zego

Sarah Woodrow - Aviva


Insurance Lawyer of the Year

Caroline Baker - GQ Littler

Claire Laver - DAC Beachcroft

Ling Ong - Weightmans

Nicola Critchley - DWF

Nicola Evans - Hogan Lovells

Raheema Mohammed - Horwich Farrelly

Rhian Howell - RPC


Claims Professional of the Year

Claire Simpson - WTW

Daniela Taylor - HDI Global SE

Emma Jones - HDI Global

Fiona Simpson - Sedgwick

Joanne Green - Hiscox

Laura Thomas - Superscript

Nicola Chapman - Consilium Insurance Brokers

Rowena Byrne-Jones - Crawford & Company

Sarah Hunt - Ageas Insurance


Marketer of the Year

Amy Bumstead - Apollo

April Faint - Aventum

Julie Mitchell - Allianz

Kelly Ostler-Coyle - Flood Re

Lorraine Hambleton - PIB Group

Riona Mulherin - Paradigm

Samantha Ford - AXA UK

Sarah Sutton - Send


London Market Professional of the Year

Amy Humphries - Liberty Specialty Markets

Anna Woolley - Axis Capital

Claire Lofthouse - Premia Re

Hanna Metsanvirta - Tokio Marine Kiln

Hannah Burns - Starr Companies

Juan Duan - Beazley

Keeley Patten - Axis Capital

Kirstin Duffield - Morning Data, a Verisk company

Victoria Adams - Clegg Gifford


MGA Professional of the Year

Bijal Patel - Aurora

Fiona Auge - Modus

Jana Kejvalova - Suited

Lisa Perry - White Oak Underwriting Agency

Nina Evans - Optio Group

Rachel Oldroyd - NBS Underwriting

Sarah Robinson - Victor

Verity Alter - Five Islands Insurance

Zemfira Knott - Northcourt


Insurance Broker of the Year

Caroline Brock - Marsh

Charlie Upton - PIB Group

Jackie Hyde - Stanmore Insurance Brokers

Jazzmyn Paine - SJL Insurance Services

Katherine Hemsley - WTW

Kelly Looney - Marsh 

Lauren Moseley - Amwins Global Risks

Sarah-Jane McNuff - Guy Carpenter

Vanessa Andrews - Maxima Litigation Solutions


Underwriting Professional of the Year

Claire Merenda - The Nelson Group

Daisy Galvin - Markel International Insurance

Janine Maginess - NFU Mutual

Joanne Hills - RSA Insurance

Jodie Blackshaw - Nelson Policies at Lloyd's & East Kent Underwriting Limited

Kate Sutcliffe - Sompo International

Kirsten Shastri - Tokio Marine Kiln

Lisa Perry - White Oak Underwriting Agency


Digital Champion of the Year

Amy Monaghan - ERS

Bianca Reid - AEGIS London

Bijal Patel - Aurora

Melanie Kill - AXA

Parul Kaul-Green - Liberty Specialty Markets

Rachel Mills - NFU Mutual

Salena Kirby - Aig UK

Samantha Bagnall - AXA

Stephanie Wang - Liberty Global Transaction Solutions

Tracy Sheldon - Ageas UK


Unsung Hero Award - Insurer/MGA

Dr Ciara Davey - LV=

Kate Connolly - Liberty Specialty Markets

Lesley Wright - LV=

Lopa Patel AXA XL

Michelle Wright - Aviva

Neg Hakkaki - Hiscox

Nicky Smith - RSA Insurance

Sara Groves - Aviva

Victoria Mulholland - Aviva


Unsung Hero Award - Broker

Chris Chapman - Howden UK & Ireland

Debra Brown - Marsh McLennan

Jocelyn Qiu - Howden UK & Ireland

Karen Ball - Marsh

Nancy Collishaw - Aon Reinsurance Solutions

Phoebe Turner - Marsh

Vanessa Horne - Miller Insurance Services


Unsung Hero Award - Service Provider

Janice Mahoney - Allianz

Jasmine Campbell - PwC

Jessica Tamman - Lloyd's

Karen Taylor - PIB Group

Mayo Dordi - PwC

Samantha Prin - Chartered Insurance Institute

Sarah Jones - DWF Law

Sharon Geelan - Bravo Networks

Vicky Cook - Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions



Young Insurance Woman of the Year (small to medium firms)

Emily Treacher - Westfield Specialty

Francesca Smith - Mosaic Insurance

Jemima Pitceathly - Flock Cover

Jessica Lennox - HDI Global Specialty SE

Laura Andrews - AEGIS London

Milly Gray - Bretton Woods International

Shimin Lu - Apollo ibott 1971

Sophie Young - Mosaic Insurance


Young Insurance Woman of the Year (large firms)

Bryony Clay - Aviva

Charlotte Bolton - Lockton LLP (previously Marsh McLennan)

