Rewards leadership in casualty reinsurance (general liability, professional liability, workers’ comp, auto liability, etc.), including long-tail risk expertise, actuarial differentiation, and claims management.

A fast-growing line that merits its own category. Recognises modelling innovation, aggregation management, product development, and willingness to deploy capacity in a volatile segment.

Highlights excellence in facultative reinsurance across property, casualty, and specialty. Judges would consider speed, pricing sophistication, portfolio management, and broker relationships.

Recognises excellence in catastrophe (CAT) reinsurance across regions — performance in peak-zone perils (e.g., hurricane, earthquake), pricing discipline, catastrophe modelling sophistication, and market leadership.

For reinsurers delivering standout underwriting, capacity, and technical pricing in property risk treaties (commercial/industrial, residential, SME). Focus on risk-adjusted returns and underwriting innovation.

Recognises leadership in retro markets (traditional retro, index retro, ILW, and ILS-supported capacity). Focus on innovation in capital structures, risk appetite, and responsiveness to reinsurer needs.

Acknowledges excellence in financial credit, trade credit, surety, and political risk reinsurance — crucial lines for emerging markets and global trade.

For reinsurers dominating across specialist segments such as: Marine & Energy, Aviation & Space, Agriculture, Engineering / Technical Lines, political Risk & Credit, Cyber

A capstone treaty-focused category for reinsurers demonstrating consistent excellence across multiple lines of business, with strong cedant partnerships and disciplined performance.

Recognises excellence in casualty and liability reinsurance broking, including general liability, professional liability, workers’ compensation, and other long-tail classes. This award highlights brokers demonstrating deep technical understanding, actuarial and analytical capability, effective programme structuring, and strong client advocacy. Judges will consider placement execution, market access, claims support, and the ability to deliver sustainable reinsurance solutions across complex and evolving liability environments.

Recognises excellence in cyber reinsurance broking, supporting insurers and MGAs in managing complex, fast-evolving cyber risk portfolios. This award highlights brokers demonstrating deep technical understanding of cyber exposures, innovative programme design, effective use of data and analytics, and strong market access. Judges will consider placement execution, responsiveness, client advocacy, and the ability to secure sustainable capacity amid a dynamic threat, regulatory, and loss environment.

Recognises excellence in facultative reinsurance broking across property, casualty, and specialty lines, delivering tailored solutions for complex, unique, or time-sensitive risks. This award highlights brokers demonstrating speed of execution, pricing and structuring sophistication, deep technical underwriting insight, and strong market relationships. Judges will consider responsiveness, placement effectiveness, client advocacy, and the ability to secure optimal outcomes in demanding and fast-moving facultative markets.

Recognises excellence in property catastrophe reinsurance broking, advising and placing complex CAT programmes across global regions and peak-zone perils. This award highlights brokers demonstrating deep market knowledge, strong analytical and modelling capability, innovative programme structuring, and effective advocacy for clients. Judges will consider placement execution, responsiveness, market access, and the ability to deliver optimal outcomes amid challenging pricing, capacity, and volatility conditions.

Recognises excellence in property risk reinsurance broking outside of catastrophe exposures, including complex industrial, commercial, and specialty property portfolios. This award highlights brokers demonstrating technical expertise, strong programme design, effective use of data and analytics, and disciplined placement execution. Judges will consider market access, pricing and structure optimisation, client advocacy, and the ability to deliver sustainable reinsurance solutions in evolving property risk environments.

Recognises excellence in retrocession reinsurance broking, advising reinsurers on the transfer and optimisation of peak, aggregate, and capital-intensive risk exposures. This award highlights brokers demonstrating deep technical expertise, strong analytical and modelling capability, innovative programme structuring, and effective market access across traditional and alternative capital providers. Judges will consider placement execution, responsiveness, client advocacy, and the ability to deliver resilient retrocession solutions in highly dynamic and capacity-sensitive market conditions.

Recognises excellence in financial lines, trade credit, surety, and political risk reinsurance broking, supporting insurers and MGAs with complex risk transfer solutions that underpin global trade, investment, and infrastructure. This award highlights brokers demonstrating deep technical expertise, strong analytical capability, innovative programme structuring, and effective client advocacy. Judges will consider placement execution, market access, responsiveness, and the ability to deliver sustainable reinsurance solutions across diverse credit, geopolitical, and macroeconomic environments.

