Awards and achievements

2021

Insurance Business UK Elite Women 2021

Jaya Handa

Insurance Business UK has revealed its list of the insurance industry’s foremost female leaders. This year’s Elite Women list was put together from an array of strong nominations from amazing women and male allies. One of the women who made the list was Jaya Handa – privacy director of Liberty Specialty Markets.

2021

Gracechurch Service Quality Marque (SQM)

LSM, Claims

The Gracechurch SQM recognises London insurers who deliver truly outstanding service. The kitemark is based on empirical evidence comprising over 10,000 data points. It’s more than a survey; all SQM holders set claims service as a top priority and invest in understanding client needs, developing great teams, building service cultures and delivering on high performance standards.

2020

Women to Watch EMEA

Mel O’Neill

Women to Watch are recognised for their leadership, expertise and focus on continuous improvement.

2020

Global 100

Matthew Moore

The global 100 recognises outstanding industry professionals who are making a positive difference and helping drive change across the sector.

2020

Virtual London Market Award for Diversity and Inclusion

Jaya Handa, Privacy Director, Counsel & Internal Audit Legal

Judges noted the passion Jaya has shown for D&I, giving up her time to make a personal contribution to the cause, demonstrated by the opportunities she creates for young people from vulnerable or under-represented groups. She chairs the Cultural Awareness Matters employee network at LSM, has secured a partnership with the market wide Insurance Cultural Awareness Network. Externally she chairs the Junior Lawyers Division of the Black Solicitors Network who focus on increasing ethnic diversity in the legal profession

2020

Hot List 2020

Tim Bugg, Principal Risk Engineer

This list spotlights 50 people who have been influential in Australia’s insurance industry over a 12-month period. Tim delivers a risk engineering service for large scale construction and infrastructure projects in Australia. Having an in-house risk engineer of Tim’s calibre supporting professional indemnity clients gives Liberty Specialty Markets a leadership position in the region.

2020

Diversity and Inclusion, London Catastrophe Modelling Award

Lauren O'Rourke, Catastrophe Modelling Manager

The Cat Modelling Awards was put together by a volunteer community across the market to recognise Cat Modelling professionals and the support that they give the insurance industry. Nominations were made by peers in the industry and winners were chosen by a panel of independent representatives from across catastrophe modelling, sponsors, underwriting and broking.

2020

Gracechurch Service Quality Marque (SQM)

LSM, Claims

The Gracechurch SQM recognises London insurers who deliver truly outstanding service. The kitemark is based on empirical evidence comprising over 10,000 data points. It’s more than a survey; all SQM holders set claims service as a top priority and invest in understanding client needs, developing great teams, building service cultures and delivering on high performance standards.

2019

Global 100

Matthew Moore

The global 100 recognises outstanding industry professionals who are making a positive difference and helping drive change across the sector.

2019

Women to Watch

Alexandra Paton, Underwriting Manager - Financial Risk Solutions

The Women to Watch Awards program celebrates leading women across the globe in commercial insurance, risk management and related fields, such as consulting and law. Honorees are recognised for their accomplishments, expertise, leadership and future prospects. Peter Sprent, global head of financial risk solutions at Liberty Specialty Markets, said Ms. Paton’s contribution to the business has been significant. “Alex has a constant focus on self-development and learning, which she encourages her team and the wider business to share,” he said.

2019

Top-ranked D&O underwriters

Emma Pearce, D&O Manager

The survey is addressed exclusively to brokers and underwriters operating in D&O in the London market. Brokers nominate the best underwriters based on six attributes: knowledge/experience, negotiating skills, fast response/work ethic, communication skills, creativity and consistency. Emma is described as “knowledgeable and great to work with, efficient and willing to negotiate.”

2019

Top-ranked D&O underwriting companies

D&O team

Companies themselves are not ranked but their underwriters’ scores are aggregated and the average score determines the ranking. Liberty Specialty Markets was first in the 2019 D&O Rankings of underwriting companies, with its three nominated underwriters achieving an average score of 10, over 3 points above the rest of the pack, demonstrating the consistent quality across our D&O team.

2019

Marketer of the Year

Paula Wilson, Head of Marketing

This award recognises women who have made a significant contribution in a marketing or communications role. The judges described Paula as “the stand out contender in a very strong field, and noted her significant professional achievements while overcoming multiple challenges and never losing sight of her responsibility to lead others in the organisation.”

2019

Claims Professional of the Year

Scott Kellers, Deputy Head of Claims and Head of Syndicate Claims

Each year, LMForums brings professionals together from all corners of the Market to recognise individuals, teams and companies who have made an outstanding contribution in the industry.

2019

Rising Stars

Kerry Hall, Underwriting Manager

The Rising Stars list celebrates the young talent making its mark in the risk transfer industry globally. Kerry was recognised for the exceptional levels of service she provides our clients and brokers, and for building strong relationships with them. She also demonstrates a real commitment to innovation and to finding solutions. As well as client focus and proven technical skills, Kerry is a great team player, supporting Liberty Specialty Markets’ diversity and inclusion programmes and developing junior members of her team.

2019

Top 10 London Market underwriters

Matthew Hogg, Underwriting Manager – Strategic Assets

These underwriters are voted as market leaders by fellow underwriters and by brokers. As well as ranking nearly 800 individual underwriters, the report analyses over 6,000 verbatim responses and identifies the key characteristics that define leading underwriters. Underwriters are assessed according to their expertise, deal making, reputation, broker relations, and client service.

2019

Top 10 London Market underwriters

Peter Sprent, Head of Financial Risk Solutions & Huw Owen, Head of London Markets, Financial Risk Solutions

These underwriters are voted as market leaders by fellow underwriters and by brokers. As well as ranking nearly 800 individual underwriters, the report analyses over 6,000 verbatim responses and identifies the key characteristics that define leading underwriters. Underwriters are assessed according to their expertise, deal making, reputation, broker relations, and client service.

2019

Top 10 London Market underwriters

Peter Sprent, Head of Financial Risk Solutions

These underwriters are voted as market leaders by fellow underwriters and by brokers. As well as ranking nearly 800 individual underwriters, the report analyses over 6,000 verbatim responses and identifies the key characteristics that define leading underwriters. Underwriters are assessed according to their expertise, deal making, reputation, broker relations, and client service.

2018

Women to Watch

Kadidja Sinz, Head of Europe

The Women to Watch Awards program celebrates leading women across the globe in commercial insurance, risk management and related fields, such as consulting and law. Honorees are recognised for their accomplishments, expertise, leadership and future prospects. Matthew Moore, president LSM, said “Kadidja demonstrates deep business expertise and commitment to her people. These qualities allow her to set and achieve ambitious targets and make her a worthy winner of this award.”

2018

Influential Women in Re/insurance

Kadidja Sinz, Head of Europe

Intelligent Insurer profiles the leading women currently making their mark on the re/insurance industry.

2018

Most trusted to deliver on promises

LSM Australia

NIBA members give their views on the performance of the insurance companies and underwriting agencies they have been dealing with over the past 12 months.