The Cyber Risk Awards is the only democratic approach to Cyber Risk Industry recognition.

60 individuals and 121 companies have been nominated for the a total of 17 Cyber Risk Awards!

Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – The Americas; London/EMEA; Actuary/Modeler; and Attorney These prestigious awards demonstrate the entire community's gratitude to four key players in the cyber risk sector who – through dedication, foresight, and leadership – have enhanced and developed the treatment of cyber risk through the past year.

The Americas

Kelly Castriotta, Markel
Gwenn Cujdik, AXA XL - winner
Richard DePiero, Sompo
Christian Hoffman, Aon
Nadia Hoyte, USI
Patricia Kocsondy, Beazley
Mike Kessler, Chubb
Hunter Maskill, INSUREtrust
Michael Phillips, CFC
Catherine Rudow, Everest Re
Meredith Schnur, Marsh
Violet Sullivan, Crum & Forster

London / EMEA

Oli Brew, Lockton Re
Kelly Butler, Marsh
Tom Draper, Coalition
Anthony Hess, Asceris
Matthew Hogg, Liberty Specialty Markets
Helga Munger, Munich Re
Ian Newman, Gallagher Re
Siobhan O'Brien, Guy Carpenter
Andrew Prendergast, CFC - winner
Helen Rios, Ki
Shay Simkin, Howden
Jacqueline Spencer-Sim, Hamilton Insurance Group

Actuary / Modeler

Wade Baker, Cyentia
Caleb Blodgett, Brown & Brown
Dr. Stephan Brunner, Munich Re - winner
Rory Egan, Aon
Jess Fung, Guy Carpenter
Nicole Grazda, Nationwide
Mark Lynch, Howden Re
Damini Mago, Moody's RMS
Justyna Pikinska, Gallagher Re
Monica Shokrai, Google
Aaron Ting, Converge
Wenlu Zhang, CyberAcuview

Attorney

Hans Allnut, DAC Beachcroft
Jennifer Beckage, The Beckage Firm
Scott Godes, Barnes & Thornburg
Sean Hoar, Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete
Joanie Ko, Kennedys
John Loyal, Cipriani & Werner
Ellie Ludlam, Pinsent Masons
Stuart Panensky, Pierson Ferdinand
Spencer Pollock, McDonald Hopkins
Carolyn Purwin Ryan, Mullen Coughlin - winner
Alicia Santocki, Freeman Mathis & Gary
Louisa Weix, Tittmann Weix

Cyber Visionary Award (New!) As the cyber market expands, new ideas, products, teams, and technology for tackling the evolving risks crop up every day. Who has led the charge and who will propel the industry into the future? This award honors a cyber professional at the forefront of leadership & innovation.

Paul Bantick
Erica Davis
Tracie Grella
Meghan Hannes
Rotem Iram
Jim Leonard
Ben Maidment
Pascal Millaire
Joshua Motta - winner
John Mullen
Jürgen Reinhart
Dan Trueman

Cyber Safety & Loss Control [Pre-Breach] Team of the Year Insurance, cybersecurity, and risk professionals have dedicated themselves to preventing as many cyber events as possible, with risk management and mitigation becoming as essential and valuable as the risk transfer of a policy itself. In years past, this category was known as “Pre-Breach Team of the Year,” but we’ve opted to take a more optimistic approach. The winner of this category will be a company or team that has excelled in their approach to assisting organizations assess their risk, plan ahead, and prevent losses.

At-Bay
Beazley
Black Talon Security
CFC - winner
Coalition
CrowdStrike
HavocShield
KnowBe4
Metrics That Matter (MTM)
Pondurance
Resilience
TransUnion

Cyber Claims Team (Insurer or MGA) of the Year Underwriters frequently nab the spotlight but when – definitely not "if" anymore -- a cyber event occurs, organizations want a claims team that anticipates, understands, and provides everything they could need. Claims teams work all hours of the day, every day of the week. This year for the first time, we’re adding this much-requested category to honor those teams in the cyber-trenches.

AIG
Allied World
AXA XL
AXIS Capital
Beazley
Canopius
CFC
Chubb
Gallagher Bassett
Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB)
Tokio Marine HCC - winner
Travelers

Cyber Incident Response Team of the Year When a cyber event happens, the teams that help companies navigate the incident are worth their weight in gold. This award will honor a cyber services team with forensics, investigations, PR/communications and/or notification expertise that has offered outstanding support in the face of a 2023 cyber breach.

Arctic Wolf
Arete
Asceris
Booz Allen Hamilton
CrowdStrike
CYPFER
Fenix24
Kroll
PNG Cyber
Pondurance
S-RM - winner
Surefire Cyber

Cyber Newcomer of the Year Cyber is a crowded space and it's hard to get noticed as a newcomer in the cybersecurity or insurance sector. This award is specifically designed to recognize a start-up operation from 2023 that has made a real impact on how cyber threats are identified, quantified or mitigated. The winner will have demonstrated a refreshingly new way of doing business, a technological breakthrough or a particularly interesting partnership of skills to make a splash in 2023. Nominations should include a link to a press release, confirming their launch in 2023.

Bowhead
Breachlink
Cyber Pop-up
CyVi
Fenix24
Ferian Re
Frontier Risk Cyber Cannabis
Inigo
Intangic MGA
IronGate Cybersecurity - winner
Lyra Recovery
MIRIS (Mutual Insurance and Reinsurance for Information Systems)

Cyber Law Firm of the Year Law firms are an integral part of this fast-changing landscape – from providing pre- and post-breach coaching services to deciphering complex cyber laws and insurance policies – your law firm is often the most trusted advisor to companies and insurers alike when an incident occurs. This award recognizes a law firm that has been unparalleled in its work within the cyber insurance space in 2023.

