Market People Awards

Professionals from across the Lloyd’s and London Insurance Market gathered at the magnificent One Moorgate Place on Wednesday 13th December 2017 for the 2nd annual Market People Awards, produced by London Market Forums, in association with Market People Magazine. The event celebrates those who make a special or outstanding contribution to their team, business or the London Insurance Market as a whole.

13 incredibly talented and highly worthy recipients picked up an award at the glamorous event, ranging from those at the beginning of their career in insurance, such as Conor Husbands from Hiscox, through to the CEO of Aon UK, Dominic Christian, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The event, commonly known as the “friendly awards”, is a great showcase for talent and commitment in the insurance industry, with people being rewarded, who ordinarily wouldn’t receive any form of public recognition for their efforts.

Guests enjoyed an amazing drinks reception, live music, entertainers, a silver service dinner and the Awards Ceremony itself, which was followed by a prize draw with funds going directly to Haven House Children’s Hospice, the annual charity of LMForums.

Commenting on the evening, Roger Oldham, founder of LMForums and the Market People Awards said "our awards are about recognising real people who make a genuine difference in the insurance sector, who go above and beyond to help their colleagues, clients and make the industry a better place to work. We are delighted with the support from the Market and the numerous commercial firms who sponsored the event, making it such a memorable evening."

The winners were:

Broking Professional of the Year	Andrew Vertigan, Millers
Underwriting Professional of the Year	Stephen Wares, MS Amlin
Claims Professional of the Year	Stuart Willoughby, SCOR
Market Inclusion & Diversity Award	Erik Johnson, Pioneer Underwriting
Innovation Champion of the Year Award	Sebastian De Zuleta, Lloyd’s
Young Person of the Year Award	Conor Husbands, Hiscox
Biggest Contribution to the Market	Mark Simpson, Armour Risk Mngnt
Outstanding Contribution to HR/L&D	Jackie Overington & Andrew Sharples, Tokio Marine Kiln
Outstanding Contribution to Ind Transformation	Justin Emrich, Atrium Underwriters Ltd
Outstanding Contribution to Operations & Change	John Muir, WIllisTowersWatson & David Ledger – Aon
Outstanding Contribution to Legal & Compliance	Branko Bjelobaba
Market People, Outstanding Contribution Award	Jenny Pavitt, Meridian Risk Resolutions
Lifetime Achievement Award	Dominic Christian, Aon

The event was kindly sponsored by Charles Taylor InsureTech, ISG, CCH Tagetik, Aon UK, Morning Data, ActiveOps, Hanson Lee Resourcing, Decoded, SAI Global, Sheridan Resolutions, Xenovida and Market People Magazine.