Qorus Innovation in Insurance Awards 2024

The 9th edition of the Innovation in Insurance Awards had almost 300 entries from 44 countries! On 6 June in Lisbon, we announced the best and brightest innovators in our 6 categories and a Global Innovator of the Year.

Key dates

A brief look at the ceremony

Categories

Connected Ecosystems & Marketplaces

Innovative practices that give rise tonew business models, scalable end-to-end value propositions that capitalize on the power of partnerships, platforms and the Internet of Things. Innovations, diversification opportunities and ecosystems may reach beyond the traditional boundaries of insurance, and may be submitted by incumbents, specialized players and other new competitors.

Re-imagining the Customer Experience

Innovations that significantly enhance the way companies engage with customers. These new approaches create value through, for example, seamless and personalized experiences across physical and/or digital channels, new customer management models, artificial-intelligence-driven advice, and innovative management of customer loyalty and satisfaction.

Product & Service Innovation

Innovations that significantly enhance, extend or replace the traditional offer, creating new profit pools by serving new customer segments or existing segments in new ways, and entering or creating new markets typically beyond the reach of insurance players.

Insurtech

The creation and/or application of innovative technology that substantially enhances the customer experience and/or develops new sources of value for insurers. This category is reserved for insurance start-ups and spin-offs, and technology firms targeting the insurance industry. Innovations must be stage-one funded, have a market release proposition, and/or have completed a successful market proof of concept.

Social, Sustainable & Responsible

Innovations that advance Insurance’s social purpose and its commitment to being a good corporate citizen and a true ally of its customers.

Workforce Transformation

Innovations that successfully bring together people, culture, leadership, organization and technology, enabling the insurer to realize the full potential of the human and machine workplace.

Global Innovators Jury member choice

Our judges

Mehdi Bennani
Wafa Assurance Chief Digital Officer
Laura Lorenzo
Catalana Occidente Innovation Manager
Björn Bruschke
Desjardins Vice President, Marketing
Fran Morente
VidaCaixa Head of Innovation
Alberto Garuccio
Reale Group Head of Open Innovation and Ecosystem
Mónica Paz Garcia
Seguros RGA Directora Comercial y Marketing
Matteo Carbone
Connected Insurance Observatory Founder and Director
Robin Kiera
Digital Scouting Founder, thought leader, influencer
Theresa Lin
Cathay Life Insurance EVP of Digital Innovation and Transformation
Camila Serna
Chubb EVP, Global Revenue Officer, Digital Business
Angelo Di Rocco
Generali Group BD & Partnerships Manager
Tomasz Raczynski
mBank Director of Insurance Departament
Romain Liberge
MAIF Directeur Marketing & Design Groupe
Javier Campos
Santalucía Seguros Digital, Direct & Alliances Business Director
Edouard de Lamarzelle
Stellantis Financial Services CEO
Olivier Jamot
CNP Assurances Directeur marketing et actuariat produits
Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy Board Director and Executive Advisor
Harry van der Zwan
NN Group Chief Commercial Officer, Brokers & Partnerships
Maxence Jeunesse
Covéa AI Scientific Director
Jean Charles Velge
Qover Co-Founder
Marcos Rodriguez Silva
Zurich (Spain) Chief Transformation Officer (Head of Strategy, Transformation & Data)
Christian Roland
AIA Thailand Chief Strategy and Digital Officer
Tristan Palerm
Crédit Agricole Assurances Responsable de la Stratégie
Gareth Friedlander
Discovery Deputy CEO
Marcin Kurczab
PZU Director of Innovation & AI
Nicholas Ivandic
Grupo Financiero Banorte Executive Director Automotive Lending
Nathalie Erdmanis
AG Insurance Director of Sustainability
Achilleas Sdrakas
Ethniki Asfalistiki General Manager Operations
Nuno Horta
Grupo Ageas Portugal Managing Director of Innovation Services
Ursuline Foley
Provident Financial Services Board Member: Provident Financial Services & Bank and Greenlight Capital Re
Yao Yuhui
FWD Insurance Group Group Chief Data Officer
Daniel Riscado
Fidelidade Head of Center for Transformation and Board Member FID R&D
Rob Galbraith
Forestview Insights Founder and CEO
Carmen del Campo
Mutua Madrileña Chief Innovation Officer
Enrico Tardocchi
Europ Assistance Italia Regional Head of Business Excellence - Mediterranean Region
Dérik Thirion
Satam Switch Head of Technology
Bruce Adrain
Liberty Holdings Head of Business Enablement
Miri Gelbort
Clal insurance Deputy CEO, CIO
Roberta Grunthal
BB Seguros IT Executive Manager