The Risk Manager of the Year award searches for the inspirational master of risk and insurance management. For this award we are seeking to recognise and highlight the combination of innovation, risk management best practice and the ability to foresee risks and prevent dangerous endgames.

The candidate will have an excellent knowledge and understanding of the challenges faced by corporates and the skills to motivate, lead and innovate to create and execute successful risk management programmes. Candidates for this category will need to demonstrate:

• How they implemented successful risk management processes which improved the practice, strengthened the overall operations of the organisation and/or redefined the business process
• An excellent understanding of the risk management process
• The ability to effectively communicate the importance of risk management within the corporate structure
• Seeking innovative approaches for solving complex problems
• Outstanding leadership skills & ability to work as a team player
• They have served as a mentor and leader to help others develop quality risk management programmes.
  

The Public Sector Risk Manager of the Year award searches for the inspirational master of risk and insurance management for individuals working within the public services and public enterprises sector. For this award we are seeking to recognise and highlight the combination of innovation, risk management and best practice.

The candidate will have an excellent knowledge and understanding of the challenges faced by public bodies and the skills to motivate, lead and innovate to create and execute successful risk management programmes. Candidates for this category will need to demonstrate:

• How they implemented successful risk management processes which improved the practice, strengthened the overall operations of the organisation and/or redefined the business process
• An excellent understanding of the risk management process
• The ability to effectively communicate the importance of risk management within the public body structure
• Seeking innovative approaches for solving complex problems
• Outstanding leadership skills and ability to work as a team player
• Served as a mentor and leader to help others develop quality risk management programmes.
  

The reputation of the risk management profession has been developed over the course of many years, however for this award we are seeking to acknowledge the stars of the future and someone with a fresh view on the profession.

They will have a good knowledge and understanding of the successes of the past and the failures, but more importantly will have an appetite for innovation to address the developing needs and challenges faced by corporates in today’s rapidly changing environment. The winner of this award will be a risk manager who has less than five years’ experience as a risk management or insurance professional and who also demonstrates:

• An excellent understanding of the risk management process
• Enthusiasm for seeking new and innovative solutions to challenges
• The ability to solve complex problems
• Leadership skills and the ability to work as a team player.
  

Innovation thrives in difficult economic times. This category will highlight fresh thinking to tackling complex risk challenges. The award seeks to reward the innovation displayed by risk managers in achieving excellence to meet the needs of their firms.

The award will recognise the initiative that redefines the industry’s competitive landscape and raises the bar for innovation, providing the individual demonstrates:

• The ability to solve complex problems through a creative approach
• Execution of an innovative programme that was original and different from traditional approaches
• Successful project management and team working, results obtained so far, how the programme enhanced common practices
• How this initiative redefined the business process, improved the practice and strengthened the overall operations of the organisation.
  

The award will recognise the initiative that redefines the industry’s competitive landscape and raises the bar for innovation, providing the individual demonstrates:

• The ability to solve complex problems through a creative approach to tackling emerging risks
• Execution of an innovative programme that was original and different from traditional approaches to traditional risks
• Successful project management and team working, results obtained so far, how the initiative enhanced common practices
• How this initiative redefined the business process, improved the practice and strengthened the overall operations of the organization.
  

The effective risk management of complex risk challenges often requires a collective approach involving the risk department with other teams within an organisation. The Collaboration of the Year award will highlight the achievement on risk mitigation through teams coming together to work in partnership to foster innovation in order to meet new risk parameters.

The successful candidates will need to demonstrate:

• The ability to solve complex problems through a creative approach involving internal partnerships
• Execution of an innovative risk management programme that was to the benefit of the organisation
• Successful project management between the risk management and other departments
• How this initiative redefined the business process, improved the practice and strengthened the overall operations of the organization.
  

