Global Best in Insurance 2023

Recognizing the insurance professionals and companies across Asia-Pacific, North America, and the UK who have excelled and raised the bar

All throughout 2023, Key Media’s 30-strong Intelligence Unit researched and produced a series of Special Reports, each showcasing the top-performing insurance professionals and companies across a number of important professional categories.

All of our 172 published reports over the past 12 months have already attracted 2.4 million online pageviews, as we’ve crowned 5,044 deserving winners globally.

In the process, 220,000 readers across Asia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US have been sent our surveys. The culmination of all that extensive reporting is our annual Global Best in Insurance digital edition.

The Global Best in Insurance recognizes the insurance award winners from 2023’s Special Reports and features a combined 1,593 individuals and companies from the sector.

This prestigious list provides a definitive annual collection of those who have delivered outstanding results, introduced new initiatives, refined existing working practices, and also acted as a source of inspiration to colleagues.

One winner, IQumulate Premium Funding, underlined its commitment to the industry.

“We are delighted to receive consecutive recognition as a top-performing insurance premium funder in the Australian and New Zealand markets. Achieving titles such as Top Insurance Employer of the Year and 5-Star Technology Innovator for our cutting-edge online quoting tool, IQEdge, highlights our commitment to enhancing the customer experience, satisfaction and service excellence through innovative technology within IQumulate,” says CEO Wayne Tower.

Another winner, JAVLN, echoed these sentiments.

CEO and Founder Dale Smith says, “Being named as a leading technology and software provider is a great testament to how we’re delivering innovation and value to the insurance industry. At JAVLN, it’s our mission to make technology an enabler for brokers and underwriting agencies.”

As a global publisher, our Intelligence Unit dedicates itself to carrying out detailed research, including harnessing our wide-ranging resources to canvass industry experts and knowledgeable sources to determine who is worthy of a place on the list.

This annual guide was curated and published by Insurance Business America, Insurance Business Asia, Insurance Business Australia, Insurance Business Canada, Insurance Business NZ, and Insurance Business UK.

We also thank all the following industry bodies for their help with our reports:

  • ACORD

  • Association of Professional Insurance Women

  • Insurance Supper Group

  • African Caribbean Insurance Network (ACIN)

  • British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA)

  • Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)

  • Ebony Women International Insurance Network

  • Insurance Brokers Association of Canada

  • Insurance Brokers Association of Saskatchewan

  • Insurance Cultural Awareness Network (iCAN)

  • Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies

  • Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA)

  • National African American Insurance Association

  • Target Markets Program Administrators Association

  • The Big I

  • The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation

  • The National African American Insurance Association

  • Toronto Insurance Women’s Association (TIWA)

Below is the Global Best in Insurance. We hope you enjoy discovering those who we believe are shining brightest and building a better future for the insurance industry.

 

 

5-Star Brokerages

 

5-Star Carriers

 

5-Star Commercial Motors

 

5-Star Construction

 

5-Star Cyber

 

5-Star Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

 

5-Star Insurance Innovators

 

5-Star Technology and Software Providers

 

5-Star MGAs

 

5-Star Networks and Alliances

 

5-Star Professional Liability

 

5-Star Program Administrators and Carriers

 

5-Star Underwriters

 

5-Star Wholesale Brokers and MGAs

 

5-Star Workers’ Compensation

 

Brokers on Insurers

 

Brokers on Underwriting Agencies

 

Elite Brokers

 

Elite Women

 

Fast Brokerages

 

Global 100 Insurance Leaders

 

Hall of Fame

 

Hot List

 

Rising Stars

 

Top Insurance Brokers

 

Top Insurance Employers

 

Top Retail Brokers

 

Top Specialist Brokers

 

How we choose the best

Each year our research team sends out thousands of surveys to the insurance industry, which it then follows up with phone interviews to find out just who the industry thinks is worthy of recognition. The shortlisted finalists are then put in front of our judging panel to help make a final decision on who to include.

