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.

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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 insurers 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 insurers 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 insurers that are reimagining how protection reaches customers. It honors breakthrough approaches that expand access through digital platforms, physical distribution networks, bancassurance partnerships, ecosystem collaborations, and embedded insurance models 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 insurers 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 recognizes innovative technology that transforms the customer experience and creates new value for insurers. Reserved for start-ups, spin-offs, and tech firms serving the industry, eligible innovations must be stage-one funded, market-ready, or have completed a proof of concept.

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

Marcin Kurczab
PZU Director of Innovation & AI
Gareth Friedlander
Discovery Deputy CEO
Michal Kozub
UNIQA Innovation Director
George Valmas
Eurobank Greece Head of Bancassurance Sales & Distribution
Tomasz Raczynski
mBank Director of Insurance Departament
Uğur Çağlar
Turkcell Digital Insurance Company (Wiyo) CEO
Ursuline Foley
Provident Financial Services Board Member: Provident Financial Services & Bank and Greenlight Capital Re

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