Nominations now open as new categories are unveiled for the Captive Review US Awards 2025
Nominations are now being received for Captive Review US Awards 2025 which this year features 25 categories including a number of new ones.
Returning for another successful year, the awards celebrate innovation and excellence in the captive insurance market and recognise the remarkable achievements of the companies and individuals who have made impactful contributions and worked hard to elevate the standards of captive management.
The new categories for 2025 include:
- Captive Launch of the Year
- Captive Programme of the Year
- Cyber Specialist Category
- Best Group Captive Manager of the Year
- Cell Captive Domicile of the Year
Entering the awards is free of charge and the nomination deadline is Friday May 16th. The winners will be announced at the glittering evening Awards ceremony in Burlington, Vermont on Monday August 11th, the week of the VCIA event.
Further categories to enter include:
- Actuarial Firm
- Audit & Accountancy Services
- Captive Broking Services
- Captive Consultant
- Captive Domicile of the Year – Less than $5bn Gross Written Premium
- Captive Domicile of the Year – More than $5bn Gross Written Premium
- Captive Manager of the Year – More than $1bn Gross Written Premium
- Captive Manager of the Year – Less than $1bn Gross Written Premium
- Captive Risk Manager of the Year
- Captive Service Professional of the Year
- Claims Specialist
- Collateral Specialist
- Emerging Talent
- Employee Benefits Specialist
- Fronting Partner
- Investment Specialist (Company)
- Legal Services
- Next Gen Initiative
- Technology Solution
- Underwriting Solution of the Year
The winner and highly commended entrant for each category will be determined by a panel of expert judges who act independently of Captive Review.
This year’s judges include:
- David Beyer, Director, Alaska Air Group, Inc.
- Brenda Stewart, Vice President, Captive Management, AIG solutions
- Jennifer Pack, Vice President of Risk Management, Hyatt
- Aileen Krehbiel, Manager of Captive Insurance Programs, Deere & Company
- Theresa Severson, Senior Vice President, Kite Realty Group
- Michael C. Meehan, Principal, Milliman
- Dan Feng, President, Cummins, Inc.
- Renea Louie, CEO, Sotera Global Management
- Nir Kossovsky, CEO, Steel City Re
- Dan Fietterer, Senior Accountant, Captive Insurance, Deere & Company
- Cherie Brown Baker, Head of North American Risk Management, Stellantis
- Shoba Rajanahally, Chief Risk Officer and EVP, The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC
- Gerald Noblin, Director of Insurance & Captive Management, Schenker Inc.
- Jennifer Allen, Director, Insurance & Risk Solutions, IFO Group, LLC
- Seung Yoo, Senior Director of Risk Management, Steel Partners
A detailed nomination pack is available to download here.
Companies and individuals are invited to submit their nominations via this page before Friday May 16th.
For all awards enquiries please contact:
Event producer, Captive Review
Email: rjones@newtonmedia.co.uk
