| Secondary Performers | Heather Small [surprise guest] - vocals |
| Set List | Winners:
The Risk and Resilience Award - Ecclesiastical Insurance
The Technology Award - 1st Central
Digital Insurance Innovation of the Year - McGill and Partners
Best Newcomer Award - rrelentless
Lloyd's and London Market Broking Team of the Year - Consilium
Personal Lines Broker of the Year - Somerset Bridge Insurance Services
Commercial Lines Broker of the Year SME/MID Market - Superscript
Broker Partner of the Year - Ageas
Small Broker of the Year - Jukes Insurance Brokers
ESG: Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award - Capsule
ESG: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year Award - QBE
The Professional Development/Training Award - Bartlett
Young Achiever Award - Layal AlHarahsha, Sedgwick and Elle Ayton, AIG
Industry Impact Award - Insurance United Against Dementia hits £10m fundraising target
Insurance Partner of the Year - Clearspeed
Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re
Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, QBE
Best Insurance Employer - Large - Zego
Best Insurance Employer - SME - Konsileo
Unsung Insurance Hero of the Year - Samuel Hayden-Harler, Sedgwick
Claims Initiative of the Year - Insurance Partner - Innovation Group
Claims Initiative of the Year Insurer - Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
The Customer Experience Award - Co-op Insurance
The Customer Care Award - Zurich Insurance
The Major Loss Award - Brit Insurance
Managing General Agent of the Year - Direct Commercial
Specialist Insurance Company of the Year - Markel
Personal Lines Insurer of the Year - Ageas
Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year - QBE
Life Insurance Company of the Year - Zurich
Insurance Broker of the Year - Alan Boswell Group
Insurance Collaboration Award - RSA, Marsh, DWF and Alder Communications
General Insurer of the Year - Aviva
Achievement Award - Julia Graham
18.00: Doors open
18.00: Drinks reception
18.45: Welcome from Jonathan Swift, director of content, Insurance Post
19.00: Starters
19.45: Awards Part 1
20.30: Dinner
22.00: Awards Part 2
22.45: Awards finish & surprise entertainment
00.00: Awards ends
00:00 Official after party at Dear Darling
01.00: Royal Albert Hall Closes |
| Performance Notes | The British Insurance Awards returns to the Hall. This year's event was your chance to Live Forever as a legend in the industry. We celebrated a champagne supernova of insurance excellence, honouring the game-changers, innovators and stars who are leading the way.
Protest:
Followig their actions at the 2024 awards, Extinction Rebellion staged a protest outside the Hall. Activists held a die-in on the red carpet, making it hard for attendees to enter. They staged their own awards ceremony, including a "F***ing Up the Planet Awards." The ceremony also involved protestors playing a game of Guess The Fossil Fool. In a play on the Oasis-themed BIA event, the activists claimed the insurance industry was in stasis not Oasis profiteering from underwriting fossil fuel companies. Two activists were detained for several hours after getting into the venue and planning to take to the stage to drop a banner. Both were shortly released.
Digital Rebellion directed a online and social media campaign against this event, calling for the Hall to stop hosting this awards show. This was part of their wider Insure Our Survival campaign. On their website, they stated, "Tonight The Royal Albert Hall is hosting The British Insurance Awards. This is to be attended by insurers who are enabling fossil fuel extraction projects and in so doing, are underwriting climate chaos. There will also be those attending such as Aviva, AXA, and Allianz who are investing in and underwriting the companies arming the genocide in Gaza. Let's email The Royal Albert Hall to ask why they are hosting this private event; it certainly isn't inline with the sustainability initiatives their website describes, and we, the public want them to stop." (https://digitalrebellion.uk/actions/insure-our-survival, accessed July 2025) |