Qorus-NTT DATA Innovation in Insurance Awards 2026

No matter where you operate, don’t miss the incredible opportunity to be recognized and rewarded by one of the world’s most prestigious and credible insurance awards programs: the 11th edition of the Innovation in Insurance Awards.

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About the awards

This global competition is a showcase of the most exciting and effective innovations that are taking advantage of emerging technologies and responding to the disruption and opportunities in insurance.

A rigorous, independent judging and voting process ensures the credibility of the awards. The awards ceremony is recognized as the premier annual gathering of insurance innovators and their ideas worldwide

There is no charge to enter, or to participate in the awards ceremony if you are a finalist.

Are you looking for information? Do you have a question? To find out all about the Qorus Innovation Awards in banking or insurance, join us on the Innovation Awards Hub

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Our criteria

An innovation committee shortlists the best innovation in each category based on 4 criteria:

Originality: The uniqueness of the idea in the marketplace and its potential as a game-changer.

Impact: The innovation’s capacity to generate a superior, long-term competitive edge. This includes KPIs such as RoI, NPS, cost reduction, churn rate, employee engagement score, customer lifetime value (CLV), time reduction, carbon footprint, etc.

Universality: The innovation’s potential to be relevant and/or adapted for use in other markets, or even industries.

Form Quality: A detailed description of the innovation in its various phases, its results, and the addition of presentation slides, videos, or images to visualize and better understand the project.

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Categories

Operations & Workforce Excellence

This category celebrates insurance players that deliver smarter, faster, and more efficient operations. It recognizes initiatives that streamline processes to reduce costs and drive growth — and projects that empower people, elevate skills, and build a more agile organization. Where operational performance meets human potential.

Customer Experience Reinvented

This category celebrates insurance players that transform how customers engage with their services — making every interaction intuitive, personalized, and effortless. It recognizes innovations that deepen customer understanding, elevate satisfaction, and use thoughtful design or technology to deliver seamless, end-to-end experiences across all channels.

Distribution Reinvented

This category celebrates insurance players that are reimagining how protection reaches customers. It honors breakthrough approaches that expand access through digital platforms, physical distribution networks, brokerage models, bancassurance partnerships, ecosystem collaborations, and embedded insurance solutions where coverage is offered seamlessly within everyday experiences.

Product & Service Innovation

This category celebrates bold innovation in insurance offerings — from new business models to fresh ways of delivering value. It recognizes products and services that unlock new segments, revenue streams, or approaches to design and delivery. These are the offerings that transform the market and set the benchmark for what’s next.

GenAI Innovation of the Year

This category celebrates insurance innovators using generative AI and advanced data analytics to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. From underwriting to claims, risk assessment to customer engagement, it honors solutions that leverage AI-driven insights to redefine processes, elevate products, and create exceptional experiences.

Social, Sustainable & Responsible

This category celebrates insurer players making a real difference — from championing sustainability and driving social impact to promoting prevention and standing as trusted partners for their customers and communities, while upholding strong ethical values in everything they do.

Insurtech

This category celebrates innovative tech firms and other insurance partners that enhance the customer experience and create new value for various insurance players.

Best Communication & Marketing

This category honors standout communication and marketing initiatives that effectively engage customers, build trust, and elevate brand impact in the insurance sector. It recognizes innovative strategies—digital or traditional—that demonstrate measurable influence on customer understanding, loyalty, or business growth.

Global Innovator Closed for submission & Jury member choice

This category honors companies for their outstanding innovation, transformation expertise, and strategic vision. It celebrates organizations that consistently drive change, embed innovation into their culture, and deliver long-term impact across the insurance industry.

