This award recognizes a team of consultants in the risk management and insurance sector, including specialty consulting firms and general management consulting firms that operate in the field. Please provide a 500-word summary of a consulting team’s accomplishment within the past two years. Submissions may describe how the team solved a specific problem for an insurer, brokerage or risk management client, an industrywide solution, a change management project, or any other service that the team provided to an underwriting, brokerage or risk management client.

This award recognizes a diversity & inclusion initiative by any organization operating in the commercial insurance and risk management sector. Please provide a 500-word summary of a diversity initiative introduced within the past two years. Submissions may describe an initiative to foster a more diverse talent pool, enhance inclusive work environments, drive supplier diversity, improve customer outreach or any other initiative aimed at promoting diversity efforts in the commercial insurance industry.

This award recognizes a community outreach project by any organization operating in the commercial insurance and risk management sector that involved donations. Please provide a 500-word summary of a community outreach project introduced within the past two years. Submissions may describe fund-raising efforts for charities or not-for-profits, company matching programs, or any other donations related to community outreach efforts.

This award recognizes a community outreach project by any organization operating in the commercial insurance and risk management sector that involved pro bono or volunteer work. Please provide a 500-word summary of a community outreach project introduced within the past two years. Submissions may describe pro bono work performed for the community by a company or its employees, volunteer initiatives to provide practical help, or any other pro bono and volunteer outreach project performed to support a local community.

This award recognizes an underwriting team at a commercial insurer — admitted or non-admitted — or underwriting management company. Please provide a 500-word summary of an underwriting team accomplishment within the past two years. Submissions may describe how the team developed a new or improved coverage, a solution for a specific problem faced by a policyholder or group of policyholders, recognized and provided a solution for an emerging risk, or any other commercial insurance solution or service that the team developed.

This award recognizes a team of legal professionals in the risk management and insurance sector, including outside counsel for policyholder and insurer clients and inside counsel teams. Please provide a 500-word summary of a legal team’s accomplishment within the past two years. Submissions may describe key court wins or settlements, the legal team’s role in a merger or acquisition, the team’s role in helping other business developments, or any other service that the team provided to insurers or policyholders.

This award recognizes a risk management team that has introduced a new or enhanced risk management program over the past two years. All the key participants in the program will be recognized – risk managers, insurers, brokers, technology providers, etc. Please supply a 500-word summary of the program. Submissions may describe how a risk management team and its key service providers introduced a strategic risk management program, reduced the total cost of risk, facilitated a wider business initiative or any other program that enhanced an organization’s risk management process.

TPA Team of the Year This award recognizes a team of claims professionals at a third-party administrator. Please provide a 500-word summary of a TPA team accomplishment within the past two years. Submissions may describe how the team addressed a specific client or industry concern, solved a significant claims problem for a client, reacted to a catastrophic event, addressed a major medical management issue, or any other service that the team developed to help their policyholder or insurer clientsThis award recognizes a team of claims professionals at a third-party administrator. Please provide a 500-word summary of a TPA team accomplishment within the past two years. Submissions may describe how the team addressed a specific client or industry concern, solved a significant claims problem for a client, reacted to a catastrophic event, addressed a major medical management issue, or any other service that the team developed to help their policyholder or insurer clients.

This award recognizes a team of brokers within a wholesale brokerage organization. Please provide a 500-word summary of a wholesale brokerage team accomplishment within the past two years. Submissions may describe how the team structured a new program in the surplus lines market, accessed new capacity, addressed a specific problem for a retail broker or its client, created a new solution for the market, or any other service that wholesale brokerage teams provide for retail brokers and their commercial insurance clients.

This award recognizes a team of brokers within a large brokerage organization. Please provide a 500-word summary of a brokerage team’s accomplishment within the past two years. Submissions may describe how the team structured a new program, accessed new capacity, addressed a client’s problem, created a new solution for the market, or any other service that brokerage teams provide for commercial insurance clients.