Cipriani & Werner
Clyde & Co.
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete
DAC Beachcroft
Dykema
Freeman Mathis & Gary
Kennedys
McDonald Hopkins
Mullen Coughlin - winner
Pinsent Masons
The Beckage Firm
Troutman Pepper

Cyber Technology Provider of the Year If there were ever an insurance sector that blends perfectly with technology, it is cyber. We’ve long honored the cyber risk modeling teams that work in this space but technology in this field has expanded by leaps and bounds in recent years. This award recognizes the firm that has introduced in 2023 a technology or model that offers unique savings, efficiency or risk insights in the cyber risk management arena.

Bitsight
CrowdStrike - winner
CyberCube
Cyberwrite
cysmo Cyber Risk GmbH
DeNexus
Guidewire
Moody's RMS
NetDiligence
SecurityScorecard
SentinelOne
Silverfort

Cyber Retail Broking Team of the Year This award recognizes the efforts of a dedicated, innovative retail broking team that has worked tirelessly in the past year to expand understanding of cyber risk insurance in the wider marketplace. The winner will have expanded the cyber sector either by a new sales technique or initiative, investing in teams of experts, or by having the best take-up rate in the market.

Acrisure
Aon
Brown & Brown
Gallagher
Howden
Johnson Kendall Johnson
Lockton
Marsh - winner
Miller Insurance Services
USI
Woodruff Sawyer
WTW

Cyber Wholesale Broking Team of the Year This award recognizes the efforts of a dedicated, innovative wholesale broking team that successfully expanded access to cyber insurance for the broader marketplace. The winner will have enhanced the cyber sector either by innovating a new sales technique or initiative, investing in teams of experts, or developing new products or services.

Amwins
Brown & Riding
Burns & Wilcox
CRC
INSUREtrust - winner
Jencap
Limit
Paragon
ProWriters
Risk Placement Services
RT Specialty
US Risk

Cyber Reinsurance Broking Team of the Year As the cyber market has expanded, cyber reinsurance capacity has only become more significant. Reinsurance brokers pave the way for that growth via relationships and innovative program structures. This award will go to a reinsurance broking team that made major contributions to the market in 2023, navigating a rapidly evolving space, bridging the gaps between primary carriers and reinsurers, and helping build the future of cyber insurance.

Acrisure Re
Aon Reinsurance Solutions
Gallagher Re
Guy Carpenter - winner
Holborn
Howden Re
Inver Re
Lockton Re
McGill & Partners
United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIBL) 

Cyber MGA of the Year The winner of this award will be a managing general agent that has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to cyber by working on an insurer's behalf, demonstrating specialized expertise to underwrite policies, and working closely with clients to meet their needs.

Breach Insurance
Converge
Corvus
Cowbell
Elpha Secure
Mosaic
Evolve MGA
Onda
Parametrix
Resilience - winner
Ryan Financial Lines (EmergIn Risk)

Cyber Insurer of the Year The winner of this award will be an insurer that has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to cyber through investment and entrepreneurialism. They will have mastered the right blend of underwriting discipline while meeting the needs of brokers and buyers.

AIG
Arch
At-Bay
AXA XL
AXIS Capital
Beazley
CFC - winner
Chubb
Coalition
Tokio Marine HCC
Travelers
Zurich

Cyber Reinsurer of the Year With trillions of dollars of cyber limit at play and untold potential for 'silent' exposures to produce claims, the backstop of a strong reinsurance program is becoming increasingly crucial to underwriting cyber insurance. This award will recognize an outstanding reinsurer that has gone above-and-beyond in 2023 to partner with carriers to offer adequate limits for cyber clients.

Envelop Risk
Everest Re
Ferian Re
Hannover Re
Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB)
Liberty Mutual Re
Munich Re - winner
Odyssey Re
Radius Specialty
Renaissance Re
Sigual Iduna Reinsurance Ltd. (SI Re)
Swiss Re

The Small Print

NOMINATION PROCESS

• The Call for Nominations opens on Thursday, January 11, 2024.
• You may nominate anyone or any firm – including yourself or your company – for an award.
• You do not need to enter a nominee in all categories; just the ones you know best or care about most.
• Entries should be based on performance or initiatives that took place in 2023.
• Supporting explanations and rationales should not exceed 150 words AND should state clearly why the person, team, or company stands out among peers.  
• You will be asked to provide your nominees’ contact information in your submission process so that we can contact them should they become a finalist.
• All information provided herein will remain confidential.
• If Zywave believes an outstanding candidate has not been nominated for an award, we reserve the right to make a nomination.
• Zywave’s editorial team reviews both the quality and quantity of nominations in order to determine the final voting slate.
• The Call for Nominations ends on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 11:45pm ET. 

VOTING PROCESS

• The list of finalists in every category will be announced on Monday, April 1, 2024.
• Any person with a valid corporate email address may cast a vote.
• You are not permitted to vote for your company or your employer or any affiliated companies.  
• We will ask for your contact details merely to verify this; your name will not be published anywhere.
• If you have any further questions, contact Events@Zywave.com  
• Voting will close on Friday, May 17 at 11:45pm ET.
• Winners will be announced from the podium at our black tie gala dinner at Gotham Hall in New York City on Thursday, June 13, 2024.
• You need not be present to win; all winners will also be announced via press release on Friday, June 14, 2024.