On 24th May, LMF proudly hosted its biggest and most glamourous event in our annual calendar, the incredible Market People Awards, now in it’s sixth year.
For us, the Market People Awards are what it’s all about, bringing together incredible professionals, friends and colleagues who make up our unique London Market. The Awards Night is one of 40+ events hosted by LMF every year. The Market People Awards has now become a firm favourite in the Market’s social calendar, as it’s all about the “people” and somewhat different from the normal awards nights, which can be far too commercially focused.
Over 200 individuals and firms were nominated during the lead up to the awards and we send sincere thanks to our wonderful Market judges, Mike Walsh – COO, Allied World, Christian Kitchen, CIO, Travelers, Nicole Mott, Senior Leader at the London Market Joint Ventures, Andrea Garcia-Beltran, Head of FINEX LATAM, WTW and Erik Douglass, Director of Change and Transformation, Aon. These Market leaders had an extremely difficult task in selecting the winning nominees, as there were so many great candidates this year.
We’d also like to thank our Headline Sponsors for 2023, The London Market Joint Ventures and all our sponsors and supporters.
200 London Market professionals, from C suite to apprentices and graduates, packed into the stunning and palacious Drapers’ Hall in the heart of the City of London, to celebrate EC3’s finest. The Awards are all about recognising those who go that extra mile to make a real difference and contribute to their teams, firms or the wider Market.
Guests on the night enjoyed an amazing gala drinks reception in the Rose Garden at Drapers Hall, to the sounds of our classical musicians and then proceeded to the Livery Hall, where guests were wowed with the grandeur and splendour of what is described by commentators, as “one of the most magnificent venues in London.
We’d like to congratulate our 20 winners this year, who enter the growing Market People Hall of Fame:
Broking Professional/Team of the Year
North American Property Team, Amwins Global Risks Highly Commended: AJG Construction Broking Team, WTW Finex Team, Aon Cyber Team
Claims Professional/Team of the Year
Aviation Team, London Market Joint Ventures Highly Commended: WTW Cyber Claims Team, Political Risks Team, London Market Joint Venture, Angus Rogers, Canopius
Underwriting Professional/Team of the Year
Nicola Parker, Portfolio Manager – UK Liability, Cyber and A&H, RSA Group Highly Commended: Sam Kimber, Beazley, Resilience
Market Inclusion & Diversity Champion
Teniola Tijani, Energy Underwriter, IQUW Highly Commended: Andrew Taylor, Brit, Gemma Jackson, RSA
Young Person of the Year Award
Thomas Pereira, Energy Underwriter, Sompo Intl Highly Commended: Hanel Gir, Thomas Miller Specialty, Sanal Mulackal, Lloyd’s
Outstanding Contribution to Technology & Innovation
James Wright, Head of Technology Beazley Digital
Outstanding Contribution to HR & L&D
Andrew Oakley, Head of Lloyd’s Market Association Academy Highly Commended: Lewis Morgan, Atrium Underwriters
Outstanding Contribution to Industry Transformation
Bob James, Chief Operating Officer, Lloyd’s Highly Commended: Sheila Cameron, LMA, Justin Emrich, Atrium Underwriters Ltd)
Outstanding Contribution to Operations & Change
Lindsey Davies, Director of Operations, Amwins Global Risks Highly Commended: Hannah Wood, Marsh, Matt Mayland-Harris, Sompo Intl
Outstanding Contribution to Legal & Compliance
Lucy MacGillvray, Head of Legal & Compliance, Sky and formerly, AJG, Ageas and Aon
Reinsurance Professional of the Year
Joint Winners: Emanuele Antonarelli, SVP Reinsurance Financial Lines at Guy Carpenter & Chris Golder, Specialty Treaty Underwriter, Hamilton
Market People – Outstanding Contribution Award
Nicole Mott, Senior Manager, London Market Joint Ventures Highly Commended: London Market Data Council, Sarah Thacker, Senior Product Owner
Market People – Lifetime Achievement Award
Frank Murphy, Former CEO, Amwins Global Risks Highly Commended: Tracy Andrew, London Market Joint Ventures
London Market Advisory Services Supplier of the Year
Ernst & Young Highly Commended: Oxbow Partners
London Market Technology/Innovation Supplier of the Year
Novidea
London Market HR & L&D Supplier of the Year
Joint Winners: Sheridan Worldwide and Empower Development
Rising Star of the Year
Millie Joshua, Underwriting Operations Team Leader, Brit Insurance Highly Commended: Rodrigo Flores, WTW, Tom Graham, Amwins Global Risks
Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Young Professionals
Martin Hughes, Head of Underwriting Management, Allied World Highly Commended: Ola Jacob, Floodflash, Samantha Ridgewell, Empower Development
Market People Awards – Helping to support the wider community
The Market People Awards has always been about more than just the people of the London Market. Every year, LMF selects a charity to support. In 2022 we selected the London Ambulance Service Charity, supporting those men and women on the front line in the Capital, raising nearly £10,000 during the year. This year, we selected Mind in London, the mental health charity providing invaluable help, support and advice to people in London and beyond.
We are thrilled to advise, that with the generosity of the London Market Joint Ventures and all those at the Awards at Drapers’ Hall on 24th May, we managed to raise £10,000 in the one evening. I recently had the immense privilege of visiting Mind’s East London Operations and presenting their CEO, Vanessa Morris, with the cheque, for which they have earmarked some important community projects, including assisting young Muslim gentlemen who are in need of mental health support and advice.
The 2023 Market People Awards was our biggest and best ever Awards night – a true community affair, involving 200+ insurance professionals from Executive Leaders to underwriters and brokers, along with musicians, singers, magicians, artists and our very own Market band, the Leopards of Lime Street. A huge thank you to everyone who made it such an enjoyable occasion.
LMF has already started on plans for the 2024 Awards, taking place on 22nd May. If you’d like to be part of this incredible celebration of the talent and firms we have in EC3, do get in touch with us at info@lmforums.com – LMF, bringing insurance professionals together.
Roger A. Oldham - Founder & Managing Director at The London Market Forums.
Roger has over 30 years of frontline experience in the London and international insurance markets at executive level. He is an experienced and qualified Mediator, having trained with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London. He specialises in insurance disputes on a global basis but is experienced in handling all forms of commercial disputes.
Roger is also known for founding and running the successful and popular Market networking and educational group, London Market Forums. The group brings thousands of professionals together every year. LMForums is free to access for all insurance professionals and is supported by a select number of quality industry suppliers and advisors. Roger also created the Market People Magazine and is the executive producer behind the popular Market People Awards.
He is also a leader in operational excellence and business transformation, as well as a qualified coach, mentor and experienced trainer. He has been responsible for driving change in the industry all over the world. He is a regular speaker at industry related conferences about industry change, modernisation and operational improvement and runs two popular professional members' clubs.
During his career, Roger has been responsible for functions and teams at firms such as Aon, HSBC and Marsh. He has led claims teams, multi-region operations and change projects in the Middle East, Far East and North America.
He became one of Aon's leading claims troubleshooters, working with the Chairman's Office, travelling all over the world resolving disputes.
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