Aston Lark, Aviva and Covéa win big at 2021 British Insurance Awards
Aston Lark and Aviva were the big winners at the 2021 British Insurance Awards on a night when Covéa was crowned General Insurer of the Year.
Aston Lark picked up awards for Insurance Broker of the Year, Commercial Lines Broker of the Year – SME/MID-Corporate and Investing in the Profession/Training. Its group CEO Peter Blanc was also crowned Insurance Personality of the Year.
Aviva netted the Risk and Resilience Award, Business Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year Award and Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year Award.
Elsewhere, Covéa was hailed as the General Insurer of the Year and former Admiral Group CEO David Stevens won the Achievement Award at the ceremony at Battersea Evolution hosted by comedian Rob Beckett.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES AND WINNERS
Risk and Resilience Award
Winner: Aviva
Shortlisted:
- Allianz Insurance
- Financial Risk Solutions
- Harwell Restoration
- PCS, a Verisk Business
- Zurich Insurance Group
For more details on the winner, click here
Brand Management Award
Winner: All Clear
Shortlisted:
- BGL Group
- Aventum Group
- Direct Line Group – Green Flag
For more details on the winner, click here
Insurtech Start-Up Award
Winner: Yu Life
Shortlisted:
- Collective Benefits
- Honcho
- Inshur
- Ki Insurance
- Thing Co
For more details on the winner, click here
The Technology Award
Winner: Flood Flash
Shortlisted:
- Horwich Farrelly Online Litigation Triage (HOLT)
- Jumar Technology
- Markerstudy Group
- Thing Co
- Vision Track
For more details on the winner, click here
Digital Insurance Innovation of the Year.
Winner: Ecclesiastical
Shortlisted:
- Ibott, Apollo Syndicate 1971
- Inshur
- Improvex by Munich Re
- QBE
- Zurich Insurance Group in partnership with Sprout AI
For more details on the winner, click here
Outsourced Partner of the Year
Winner: Motor Repair Network
Shortlisted:
- Autoglass
- BGL Group
- BLM
- Bravo Networks
- Sedgwick
For more details on the winner, click here
Lloyd’s and London Market Broking Team of the Year
Winner: Tysers
Shortlisted:
- Brunel Professions
- Carrolls
- Consilium Insurance Brokers
For more details on the winner, click here
Personal Lines Broker of the Year
Winner: Staysure
Shortlisted:
- BGL Group
- Carrot Insurance
- Got You Covered
- Purely Pets
- The Atlanta Group
For more details on the winner, click here
Commercial Lines Broker of the Year – SME/MID-Corporate
Winner: Aston Lark
Shortlisted:
- Brunel Professions
- IC Insurance Solutions
- McCarron Coates
- Cowens
- The Insurance Octopus
For more details on the winner, click here
Broker Partner of the Year
Winner: Aqueous Underwriting
Shortlisted:
- Allianz Insurance
- Arch Insurance
- Paymentshield
For more details on the winner, click here
Business Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year
Winner: Aviva
Shortlisted:
- Allianz Insurance
- QBE
- Zurich Insurance Group
For more details on the winner, click here
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Winner: Inshur
Shortlisted:
- Ageas
- Allianz Insurance
- Bupa UK and Global
- Covéa Insurance
- Crawford & Company
For more details on the winner, click here
Investing in the Profession/Training Award
Winner: Aston Lark
Shortlisted:
- AIG UK
- Axa UK
- Hiscox and Attensi
- Premium Credit
- Sedgwick
For more details on the winner, click here
Young Achiever of the Year
Winner: Kirsten Shastri, Beazley
Shortlisted:
- April Bellchambers, Aston Lark
- Ashley Mills, Shepherd Compello
- Bethan Perris, Tysers
- Blue Newton, McLarens
- Carl McComb, Prestige Underwriting Services
For more details on the winner, click here
Best Insurance Employer – Large Company
Winner: Howden
Shortlisted:
- Allianz
- Aviva
- Direct Line
- QBE Europe
- Zurich
Best Insurance Employer – SME Company
Winner: Plan Group
Shortlisted:
- Aventum (previously Direct Insurance Group)
- Cowens
- Dual Group
- HSB
- Konsileo
Claims Initiative of the Year - Outsourced Partner
Winner: Countrywide Hearing
Shortlisted:
- Claims Consortium Group
- DAC Beachcroft
- Keoghs, a Davies business
- McLarens
- Sedgwick and The Hunting Dynasty
For more details on the winner, click here
Claims Initiative of the Year Award - Insurer
Winner: Direct Line Group - Green Flag
Shortlisted:
- DAS UK Group/Goodlord
- Flood Flash
- Markel UK
- RSA
- Zurich Insurance Group – Zurich Support Services
For more details on the winner, click here
The Customer Care Award
Winner: All Clear
Shortlisted:
- Ageas
- Aviva
- Bupa UK Insurance
- Brunel Professions
- Covéa Insurance
For more details on the winner, click here
Major Loss Award
Winner: MS Amlin, Harris Balcombe and Sedgwick
Shortlisted:
- Allianz Insurance
- Insurance Claims Accommodation Bureau (ICAB)
- Sedgwick and NIG
- Zurich Insurance Group and McLarens’
For more details on the winner, click here
Industry Impact Award
Winner: Howden acquires A-Plan
Shortlisted:
- Association of British Insurers’ Covid-19 Support Fund
- Financial Conduct Authority Covid-19 response
- RSA sold to consortium of InTact/Tryg
For more details on the winner, click here
Specialist Insurer of the Year
Winner: HSB
Shortlisted:
- Allianz Insurance – Pet Plan
- Arch Insurance
- CFC
- Flood Flash
- Inshur
For more details on the winner, click here
Personal Lines Insurer of the Year
Winner: Ageas
Shortlisted:
- Aviva
- Covéa Insurance
- Policy Expert
- Zurich Insurance Group
For more details on the winner, click here
Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year
Winner: Aviva
Shortlisted:
- Allianz Insurance
- Covéa Insurance
- Direct Line Business Insurance
- Markel UK
- Zurich Insurance Group
For more details on the winner, click here
Insurance Broker of the Year
Winner: Aston Lark
Shortlisted:
- McGill and Partners
- The Clear Group
- Towergate Insurance Brokers
- Tysers
For more details on the winner, click here
General Insurer of the Year Award
Winner: Covéa Insurance
Shortlisted:
- Ageas
- Allianz Insurance
- Aviva
- Direct Line Group
- Zurich
For more details on the winner, click here
Insurance Personality of the Year
Peter Blanc
For more details on the winner, click here
Achievement Award
David Stevens
For more details on the winner, click here
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