Our judges

Harry van der Zwan
NN Group Chief Commercial Officer, Brokers & Partnerships
Laura Lorenzo
Catalana Occidente Innovation Manager
Theresa Lin
Cathay Life Insurance EVP of Digital Innovation and Transformation
Alberto Garuccio
Reale Mutua di Assicurazioni Head of ecosystem
Eddie Abecassis
Swiss Life France Head of Innovation
Bernardino Gomez
Sabadell Seguros CEO
Ines Monguilot Lasso De la Vega
Kutxabank Seguros CEO
Fran Morente
VidaCaixa Head of Innovation
Michael Noone
Europcar Mobility Group Group Head of Insurance & Risk
Gareth Friedlander
Discovery Deputy CEO
David Wei
Ping An Group General Manager of Golden Butler
Enrico Tardocchi
Europ Assistance Italia Regional Head of Business Excellence - Mediterranean Region
Pablo Campo
Laboral Kutxa Director of Innovation & Open Business
Nuno Horta
Grupo Ageas Portugal Managing Director of Innovation Services
George Valmas
Eurobank Greece Head of Bancassurance Sales & Distribution
Karine Chaves
Junto Seguros Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
Paloma Rousseau
MoraBanc Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation
Ursuline Foley
Provident Financial Services Board Member: Provident Financial Services & Bank and Greenlight Capital Re
Dipu KV
Bajaj General Insurance Senior President
Fabiana De Nicolo
Southbridge Insurance CEO
Dennis Victor Wafula
Ecobank Group Group Head, Bancassurance
Antony Elliott
Zurich Insurance Company Global Head of Innovation & R&D
Mehdi Bennani
Wafa Assurance Chief Digital Officer
Irene Akiy
Old Mutual Insure Executive Head of Digital, Data and Analytics - Africa Region
Mike Downing
WPA Health Insurance CIO
Jorge Vázquez Morenés
Mutua Madrileña Head of Direct - Motor Insurance
Fatimazahra Aissatene
RMA Assurance Customer Intelligence and Communications Director
Iwan Juwono
Grab Head of Insurance
Giorgio Ripamonti
Generali Innovation Scout and Venture Capital Manager
Ahmet Yasar
Quick Sigorta (Maher Holdings) Insurance Group Head at Maher Holding and Vice President of Insurance Association of Türkiye - Türkiye Sigorta Birliği
Abdelaziz Benyahya
AXA Chief Strategy, Operations and Technology Officer, Atlantic Africa
Beatriz de Cominges San Martín
Generali España Chief Strategy, Transformation and Sustainability Officer
Hazel Chimhandamba
Hollard Group Chief Marketing Officer
Handsome Brain Nkwenti
Prudential Beneficial Insurance Cameroun CEO
Marcin Kurczab
PZU Director of Innovation & AI
Nadia Benjelloun
AtlantaSanad Assurance Director of Strategy, Operational Excellence & Corporate Social Responsibility
Marco Brachini
Sara Assicurazioni Chief Marketing, Brand and Customer Experience Officer
Tomasz Raczynski
mBank Director of Insurance Departament
Donna Jermer
Insuritas | VIU by HUB International EVP & Chief Marketing Officer,
Björn Bruschke
Desjardins Vice President, Marketing
Daniel Riscado
Fidelidade Head of Center for Transformation and Board Member FID R&D
Michal Kozub
UNIQA Innovation Director
Kelvin Gillen
Irish Life Director of Innovation
Telmo Pinho
Millennium BCP Director
Javier Campos
Santalucía Seguros Digital, Direct & Alliances Business Director
Uğur Çağlar
Turkcell Digital Insurance Company (Wiyo) CEO
Cesar Jara Trujillo
Pacifico Seguros Chief Innovation Officer
Sreedhar Suragouni
Sukoon Insurance Group Chief Operations & Technology Officer
Lydiah Kiburu
CIC Insurance Group Group Director, Business Excellence
Sythan Prou
Forte Life Assurance Ceo
Fred Blumer
Mile Auto CEO
Youssef Berrada
Sanlam Morocco Deputy CEO
Camila Serna
Chubb EVP, Global Revenue Officer, Digital Business
Christian Roland
AIA Thailand Chief Strategy and Digital Officer
Jérémy Lambot
Ageas Group Technology for Business Manager

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