Award Categories and Finalists
The Cyber Risk Awards is the only democratic approach to Cyber Risk Industry recognition.
60 individuals and 128 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 recognition of five 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
David Anderson, Woodruff Sawyer
Alexandra Bretschneider, Johnson, Kendall & Johnson
Michelle Chia, AXA XL
Yosha DeLong, Mosaic
John Farley, Gallagher
Monique Ferraro, HSB
Florence Levy, CRC Cyber | The INSUREtrust Group
Dave Lewison, Amwins
Catherine Lyle, Tokio Marine HCC
Michael Phillips, CFC - WINNER
Brent Rieth, Aon
Nick Steinmann, AXIS Capital
London / EMEA
Jelmer Andela, Liberty Specialty Markets
Anthony Cordonnier, Guy Carpenter
Aidan Flynn, Beazley
Anthony Hess, Asceris
Gamze Konyar, Marsh
Helga Munger, Munich Re
Lindsey Maher, CFC - WINNER
Jonas Schwade, cysmo Cyber Risk GmbH
Lucy Scott, Lockton
Sabrina Sexton, Allianz
Stephen Wares, Coalition
Matt Webb, Howden Re
Actuary / Modeler
Suki Basi, Russell Group
Caleb Blodgett, Brown & Brown
Souki Chahid, Guy Carpenter
Rory Egan, Aon
Dan Heerey, Ryan Specialty
Jon Laux, CyberCube
Rebecca Lumb, Beazley - WINNER
Damini Mago
Justyna Pikinska, Gallagher Re
Monica Shokrai, Google
Lauren Train, Crum & Forster
Colin White, Lockton
Attorney
Hans Allnutt, DAC Beachcroft
Greg Bautista, Mullen Coughlin
Jennifer Beckage, The Beckage Firm
Ian Birdsey, Clyde & Co.
Nicole Gabryk, Wotton Kearney
Joshua Gold, Anderson Kill
John Loyal, Cipriani & Werner
Ellie Ludlam, Pinsent Masons
Stu Panensky, Pierson Ferdinand - WINNER
Spencer Pollock, McDonald Hopkins
Alyssa Watzman, Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete
Louisa Weix, Tittmann Weix
Cyber Visionary Award As the cyber market expands, new ideas, products, teams, and technology for tackling the evolving risks crop up every day. When you think of the cyber risk and insurance sector yesterday, today, and tomorrow – what springs to mind as that cyber “defining moment” and who made it happen?
Lori Bailey
Nick Economidis - WINNER
Tracie Grella
Vishaal “V8” Hariprasad
Jonathan Hatzor
John Mullen
Ian Newman
Siobhan O’Brien
Matt Prevost
Tom Reagan
Jürgen Reinhart
Shay Simkin
Cyber Safety & Loss Control [Pre-Breach] Team of the Year The winner of this category will be a company or team that has excelled in their approach to assisting organizations to prevent cyber-related losses. Also known as our “pre-breach” team of the year, this award recognizes achievements in cyber risk mitigation and efforts to reduce cyber exposure.
Arctic Wolf
At-Bay
AXIS Capital
CFC - WINNER
Coalition
CrowdStrike
Crum & Forster
Elpha Secure
KnowBe4
Liberty Mutual
Resilience
Silverfort
Cyber Claims Team (Insurer or MGA) of the Year This award honors those claims teams in the cyber-trenches dealing with an ever-expanding array of cyber events.
Allianz Commercial
Allied World
AXA XL - WINNER
Beazley
Canopius
Crum & Forster
Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB)
Liberty Mutual
Markel
Ryan Financial Lines
Tokio Marine HCC
Zurich
Cyber Incident Response Team of the Year This award honors a cyber services team with forensics, investigations, PR/communications and/or notification expertise that has offered outstanding support in the face of a 2024 cyber breach.
Arctic Wolf
Arete
Asceris
Booz Allen Hamilton
CrowdStrike
Cypfer
CyXcel
IronGate Cybersecurity
MOXFIVE
Pondurance
S-RM - WINNER
Surefire Cyber
Cyber Newcomer of the Year This award is specifically designed to recognize a start-up operation from 2024 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 2024.