Charlotte Cuenot - AXA UK

Ellen White - Tokio Marine Kiln

Holly Anderson - Hiscox

Jessica Snowball - LCP

Jordan O'Donnell - Zurich Insurance

Sarah Thomson - AXA UK

Sophie Clark - AXA

Valentina Mueller - Fortegra

Team Leader of the Year

Amanda Dawson - Howden UK & Ireland

Andrea Garcia Beltran - WTW

Emily Fraser - RSA Insurance

Emma Marten - Aviva

Jodie Rickard-Beech - Aviva

Julie Butler - RSA

Katrin Roxburgh - Canopius Managing Agents

Komal Quintieri - Allianz Insurance

Susan Lamb - LV=


Most Inspiring Returner

Carly Di Paola - Aviva

Clare Jackson - Aviva

Kathryn Madden - JBA Risk Management

Laura Game - Tysers

Laura Harvey - Davies Group

Louise Sharifi - Aviva

Melanie Helm - Aspen


Trailblazer Award

Alvyda Tamuleviciene - NFU Mutual

Becky Evans - NFU Mutual

Joanne Baner - DWF Law

Juliet Hamilton - Canopius

Kirsten Shastri - Tokio Marine Kiln

Marcia McFarlane - Marsh McLennan

Natalia Dorfman - Kita Earth

Nish Ashton - Tokio Marine Kiln

Robyn Lampon - DAS Legal Expenses Insurance


Mentor of the Year

Alison Unwin - Sedgwick

Carol Bowie - RSA Insurance

Danielle Wilson - Starr Companies

Enora Ragonnet - Starr Companies

Hilary Battison - Marsh

Kirat Kaur Nandra - CHUBB

Linda Stubbing - Axis Capital

Martin Pugh - Marsh

Mohammad Khan - PwC

Rob Gibbs - SiriusPoint

Sarah Dinley - Aviva



Rising Star Award 

Amy Fitzmaurice - AXA XL

Ellie McLaren - Marsh

Hamda Masoud - Grant Thornton UK

Imogen Rich - Aviva

Jemima Pitceathly - Flock Cover

Kirsty Canning - Locket

Mwango Hwalima - Travelers

Nadeen Griffiths - LCP

Nneoma Ituma - WTW

Rita Machado - Marsh

Sarah Thomson - AXA UK


Role Model of the Year - Broker

Caroline Young - WTW

Claire Simpson - WTW

Clare Talbot-Jones - Talbot Jones

Heidi McCormack - Emerald Life

Kary Yates - Aon

Lucy Frost - Howden UK & Ireland

Nicola George - LV=

Sam Ahmed - Usay Compare

Victoria Sutton - Howden UK & Ireland

Wendy Kettlewell - Smith Robinson


Role Model of the Year - Service Provider

Allison Carr - Davies

Caroline Woolley - Meaden & Moore

Catherine Drummond - LCP

Claire Fox - Horwich Farrelly

Heather Moyes - Sedgwick

Jinita Shah - LCP

Katy Yeates - Kindertons Accident Management

Kirstin Duffield - Morning Data, a Verisk company

Nicole Mott - Velonetic

Sarah Civil - Abaco International Loss Adjusters


Role Model of the Year - Insurer/MGA

Alice Webb - NFU Mutual

Amy Bumstead - Apollo

Kirat Kaur Nandra - CHUBB

Louise Burkitt - RSA Insurance

Mandy Hunt - CII’s underwriting Community Board, formerly RSA Insurance

Pauline White - Zurich Financial Services

Sarah Dinley - Aviva

Sunita Gaddu - RSA Insurance

Yasmin Carter-Esdale - Hiscox


Contribution to Inclusion Award

AXA XL

Davies

Howden UK & Ireland

Liberty Specialty Markets

Marsh McLennan

RSA Insurance

Tokio Marine Kiln


Contribution to Gender Inclusion Award

Davies

Fortegra NOW

Howden UK & Ireland

International General Insurance (IGI)

Liberty Specialty Markets

Marsh McLennan

The Insurance Breakfast Club

Tokio Marine Kiln


Gender Inclusion Network of the Year

Aviva Balance

Aviva Commercial Lines Women's Network

AXA Balance ERG Network

Balance (Marsh McLennan)

ISC Group

SIGN+ (SCOR Inclusive Global Network)

The Insurance Breakfast Club

Westfield Specialty Women in Finance group

Women at Atrium Network

Women at Hiscox Network


Insurance Woman of the Year (small to medium firms)

Becky Morris - Centricity Corporate Insurance

Claire Lofthouse - Premia Re

Clare Talbot-Jones - Talbot Jones

Hannah Moon - EDIA

Jessica Kerry - WNSA

Lisa Petherick - Vista Insurance Brokers

Lorraine Harfitt - Asta

Shimin Lu - Apollo 1971

Sian Morgan - Modus Underwriting


Insurance Woman of the Year (large firms)

Andrea Lees Farrell - Howden UK & Ireland

Claire Green - Ageas

Clare Woolley - RAC Motoring Services

Emily Fraser - RSA Insurance

Kate Atha - LV=

Mandy Hunt - CII’s underwriting Community Board, formerly RSA Insurance

Melanie O'Neill - Liberty Specialty Markets

Nadia Kruger - PwC

Sarah Kellerman - Marsh McLennan

Yasmin Carter-Esdale - Hiscox


Outstanding Achievement Award

In recognition of a woman who has risen to the top of the career ladder and is an inspiration to future female leaders. This award will be decided by the panel.