Insurance Insider ILS Awards 2026 | Celebrating the (Re)insurance Convergence Industry

The shortlist has been announced. Congratulation to all of our finalists.

The Insurance Insider ILS Awards bring together the businesses and leaders driving results, innovation and growth across the ILS market.

With the 2026 shortlist revealed, now is the time to book your table to entertain key clients, reward your top performers and be seen alongside the sector’s stand‑out names.

Who will take home an Insurance Insider ILS Award 2026 this June?

Make sure you’re in the room when it’s decided.

John DeCaro
CFA | Founding Partner
Elementum Advisors

Steve Emmerson
Formerly TP ICAP

Kyle Freeman
CEO
Tradecraft ILS Advisors

Craig Hupper
Principal and Managing Member
Resilience Risk Advisory

Jutta Kath
CEO and Founder
uni-kath

Cory L Anger
Managing Director
GC Securities

Dirk Lohmann
Retired Reinsurance and ILS Executive

Nicola Payne
Partner
McGill and Partners

Andre Perez
CEO
Nascent Group

Des Potter
Special Advisor
Lloyd's

Stephen Rooney
Partner
Mayer Brown

Paul Schultz
Vice Chairman
Aon Securities

Adam Szakmary
Founder
Montauk Point

Philippe Trahan
Co-founder and Co-CEO
Calidris Investment Partners

Jillian Williams
Advisor
Own

Broker-Dealer of the Year \| In partnership with Conyers	ILS Rising Star
Aon Securities	Alexandre Delacroix, Gallagher Securities
Catastrophe Bond of the Year	Fund of the Year
Marlon 2024-1	SCOR Investment Partners for SCOR ILS Fund
Closing the Protection Gap Award	Law Firm of the Year – new for 2025
Puerto Rico Parametric Re 2024-1	Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK)
Initiative of the Year	Modelling Initiative of the Year – new for 2025
Lumyna Twelve Capital Parametric ILS Fund Leveraging GC&C and Descartes Underwriting Excellence, Generali Global Corporate & Commercial	Parametrix for Cumulus Re, Parametrix
Manager of the Year	Best Digital Service Solution – new for 2025
RenaissanceRe Capital Partners	RUDDR - Nascent Group
Non-cat and Cyber Bond of the Year	Women in ILS Award – new for 2025
Polestar Re 2024-2 and Polestar Re 2024-3	Nina Nikolova, Schroders Capital ILS
(Re)Insurer/Sponsor of the Year \| In partnership with Howden Capital Markets & Advisory	Deal of the Year – new for 2025
SageSure	AmRisc SideCar (Trouvaille Re)
Reinsurance Facilitator of the Year	Outstanding Contributor of the Year
London Bridge 2 PCC	Michael Hamer, Albourne Partners