Recognises excellence in specialty reinsurance broking across complex and non-standard lines, including but not limited to aviation, marine, energy, cyber, financial lines, political risk, and other niche classes. This award highlights brokers demonstrating deep technical expertise, innovative programme structuring, strong market access, and effective client advocacy. Judges will consider placement execution, responsiveness, analytical capability, and the ability to deliver tailored reinsurance solutions in highly specialised and evolving risk environments.

Recognises excellence in treaty reinsurance broking across multiple lines of business, including property, casualty, and specialty portfolios. This award highlights brokers demonstrating strategic advisory capability, strong analytical and modelling expertise, innovative programme structuring, and effective market access. Judges will consider placement execution, client advocacy, portfolio optimisation, and the ability to deliver sustainable treaty solutions that balance risk transfer, capital efficiency, and long-term partnership in evolving market conditions.

Recognises an outstanding alternative capital or insurance-linked securities (ILS) initiative or transaction that has delivered meaningful innovation or impact within the reinsurance market. This category highlights initiatives or deals demonstrating strong structuring expertise, effective risk transfer, and successful engagement between cedants, reinsurers, investors, and intermediaries. Judges will consider the originality of the structure, execution quality, transparency, scalability, and the contribution of the initiative to market capacity, resilience, or capital efficiency.

Recognises an outstanding analytics or risk modelling team, operating either within a third-party modelling provider or in-house at a reinsurer or reinsurance broker. This award highlights teams that have demonstrated innovation in catastrophe, exposure, portfolio, or emerging risk modelling, delivering meaningful insights that support underwriting, pricing, capital management, and risk transfer decisions. Judges will consider technical excellence, originality of approach, practical application of analytics, collaboration with underwriting and broking teams, and the measurable impact of the team’s work on risk understanding and decision-making.

Recognises a team or organisation—operating either within a third-party vendor or in-house at a reinsurer or reinsurance broker—that has demonstrated meaningful innovation within the reinsurance market. This award celebrates the development of new products, solutions, technologies, or processes that enhance risk transfer, improve efficiency, or address emerging and complex risks. Judges will consider the originality and relevance of the innovation, its practical application, collaboration across the market, and the extent to which it delivers measurable benefits for clients, capital providers, and the overall resilience and effectiveness of the reinsurance ecosystem.

Recognises an outstanding individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and influence within the global reinsurance market. This award celebrates strategic vision, commercial impact, and leadership excellence across underwriting, broking, capital management, analytics, or market development. Judges will consider the individual’s ability to lead through market cycles, drive organisational performance, and build strong, trusted relationships across the reinsurance ecosystem. The award also recognises broader contribution to the market, including professional reputation, innovation, mentorship and sponsorship of future leaders, and a demonstrable role in shaping the development, culture, and standing of the reinsurance sector. This category honours leadership that delivers both commercial success and lasting positive impact.

Recognises an outstanding individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership within the global reinsurance market. This award celebrates strategic vision, commercial impact, and influence across underwriting, broking, capital management, or market development. Judges will consider the individual’s ability to lead through market cycles, drive organisational performance, foster strong market relationships, and shape the future direction of reinsurance through innovation, stewardship, and thought leadership.

Honours an individual whose career has made a lasting and exceptional contribution to the reinsurance market. This award recognises sustained leadership, influence, and excellence over many years, reflecting significant impact on organisations, clients, market practices, and the wider industry. Judges will consider the individual’s legacy, including professional achievements, mentorship of future leaders, and their role in shaping the development and reputation of the reinsurance sector.

Honours an individual at an early or formative stage of their career who is already making a significant impression within the reinsurance market and is widely regarded as a future industry leader. This award recognises exceptional talent, professional achievement, and momentum, demonstrated through technical excellence, innovation, commercial impact, or influence within their organisation and the wider market. Judges will consider the individual’s reputation among peers and clients, evidence of rapid progression, commitment to collaboration and mentorship, and their potential to shape the future development and standing of the reinsurance sector.