Finalists announced for the Cyber Insurance Awards Europe 2027

The shortlist for the company categories for Intelligent Insurer’s Cyber Insurance Awards Europe 2027 has just been revealed. 

Now in its fourth successful year, the awards feature a variety of categories, each carefully designed to reward every aspect of cyber insurance, including carriers, brokers, managing general agents (MGAs), insurtech providers, and individuals. The awards bring together Europe’s key innovators, small and large, in cyber insurance to recognise and celebrate success. 

This year the awards are supported by ceremony sponsors; Aon, ASL, CYPFER, cysmo, QBE, Frontier, and category sponsors; Helvetia, Kennedys, LevelBlue and Tokio Marine Kiln. 

Competition to make the shortlist for the awards was even fiercer this year as entry volumes increased. Hundreds of entries for the awards were received this year and the Intelligent Insurer team has revealed the shortlist for the 18 company categories and the 8 individual categories. New categories for this year include ‘Cyber Industry Impact Award,’ ‘Cyber Forensic Accountancy Firm of the Year,’ and ‘Cyber MGA Innovation of the Year’.

Company Categories 

•  Cyber Insurance Broker of the Year (Sponsored by Tokio Marine Kiln)

Acrisure London Wholesale

Aon

Howden

Marsh

McGill and Partners

Verspieren

WTW

• Cyber Insurance Carrier of the Year (Sponsored by Aon)

Axa XL

Beazley

Chubb European Group

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial

Markel Insurance

Mosaic Insurance

QBE Insurance

Tokio Marine Kiln

• Cyber Underwriting Team of the Year Award

AIG Europe

Aviva

Canopius

CFC Europe 

Coalition

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial

Liberty Specialty Markets

Mosaic Insurance 

Tokio Marine HCC

Tokio Marine Kiln

Trium Cyber

• Cyber Claims Team of the Year (Sponsored by Kennedys)

Beazley

Canopius 

Howden

Liberty Specialty Markets

Marsh

QBE Insurance

Resilience

Tokio Marine Kiln

• Cyber Insurance Awareness Initiative of the Year (Sponsored by Helvetia)

Aviva

Axa XL

cysmo® 

Las Ciberaventuras de Nala by Andrea García

Mosaic Insurance & MITRE

Munich Re

The ABI and PwC

• Cyber Partnership Award for Industry Advancement

MIRIS

The ABI and PwC

The Cyber Industry Steering Group (Ascot, AXIS, Bitsight, Gallagher Re, Moody’s, Munich Re)

• Cyber Industry Impact Award - NEW!

Cyber Industry Steering Group

Cyber Specs (r)

International Women’s Cyber Risk Alliance

MIRIS

Sygnia’s Cyber Insurance Evidence and Resilience Approach  

The ABI Publication: From Prevention to Resilience: Good Practice Guidance on Cyber Resilience

The ABI and PwC - UK Cyber Insurance Market Assessment 

• Cyber Forensic Accountancy Firm of the Year - NEW!

Baker Tilly

MDD Forensic Accountants

Meaden & Moore 

• Cyber MGA Innovation of the Year - NEW!

CFC

Cowbell

Mosaic Insurance

Resilience

rrelentless

• Cyber Security Technology Solution Provider of the Year

Arctic Wolf

Axio

Cowbell

Cyberwrite

cysmo

DynaRisk

KPMG Cyber Risk Insights

KYND

LevelBlue

Wirespeed by Coalition

• Cyber Risk-Modelling Technology Provider of the Year

Axio

Cowbell

CyberCube

Cyberwrite

Earthian AI

Moody’s

• Cyber Technology Innovation of the Year - NEW!

Aon

Axio

BreachBits - BreachRisk a.i. Emergent Threat detection and notification

Coalition

Cowbell

Cyberwrite

Cyful 

cysmo 

DynaRisk

Earthian AI

Frontir

KYND

Marsh Central

Panoram

• Cyber Insurance Incident Response Provider of the Year

Arctic Wolf

Arete

Asceris 

CrowdStrike

CYFOR SECURE

DynaRisk 

FTI Consulting 

Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax

LevelBlue

Mullen Coughlin UK

S-RM 

TransUnion Cyber Protection & Incident Response

• Cyber Security Consulting Services Provider of the Year

LevelBlue 

Marsh Cyber Advisory

Mosaic Insurance

S-RM

Sygnia

• Cyber Re/Insurance Product of the Year

Canopius - Cyber War Coverage Solution

Descartes Insurance

Howden Cyber+

Marsh - Cyber ECHO - Marsh

Mosaic x aiSure 

QBE Insurance - QCyber Rapid Pay

Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE) and Lazarus Technology Initiative

