Top Honors included Joshua Motta of Coalition as Cyber Visionary, Marsh as Retail Broker, and CFC as Insurer
Zywave, a leading insurtech provider, honored the cyber risk industry’s best individuals and firms at the 11th annual Cyber Risk Awards at Gotham Hall in New York City on Thursday, June 13, 2024.
Nearly 10,000 cyber industry professionals cast their votes, and the winners were announced at a sold-out, black-tie gala dinner for 480 attendees. INSUREtrust, Arete, Pondurance, Lyra Recovery, Epiq, The Beckage Firm, and CFC sponsored the event. Additionally, 50 of the industry’s top insurance and cybersecurity firms hosted tables in the room.
“We congratulate each winner as well as every nominee,” said Jeff Cohen, Zywave senior vice president. “These awards, determined by a democratic ‘People’s Choice’ voting process, reflect the respect and admiration that industry professionals have for the accomplishments of their colleagues. Special thanks to the thousands who voted as well as everyone who made this night of recognition a success.”
Since 2013, these awards have recognized the people and companies at the forefront of the cyber risk industry’s growth. Five individuals, including our inaugural Cyber Visionary Award, and 12 companies were recognized with awards bestowed during the evening.
The program featured presentations by such industry leaders as Alexandra Bretschneider, John Coletti, Jeremy Gittler, Shannon Groeber, Shiraz Saeed, and Tom Srail.
Below is the complete list of award winners:
Individuals
Cyber Visionary Award: Joshua Motta, Coalition
Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – The Americas: Gwenn Cujdik, AXA XL
Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – London/EMEA: Andrew Prendergast, CFC
Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Actuary or Modeler: Dr. Stephan Brunner, Munich Re
Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Attorney: Carolyn Purwin Ryan, Mullen Coughlin
Companies
Cyber Safety & Loss Control Team of the Year: CFC
Cyber Claims Team (Insurer or MGA) of the Year: Tokio Marine HCC
Cyber Incident Response Team of the Year: S-RM
Cyber Newcomer of the Year: IronGate Cybersecurity
Cyber Law Firm of the Year: Mullen Coughlin
Cyber Technology Provider of the Year: CrowdStrike
Cyber Retail Broking Team of the Year: Marsh
Cyber Wholesale Broking Team of the Year: INSUREtrust
Cyber Reinsurance Broking Team of the Year: Guy Carpenter
Cyber MGA of the Year: Resilience
Cyber Insurer of the Year: CFC
Cyber Reinsurer of the Year: Munich Re
Zywave’s annual Cyber Risk Awards is part of a series of industry events that bring together the top insurance thought leaders for in-person learning, networking and discussion. For more information on Zywave’s thought leadership events, visit www.zywave.com/zywave-events. For more information on Zywave, visit www.zywave.com.
About Zywave
Zywave leads the insurtech industry, fueling business growth for its partners with cloud-based sales management, client delivery, content, and analytics solutions. Zywave’s all-in-one platform provides customizable, user-friendly options that enable insurance professionals to build a unique solution to fit their specific growth goals. More than 18,000 carriers, agencies, and brokerages worldwide—including all of the top 100 U.S. insurance brokerages—use Zywave solutions to enhance client services, achieve business growth and promote greater health, wellness, risk management and safety. Additional information can be found at www.zywave.com.