Allianz and LV win big at 2019 British Insurance Awards: Full list of winners
Allianz was among the big winners at the 25th British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall scooping three individual awards including General Insurer of the Year.
It also shared the Transformational Deal of the Year with LV, which itself picked up three other awards including Personal Lines Insurer of the Year.
In terms of the special 25th anniversary awards voted for the audience, Aviva was named the Best of the Best Insurer, and Ardonagh Group the Best of the Best Broker.
The Insurance Personality of the Year was Axa managing director, underwriting and technical services David Williams and Achievement Award winner was Annette Court, pictured.
The host was comedian Paul Chowdhry and Rick Astley provided the musical finale with a 50 minute set thrilling the 2000 attendees.
Find out all about the winners.
Full list of winners
Commercial Lines Broker of the Year – SME/mid-corporate
Winner: Towergate Insurance Brokers
Shortlist:
Ascend Broking Group
Ashley Page Insurance Brokers
Aston Lark
BHIB Insurance Brokers
Club Insure & NDML
Personal Lines Broker of the Year
Winner: All Clear
Shortlist:
Aston Lark
BGL Group
Saga Services
Staysure
Insurance Broker of the Year
Winner: Aston Lark
Shortlist:
Autonet and Carole Nash
Bartlett & Company
BGL Group
Brunel Professions
Caravan Guard
Lloyd’s and London Market Broking team of the Year
Winner: Willis Towers Watson, Independent Oil and Gas team
Shortlist:
Bartlett & Company
Bishopsgate Insurance Brokers
Quality Care Insurance Services
Managing General Agent of the Year
Winner: Direct Commercial
Shortlist:
Arag
Prestige Underwriting Services
Risk Management Partners
Risk and Resilience Award
Winner: RMS
Shortlist:
Crises Control
DAS UK Group
Flood Re
Zurich Insurance
Claims Initiative of the Year – Insurer
Winner: QBE / Synectics Solutions / Cabinet Office
Shortlist:
Covéa Insurance
Pen Underwriting
RSA Motability
Zurich Insurance - Catastrophe Personal Injury Team
Claims Initiative of the Year – Outsourced Partner
Winner: Corporé
Shortlist:
Clyde & Co
DAC Beachcroft
Keoghs
Plastic Surgeon
The Major Loss Award
Winner: Sedgwick International UK, HSB Engineering Insurance , AKW Group – Ransomware Attack
Shortlist:
AIG and Crawford & Company - Roding Primary School Fire
Axa XL (formerly XL Catlin) Property Claims Team – Hurricane Irma Response
Liberty Specialty Markets, Marsh and Sedgwick International UK - Novichok poisoning in Salisbury
NFU Mutual, Crawford & Company, BTVK Advisory (formerly RGL) and Harris Balcombe – Gardman Fire
Customer Care Award
Winner: LV
Shortlist:
Ageas
Aviva
Covéa Insurance
Marmalade
Policy Bee
Outsourced Partner of the Year
Winner: Autoglass
Shortlist:
Coplus
DWF
Hood Gp (with Sainsburys)
Landmark Information Group
Rradar
Digital Insurance Innovation of the Year
Winner: BGL Group
Shortlist:
360Globalnet
Aviva
Azur Group in partnership with Outra
Legal & General
Zurich Insurance
Investing in the Profession/Training Award
Winner: Broker Network’s Learning Network
Shortlist:
Allianz Insurance
Aviva
Bartlett & Company
Be Wiser Insurance
Covéa Insurance
Technology Award
Winner: Iovation, a Trans Union Company
Shortlist:
Aviva
CAPS Consortium
Eviid
Legal & General (and Altus Consulting)
SBS Insurance
Verisk
Transformational Deal of the Year
Winner: LV General Insurance and Allianz Insurance partnership
Shortlist:
Sedgwick International UK acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey UK, Cunningham Lindsey International and integration with Vericlaim UK
Verisk – Validus IVC acquisition
Business Sustainability/ Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year
Winner: Allianz Insurance
Shortlist:
Claims Consortium Group
Covéa Insurance
Crawford Contractor Connection
DWF
Zurich Insurance [Youth Skills Programme]
The Diversity Award
Winner: Marsh
Shortlist:
AIG UK
Aviva
Charles Taylor
Covéa Insurance
Zurich Insurance
Insurance Start-up Award
Winner: Laka
Shortlist:
Ascend Broking Group
By Miles
Cloud Insurance
My First UK (Young People)
Urban Jungle
Brand Management of the Year
Winner: LV
Shortlist:
Allianz Insurance
DAS UK Group
Staysure
Zurich Insurance
Young Achiever of the Year
Winner: Tom Garrett, RFIB
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
Winner: CFC Underwriting
Shortlist:
Ecclesiastical
The Insurance Emporium
ERS
Petplan
Pool Re
Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year
Winner: Allianz Insurance
Shortlist:
Aviva
Covéa Insurance
Ecclesiastical
Markel UK
Personal Lines Insurer of the Year
Winner: LV
Shortlist:
Ageas
Aviva
Legal & General
General Insurer of the Year
Winner: Allianz Insurance
Shortlist:
Ageas
AIG
Aviva
Covéa Insurance
LV
Best of the Best Insurers – 25th Anniversary Celebration Award
Winner: Aviva
Shortlist:
Ageas
Allianz
Axa
RSA
Zurich
Best of the Best Brokers Award – 25th Anniversary Celebration Award
Winner: Ardonagh Group
Shortlist:
Aon
Bollington Insurance
Gallagher UK
Marsh
Willis Towers Watson
Insurance Personality of the Year
Axa managing director, underwriting and technical services David Williams
The Achievement Award
Annette Court
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