Sompo Cyber - Physical Threat Response endorsement

Willis CyMax

• Cyber Reinsurance Broker of the Year

Aon

Gallagher Re

Howden Re

Marsh Re

• Cyber Reinsurer of the Year (Sponsored by Aon)

Hiscox Re

Liberty Mutual Reinsurance

Munich Re

• Cyber Legal Services Provider of the Year  (Sponsored by LevelBlue)

Clyde & Co

CMS

DAC Beachcroft

Kennedys

Mullen Coughlin UK

Pinsent Masons

Individual Categories:

• Cyber Insurance Lawyer of the Year

Amit Tyagi, Partner, Partner and Solicitor Advocate, CMS

Cameron Carr, UK Managing Partner & Co-Chair, International, Mullen Law

Charlotte Worlock, Partner, Atheria Law UK 

Helen Bourne, Partner; Head of UK Cyber Team, Clyde & Co

Ian Birdsey, Partner, Clyde & Co

John Pain, Partner, Kennedys

Richard Hall, Partner & Co-Chair, International, Mullen Coughlin UK

Rosehana Amin, Partner, Clyde & Co

Seaton Gordon, Partner, Clyde & Co

Stuart Davey, Partner, Pinsent Masons

• Cyber Insurance Mentor of the Year

Carsten Topsch, Head of Cyber Risk Underwriting, Continental Europe, Munich Re

George Chaisty, Senior Partner, Mullen Coughlin

James Tuplin, Head of International, Cyber, Mosaic

Marc Steinmetz, Head of Cyber, Orvia Underwriting

Nathan Hankin, Head of the UK Retail Cyber, Aon

Peter Pillath, Cyber Director, Howden Group

Piers Tuggey, Head of Cyber, Chaucer Group

Søren Carl Stryger, Chief Broking Officer, Aon 

• Cyber Technical Specialist

Diego Sainz, Cyber Technical Lead, Verspieren

Dr Lucy Fraser, Cyber Risk Analyst, Tokio Marine Kiln

Edwin Oud, Senior Underwriter Cyber/Tech E&O, Liberty Specialty Markets

Isaac Guasch, Cyber Security Leader, Tokio Marine HCC

Lauren Wills, Lead Incident Response & Cyber Risk Consultant, Crawford & Company

Mikko Peltonen Global Head of Technology Advisory & Consultancy, Howden Global Cyber 

Pablo Constenla, Head of Coverage and Claims for Cyber and Financial Lines, EMEA, Aon

Tim Hodgkins, In-House Cyber Underwriting Consultant, Brit Group Services

Tom Crooke, Senior Associate, Cyber Security, S-RM

• Cyber Underwriter of the Year

Andrew Paisley, Class Underwriter – Cyber, Chaucer Group 

Charles Perry, Vice President, Head of Cyber, Berkley Specialty London

Christie Jones, Senior Cyber Underwriter, Tokio Marine HCC

David Olive, Head of Cyber & Technology, UK, AIG

Edoardo Zorzin, Senior Cyber Underwriter, Resilience

Jessica Heitman-Rice, Class Underwriter – Cyber, Chaucer Group 

Marco Henrique, Head of Cyber, Europe, Markel

Marco Vivian, GC&C Italy Head of Cyber & Tech Insurance, Generali

Robert Wood, Senior Underwriter - Cyber & Technology, Liberty Specialty Markets

Sam Bradley, Senior Cyber Underwriter, Arch Insurance International

Stephan Brunner, Senior Cyber Actuary,  Munich Re

Will Finley, Senior Cyber Underwriter, QBE

Inspiring Woman in Cyber Insurance - UK

Ambre Cross, Partner, Mullen Coughlin 

Debbie Hobbs, President & Head of Rokstone Cyber, Tech and Media, Rokstone Athena