2,357,286 Pageviews of the best in page

216 Surveys we've sent out over the year globally

172 Special Reports we produced over the year globally

 

About the supporting associations

Association of Professional Insurance Women (APIW)

Founded in 1976, the Association of Professional Insurance Women (APIW) is the premier organization committed to the career advancement of women insurance professionals. As an inclusive national association, APIW aims to provide women insurance professionals with unparalleled opportunities for professional development and networking.

APIW’s regular programs address the latest developments and issues affecting our industry, helping members prepare for leadership roles within their organizations by providing a broad, comprehensive view of the insurance business. Additionally, on an annual basis, APIW celebrates the accomplishments of outstanding women in the insurance business through a variety of acknowledgments, including honoring annually the APIW Insurance Woman of the Year and providing scholarship aid to young women studying insurance.

APIW encourages all members to actively participate in the organization, assume leadership roles and work on collaborative projects. Whether women insurance professionals are looking to expand their network of professional contacts, hone their leadership skills, or advance their career, APIW is here to help members achieve their goals.

APIW originated in New York and over the years has continually expanded its reach to a number of cities including Chicago, Atlanta, Hartford, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Miami, and San Francisco (Bay Area).

ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development)

ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) is the global standards-setting body for the insurance and related financial services industries. ACORD facilitates fast, accurate data exchange and efficient workflows through the development of electronic standards, standardized forms, and tools to support their use. ACORD members world­wide include thousands of insurance and reinsurance companies, agents and brokers, software providers, financial services organ­izations and industry associations.

ACORD engages more than 36,000 participating organizations spanning more than 100 countries, including insurance and reinsurance companies, agents and brokers, software providers, financial services organ­izations and industry associations. With the tools and resources provided by ACORD, our members are equipped to address current business and technology imperatives while influencing and shaping the future.

Special thanks to our judges

  • Christine LaSala Beazley Group
    Christine LaSala
    Beazley Group
  • Sabrina Heart Munich Re Specialty Insurance
    Sabrina Heart
    Munich Re Specialty Insurance
  • Nancy M. Mellard CBIZ
    Nancy M. Mellard
    CBIZ
  • Susan Johnson The Hartford Financial Group
    Susan Johnson
    The Hartford Financial Group
  • Petra Keller Pineapple
    Petra Keller
    Pineapple
  • Pam Pikkert Alberta Mortgage Brokers  Association
    Pam Pikkert
    Alberta Mortgage Brokers 
    Association
  • Susan Thomas M3 Financial Group
    Susan Thomas
    M3 Financial Group
  • Coraline Rapson Mortgage Brokers Institute of British Columbia
    Coraline Rapson
    Mortgage Brokers Institute of British Columbia
  • Veronica Love Mortgage Professionals Canada
    Veronica Love
    Mortgage Professionals Canada
  • Kuljit Singh Mortgage Professionals Canada
    Kuljit Singh
    Mortgage Professionals Canada
  • Marina Bournas RFA Mortgage Corporation
    Marina Bournas
    RFA Mortgage Corporation
  • Kristen Peed CBIZ
    Kristen Peed
    CBIZ
  • Victoria Learned-Fenty Big I
    Victoria Learned-Fenty
    Big I
  • Sherita Hardy National African-American  Insurance Association Dallas Fort  Worth Chapter
    Sherita Hardy
    National African-American 
    Insurance Association Dallas Fort 
    Worth Chapter
  • Akhil Chopra Lockton Financial Services
    Akhil Chopra
    Lockton Financial Services
  • Jacqueline Waters Professional Liability Underwriting Society
    Jacqueline Waters
    Professional Liability Underwriting Society
  • Deborah Babcock Insurance Industry Charitable  Foundation
    Deborah Babcock
    Insurance Industry Charitable 
    Foundation
  • Bill Johnson The Liberty Company Insurance  Brokers
    Bill Johnson
    The Liberty Company Insurance 
    Brokers
  • Mike Falvey Falvey Insurance Group
    Mike Falvey
    Falvey Insurance Group
  • Joseph Boren Synapse Services
    Joseph Boren
    Synapse Services

 

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