BOXX Insurance
Canopy Killara
Coalition Re
Cyber Shock Consortium with Ariel Re & Hiscox Re
Cybereason
Derive Cyber
International Women’s Cyber Alliance - WINNER
Kerberos Re
Latú Seguros
Pierson Ferdinand
Searchlight Cyber
Spektrum Labs
Cyber Law Firm of the Year This award recognizes the law firm that has been unparalleled in its work within the cyber insurance space in 2024.
Atheria Law
The Beckage Firm
Cipriani & Werner
Clyde & Co.
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete
DAC Beachcroft
Kennedys
McDonald Hopkins
Mullen Coughlin - WINNER
Pierson Ferdinand
Pinsent Masons
Wotton Kearney
Cyber Technology Provider of the Year This award recognizes the firm that in 2024 has offered a technology or model that offers unique savings, efficiency or risk insights in the cyber risk management arena.
Bitsight - WINNER
CyberAcuView
CyberCube
cysmo Cyber Risk GmbH
DynaRisk
Guidewire
Intangic
Moody’s RMS
RiskRecon by Mastercard
Searchlight Cyber
SecurityScorecard
ThreatConnect
Cyber Retail Broking Team of the Year The winner of this award 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.
Alliant
Aon
Brown & Brown
Gallagher
Howden
HUB International
Johnson, Kendall & Johnson
Lockton
Marsh - WINNER
The Baldwin Group
USI
Willis
Cyber Wholesale Broking Team of the Year The winner of this award 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
ARC Excess & Surplus
Brown & Riding
Burns & Wilcox
CRC Cyber | The INSUREtrust Group - WINNER
Limit
Paragon
ProWriters
Risk Placement Services
RT Specialty
Tysers
US Risk
Cyber Reinsurance Broking Team of the Year This award will go to a reinsurance broking team that made major contributions to the market in 2024, 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 - WINNER
Guy Carpenter
Holborn
Howden Re
Lockton Re
McGill & Partners
Miller Insurance Services
Price Forbes Re
United Insurance Brokers Limited (UILB)
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.
Converge
Cowbell - WINNER
Dual
Elpha Secure
Mosaic
Nirvana Underwriting
Node International
Onda
Parametrix
Resilience
Ryan Financial Lines
Stoïk
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 - WINNER
CFC
Chubb
Coalition
QBE
Sompo
Travelers + Corvus
Cyber Reinsurer of the Year This award will recognize an outstanding reinsurer that has gone above-and-beyond in 2024 to partner with carriers to offer adequate limits for cyber clients.
Envelop Risk
Everest Re
Hannover Re
Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB)
Hiscox Re
Liberty Mutual Re
Munich Re - WINNER
Odyssey Re
Radius Specialty
Renaissance Re
SCOR
Swiss Re
The Small Print
Participants engage in a multi-step process to determine the winners of Zywave’s Cyber Risk Awards:
Step 1: Open call for nominations
- Call for nominations closes on Friday, March 07, 2025.
- You may nominate anyone or any firm – including yourself or your company – for an award.
- You do not need to enter a nominee in every category. Only enter a nomination for the ones you know best or care about most.
- Entries should be based on performance or initiatives that took place in 2024.
- Please be prepared to provide your nominee’s contact information in your submission. They will need to be contacted should they become a finalist.
- Supporting explanations and rationales should not exceed 150 words AND should state clearly why the person, team or company stands out among peers.
- 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.
Step 2: Finalists are selected from the pool of nominees
- Zywave’s editorial team reviews both the merit and quantity of nominations.
- Selected finalists are unable to change the category for which they have been nominated by their peers; however, they may request to be removed from the category.
- If a finalist drops out of their nominated category, a replacement finalist will not be selected.
Step 3: Voting
- Any person with a valid corporate email address may cast a vote.
- You are not permitted to vote for your company, your employer, or any affiliated companies.
- Zywave will ask for your contact details merely to verify this. Your name will not be published anywhere.
- Voting will close on Friday, May 23, 2025.
Step 4: Winners Announced
- Winners will be announced from the podium at our black-tie gala dinner at Gotham Hall in New York City on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
- You need not be present to win. All winners will also be announced via press release on Friday, June 13, 2025.
If you have any further questions, contact Events@Zywave.com