Diana Hudson, UK & International Cyber Claims Manager, CFC Underwriting

Ellie Ludlam, Partner, Pinsent Masons

Helga Munger, Senior Cyber Consultant, Munich Re

Kirsten Maley, Director of Claims, UK, Cowbell

Lyndsey Howden, Head of Cyber Claims, Trium Cyber

Serena France-Hayhurst, UK Cyber Placement Leader, Managing Director, Marsh

Yue Yang, Managing Director of Cyber Solutions, Aon

• Inspiring Woman in Cyber Insurance - Europe & ROW

Andrea Garcia Beltran, Head of Digital Human Rights - Advisory Board, Cyber Specs

Laure Zicry, Head of Cyber Thought and Product Leadership, EMEA, WTW

Marijke Van Berkom, Head of Cyber - France & Benelux, Resilience 

Martina Wettemann, Cyber Underwriter, Munich Re

Michal Shlomo, Head of Howden Cyber, Israel

Michela Moro, Head of Cyber Insurance, Generali Corporate & Commercial, Generali

Pilar Rodriguez Lopez, Partner, DAC Beachcroft

Ramya Gadiyaram, Senior Director Of Engineering, CyberCube

Rébiah Bardot-Girard, Head of Cyber Risk Consulting Services, Axa XL

Sarah Hamlat, Senior Cyber Underwriter, QBE

Tara Hillfram, Senior Director Cyber Solutions, Aon

• Rising Star in Cyber Insurance

Ana Lawther, Cyber Underwriter, Trium Cyber

Caroline Henzell, Managing Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons

Chiara Pastore, Senior Broker Specialist - Cyber & Intangible Assets Specialty, Aon 

Chloe Sevil, Legal Director, Kennedys

Edoardo Zorzin, Cyber Underwriting — Small to Major Accounts, Resilience

Francesco Giovanni Spoto, Cyber & Technology Underwriting Manager, Europe, Nirvana

Gemila Costin, Underwriter - Cyber & Technology, Canopius

George Grimshaw, Cyber & Technology Insurance Specialist | Risk Management Strategist, The Clear Group 

Jan Rott, Underwriter, QBE

Jessica Brand, Manager Cyber & TMT, WTW

Johan Holmqvist - Client Service Manager, Howden Group

Kirsten Maley, Director of Claims, UK, Cowbell

Pavlo Stohniienko, Senior Cyber Underwriter, Generali

Pavan Trivedi, Associate, Cyber, Pinsent Masons

Cyber Legend

Alessandro Lezzi, Group Head of  Cyber Risks, Beazley

Bengt von Toll, Head of Cyber Europe and Latin America, Munich Re

Chris Collier, Vice President Claims - Cyber, Chubb

Helga Munger, Senior Cyber Consultant, Munich Re

Ian Newman, Global Head of Digital Risk and Global Head of Cyber, Gallagher Re

Jack Lyons, Broking Lead - Cyber Media & Technology Practice UK, Marsh

James Tuplin, Head of International, Cyber, Mosaic 

Kelly Butler, UK Cyber Leader, Marsh 

Lyndsey Bauer, Strategic Delivery Lead, Cyber, Miller Insurance

Simon Hughes, Chief Commercial Officer, Cowbell

View the full list of finalists 

An expert independent panel of judges including Dr. Jürgen Reinhart, Chief Underwriter Cyber, Munich Re Group;; Daljitt Barn, Global Head of Cyber Risk, Tokio Marine Group; Lyndsey Bauer, Strategic Delivery Lead - Cyber, Miller Insurance; Siobhan O'Brien, Managing Director, Cyber Centre of Excellence Leader, MSIG USA; Sydonie Williams, Head of International Cyber Risk, Beazley and many more will decide in the coming weeks who the winner for each category is.

The winners will be revealed at a glittering evening awards ceremony on Wednesday 3rd February at The Brewery in London. A welcome drinks reception will be followed by a three-course dinner, entertainment and awards presentations. It’s set to be a fantastic opportunity to network with over six hundred leading European cyber innovators.

The awards ceremony will form part of Intelligent Insurer’s Cyber Insurance Week - a series of cyber industry focused interactive learning and networking events taking place across three days in The City of London. The Week includes a pre-event networking drinks party on February 1, Intelligent Insurer’s annual Cyber Risk & Insurance Innovation Europe conference which sees many of Europe’s Cyber brokers, carriers, and security experts convene in London for 2 days of learning, idea sharing and networking, and a Women & Allies in Cyber Insurance Breakfast on February3. 

For table and sponsorship enquiries at the awards ceremony, contact James Brown jbrown@newtonmedia.co.uk.

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