Hear from the Finalists and Cast Your Vote
Voting is now open for the Global Innovation Awards. Review video presentations from each finalist and then cast your vote for the winners. Voting closes Sept. 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Winners will be honored on stage at the Global Insurance Forum 2026, held Nov. 15–16 at the Lloyd’s building in London.
Property & Casualty
Aon: Next Gen Disaster Finance: A New Model for Impact-Driven Climate Recovery
Aon’s catastrophe bond for Jamaica provides rapid, pre-agreed disaster funding by using parametric triggers tied to hurricane strength and location, enabling payouts within weeks rather than months. The first catastrophe bond sponsored by a Caribbean government and small island state, it gives climate-vulnerable economies a scalable way to access global capital markets, accelerate recovery and reduce the fiscal strain of major disasters.
Presented by:
Chris Lefferdink
Head of North America ILS, Aon
Aon’s catastrophe bond for Jamaica provides rapid, pre-agreed disaster funding by using parametric triggers tied to hurricane strength and location, enabling payouts within weeks rather than months. The first catastrophe bond sponsored by a Caribbean government and small island state, it gives climate-vulnerable economies a scalable way to access global capital markets, accelerate recovery and reduce the fiscal strain of major disasters.
Presented by:
Chris Lefferdink
Head of North America ILS, Aon
Schaefer City Technologies: From Reaction to Prevention: The First AI Early Warning System for NuclearVerdicts®
NaVel®, developed by Schaefer City Technologies, uses AI and machine learning to identify casualty claims at risk of resulting in Nuclear Verdicts®, giving insurers earlier visibility into potentially severe litigation exposure. By continuously assessing claims within existing workflows, NaVel® helps insurers prioritize high-risk cases, intervene sooner and reduce potentially catastrophic losses.
Presented by:
Denise Tyson
CEO, Schaefer City Technologies LLC
NaVel®, developed by Schaefer City Technologies, uses AI and machine learning to identify casualty claims at risk of resulting in Nuclear Verdicts®, giving insurers earlier visibility into potentially severe litigation exposure. By continuously assessing claims within existing workflows, NaVel® helps insurers prioritize high-risk cases, intervene sooner and reduce potentially catastrophic losses.
Presented by:
Denise Tyson
CEO, Schaefer City Technologies LLC
Sedgwick: The Future of Claims. Powered by One Integrated Digital Ecosystem
Sedgwick’s Omni is an integrated claims and risk management ecosystem that combines proprietary AI, machine learning and a large claims data set to automate routine tasks, surface predictive insights and improve decision-making across the full claims lifecycle.
Presented by:
Jason Landrum
Global CIO, Sedgwick
Sedgwick’s Omni is an integrated claims and risk management ecosystem that combines proprietary AI, machine learning and a large claims data set to automate routine tasks, surface predictive insights and improve decision-making across the full claims lifecycle.
Presented by:
Jason Landrum
Global CIO, Sedgwick
Predict & Prevent
bolttech: Scaling Prevention-Led Insurance Across Cyber, Climate, and Industrial Risk Ecosystems
bolttech’s Predict & Prevent innovation is not a single product, but a multi-market, multi-risk platform approach that embeds prevention capabilities directly into insurance propositions, spanning cyber risk, climate resilience, and industrial safety.
Presented by:
David Lynch
Group Chief Technology & Operations Officer, bolttech
bolttech’s Predict & Prevent innovation is not a single product, but a multi-market, multi-risk platform approach that embeds prevention capabilities directly into insurance propositions, spanning cyber risk, climate resilience, and industrial safety.
Presented by:
David Lynch
Group Chief Technology & Operations Officer, bolttech
Liberty Mutual: Liberty+, a digital home resilience platform
Liberty+ is a digital home resilience platform that helps homeowners identify and reduce risks before damage occurs through personalized guidance, preventive maintenance tools and solutions addressing severe weather, water damage, roof condition and other home risks.
Presented by:
Adam L'Italien
Chief Innovation Officer, Liberty Mutual
Liberty+ is a digital home resilience platform that helps homeowners identify and reduce risks before damage occurs through personalized guidance, preventive maintenance tools and solutions addressing severe weather, water damage, roof condition and other home risks.
Presented by:
Adam L'Italien
Chief Innovation Officer, Liberty Mutual