The winning nomination will need to demonstrate:

• The ability to solve complex problems through a creative approach to tackling the COVID-19 crisis
• The creation and expert execution of an innovative and agile crisis management programme to deal with the pandemic
• Ensure business continuity including the anticipation of the end of the crisis and organisation of the strategic and operational aspects of the recovery and the associated risks and opportunities
• Successful project management and team working, demonstrable results obtained so far, how the initiative benefited their organisation and protected staff and customers
• How this initiative has redefined the business / operations process, improved the practice of crisis management planning within the risk management framework and strengthened the overall operation and resilience of the organisation.
  

This award is open to insurance firms only and is designed to reward companies that have truly made a lasting impact on innovation to meet their customer needs.

Fostering the themes of partnership and innovation, the winner of this award will not be judged on size or scale, but on their focus to addressing customer requirements though an entrepreneurial culture practiced throughout the organisation. Candidates for this award will be required to demonstrate:

• Creative ideas to solve complex problems and the ability to work with customers
• Originality and newness of a solution and its use, difference from the traditional approaches, clear understanding of the client’s needs
• Successful project management and team working, results obtained so far, how the programme enhanced common practices
• How this initiative redefined and improved the client’s business process.
  

This award is open to broking firms only and is designed to reward firms that have made a lasting impact on their clients through innovation and customer service.

Fostering the themes of partnership and innovation, the winner of this award will be judged on their ability to be creative in addressing customer requirements and who encourage an entrepreneurial culture throughout their organisation. Candidates for this award will be required to demonstrate:

• Creative ideas to solve complex problems and the ability to work with customers
• Originality and newness of a solution and its use, difference from the traditional approaches, clear understanding of the client’s needs
• Successful project management and team working, results obtained so far, how the programme enhanced common practices
• How this initiative redefined and improved the client’s business process.
  

Emerging risks represent significant challenges to the risk management community and often require pioneering innovation from their broker and insurer partners. Open to both brokers and insurers, this category will highlight some of the key challenges faced by an ever-changing world and how close partnerships can help to foster product innovation to meet new risk parameters.

Candidates for this award will need to demonstrate: 

• A unique value proposition to tackling emerging risks
• An innovative new programme that was original and different from traditional approaches
• Results obtained so far, how the programme enhanced common practices, contributed to solve complex problems
• How the initiative improved business process for the client, improved the practice and strengthened the overall operations of the organisation.
  

Global Programmes remains one of the key areas of concern and interest for risk managers in Europe and worldwide currently.

This award is open to both brokers and insurers and seeks to highlight innovative solutions for a fast-growing requirement.

Candidates for this award will need to demonstrate:

• Adequate size and scale to appropriately cover clients’ global operations, its unique value proposition
• Executed an innovative new programme that was original and different from traditional approaches
• Results obtained so far, how the programme enhanced common practices and contributed to solve complex problems
• How the initiative improved business process for the client, improved the practice and strengthened the overall operations of the organisation.
  

This award is open to all firms who provide a service to the risk management community. It is designed to highlight the most innovative use of technology in designing, developing and executing industry leading solutions that provide a significantly improved customer experience for risk managers.

Candidates for this award are required to demonstrate:

• A culture of innovation and producing initiatives that improve the workflows of corporates
• The creation and execution of a technology-based initiative that has improved the business practice and the management of the risk management function
• How this initiative redefined and improved the client’s business process.
  

This award is open to all firms who provide a service to the risk management community. It is designed to highlight the most innovative use of claims management in designing, developing and executing industry leading solutions and processes that provide a significantly improved customer experience for risk managers.

Candidates for this award are required to demonstrate:

• A culture of innovation and producing initiatives that improve the workflows of corporates
• The creation and execution of an initiative that has improved the business practice and the management of the claims management function
• How this initiative redefined and improved the client’s business process.
  

This award is open to risk manager associations, insurers, brokers and all firms who can demonstrate a commitment to supporting the development of skills and knowledge amongst risk managers investing in a programme of activity providing effective and efficient training material.