Business Insurance on Thursday announced the winners of the 2025 U.S. Insurance Awards during a live presentation in New York.
Highlighting the event was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Mark Wilhelm, executive chairman of Safety National.
In addition, teams of professionals from across the industry were honored for projects they collaborated on in the field of commercial insurance. Technology innovations in claims, insurance placement, risk management and underwriting also were celebrated.
Finalists in 13 categories were selected by Business Insurance staff from nearly 200 nominations. The winners were selected by a panel of risk managers who independently assessed each of the finalists.
The 2025 USIA winners are:
Broker Team of the Year:
Marsh LLC
Claims Management Team of the Year:
AmeriSys, a subsidiary of Davies Group
Claims Technology Innovation of the Year:
ICEYE Ltd.
Community Outreach Project of the Year (Donations):
Builders Insurance
Community Outreach Project of the Year (Pro Bono/Volunteer):
IMA Financial Group Inc.
Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year:
Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.
Insurance Consulting Team of the Year:
Acrisure LLC
Insurance Placement Technology Innovation of the Year:
Marsh LLC
Insurer Team of the Year:
Zurich North America
Legal Team of the Year:
Covington & Burling LLP
Risk Management Technology Innovation of the Year:
Aon PLC
Specialty Intermediary Team of the Year:
Arden Insurance Services LLC
Underwriting Technology Innovation of the Year:
Cowbell Cyber Inc.
The awards program, which began in 2017, also raises funds to support organizations dedicated to fostering talent. Business Insurance endows scholarships administered by the Spencer Educational Foundation. The foundation provides funds to risk management and insurance students and grants to support risk management and insurance programs, including developing programs at universities without risk management degree programs, including HBCUs.
Profiles of the winners will appear in the August/September issue of Business Insurance.