Meet the Judges 

At Intelligent Insurer we take the fairness and integrity of the awards very seriously. Each finalist is judged by select representatives from our expert independent panel of judges. We work hard to ensure no judge has any conflict of interest in the categories that they judge. The judges decide one winner and one highly commended entrant per category via a process of scoring and meetings. 

Our expert judging panel for 2026 includes:

Brett Nakano
Head of US Cyber
Swiss Re
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Brian T. Robb
SVP - Head of Cyber, MPL, Tech E&O, US
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
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Catherine Lyle
SVP - Head of Cyber Claims & Incident Response
Tokio Marine HCC - Cyber & Professional Lines Group
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Craig Linton
Cyber & Technology Product Lead and Underwriting Manager
Beazley
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Deborah Hirschorn
Managing Director U.S. Cyber & Technology Claims Leader
Lockton
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Ho-Tay Ma
Senior Vice President - North America Team Leader for Professional Lines
SCOR
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Lawrence Baldino
President - Cyber, Technology, and Professional Liability
DUAL North America
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Lydia Lasalata
Global Head of Cyber Reinsurance; Senior Vice President- Professional Liability Treaty Team
Axis Re
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Meghan Hannes
Chief Underwriting and Claims Officer
K2 Cyber
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Michelle Chia
Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber, Design and Select Professionals
AXA XL Americas
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Scott Stransky
Managing Director & Head of Cyber Risk Intelligence Center
Marsh Mclennan
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