2026 WINNERS

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR FINALISTS AND WINNERS!

Each represents the very best of the ILS market, recognised for outstanding performance, innovation and impact.

NUMBER CATEGORY WINNERS

1

ILS Rising Star

Winners:

  • Ting Feng - SCOR Investment Partners 🏆
     

Shortlisted:

  • Liam Martens - GC Securities
  • Andrew Mellinger - Augment Risk
  • Iann Villar - Gallagher Re
  • Sophie Worsnop - Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions

2

Best Digital Service Solution

Winners:

  • Accelerant’s Risk Exchange - Accelerant 🏆
     

Highly commended: 

  • ClimateDelta - Parameter Climate 👏
     

Shortlisted: 

  • ReSource Pro Policy Insights® with AI Check - ReSource Pro

3
Closing the Protection Gap Award

Winners:

  • Golden Bear Re Series 2025 1 - The California FAIR Plan 🏆


Shortlisted:

  • Vision 2039 – 2025-1 - Flood Re 
  • Black Kite II - Peak Re
  • Pool Re – Baltic PCC (Series 2025-1) - Pool Re
  • Turris Re Series 2025-1 Class A Notes - Turris Re

4

Law Firm of the Year

Winners:

  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher  🏆


Shortlisted:

  • Cadwalader
  • Mayer Brown
  • Sidley Austin 
  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher 

5

Modelling Initiative of the Year

Winners:

  • US Severe Thunderstorm Model - Verisk 🏆


Shortlisted:

  • Aon's Impact Forecasting - Aon
  • Moody's HD Modelling - Moody's
  • srccQuantum - Synthetik Insurance Technologies

6

Start-up of the Year

Winners:

  • Calidris Investment Partners 🏆


Shortlisted:

  • Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF
  • Zephyros Investments

7

Women in ILS Award

Winners:

  • Tara Railton - Pillar Capital Management 🏆

 

Highly commended: 

  • Cate Cocks - Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA) 👏


Shortlisted:

  • Clarissa Montecillo - ACORD

8

Initiative of the Year

Winners:

  • Cape Lookout Catastrophe Bond Resilience Trigger - North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association 🏆


Shortlisted:

  • Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF - Brookmont Capital Management and King Ridge Capital Advisors
  • Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) Education Programme - Phoenix CRetro 

9

Non-cat Bond of the Year

Winners:

  • PoleStar Re 2026-1 🏆

10

Deal of the Year

Winners:

  • Corinthian - Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions (ARCAS) 🏆


Shortlisted:

  • Wayfare Re - Ascot Group & Antares Capital
  • Greenshoots Re 2025-1 - Bamboo Insurance
  • Vave Fully Fronted ILS Sidecar Transaction - MS Transverse Insurance Group
  • Ryan Alternative Capital Re (RAC Re) - Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers and AXIS Capital

11

Fund of the Year

Winners: 

  • The Elementum Opportunities Fund (EOF) - Elementum Advisors 🏆


Shortlisted:

  • AXA IM WAVe Cat Bonds Fund - BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts
  • Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF - Brookmont Capital Management
  • Euler (Lux) Cat Bond Fund - Euler ILS Partners

12

Manager of the Year

Winners:

  • Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC) 🏆
     

Highly commended: 

  • Elementum Advisors 👏
     

Shortlisted: 

  • Hiscox Capital Partners
  • Integral ILS
  • Leadenhall Capital Partners 
  • SCOR Investment Partners

13
Broker-Dealer of the Year

Winners:

  • GC Securities 🏆
     

Shortlisted:

  • Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions (ARCAS)
  • Aon Securities
  • Gallagher Securities
  • Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA)
  • Swiss Re Capital Markets

14

Reinsurance Facilitator of the Year

Winners:

  • Artex Capital Solutions 🏆
     

Shortlsited:

  • WTW

15

(Re)Insurer/Sponsor of the Year

Winners:

  • Inigo 🏆
     

Shortlisted:

  • Mercury General Corporation
  • One William Street Capital Management
  • QBE Insurance Group
  • Turris Re

16

Catastrophe Bond of the Year

Winners:

  • Gateway Re 2025-1 - SageSure 🏆
     

Shortlisted:

  • Kilimanjaro II Re Series 2025-1 & 2025-2 - Everest Re
  • Quercus II Re DAC 2025-1 - Groupama
  • Meadows 2025-1 - One William Street Capital Management
  • Bridge Street Re 2025-2 - QBE Insurance Group
  • Turris Re

17

Oustanding Contributor Award

Winners:

  • Des Potter, Special Advisor, Lloyd's 🏆