Zywave Announces 2026 Cyber Risk Award Winners

Business Wire

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Zywave, a leading provider of insurance technology solutions, celebrated the cyber risk industry’s top individuals and firms at the 13th annual Cyber Risk Awards at Gotham Hall in New York City on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

The winners in 20 categories were announced at a black-tie gala dinner for 450 attendees. Abacus, Arete, The Beckage Firm, CFC, Epiq, Gordon Rees, Pondurance, S-RM, Terra Dygital and Wood Smith Henning & Berman sponsored the event.

Cyber risk remains one of the most complex challenges facing businesses today, increasing pressure on the insurance industry to help organizations navigate a fast-changing threat landscape. As a result, insurers, brokers and cyber risk specialists are refining underwriting practices, gaining deeper understanding and visibility into cyber exposures, as well as helping organizations build stronger resilience through closer collaboration, proactive risk management and AI-era cyber insurance-specific solutions.

“Cyber risk dominates every industry discussion, news headline and conversations with organizations of all sizes, and these awards recognize the people and companies who are truly shaping the cyber risk marketplace,” said Jeff Cohen, Zywave Senior Vice President. “Determined by the people’s choice, the industry’s only democratic voting process, our 20 winners as well as our finalists deserve a hearty round of congratulations. Thank you to the thousands who voted, everyone who made this night a success, and the cyber risk professionals who continue to elevate our industry.”

Since 2013, Zywave’s Cyber Risk Awards have honored the people and companies at the forefront of the cyber risk industry. Seven individuals and 13 companies were recognized with awards at this year’s event.

This year’s program included presentations by David Anderson of SecondSight; Alexandra Bretschneider of Johnson, Kendall & Johnson; Jeremy Gittler of Resilience; Lindsey Maher of CFC; Emily Selck of Baldwin, David Shluger of AXIS Capital; Tresa Stephens of Allianz, and Violet Sullivan of Crum & Forster, who each provided a unique perspective on the Cyber Risk marketplace and its various participants.

Below is the complete list of award winners:

INDIVIDUALS

Cyber Visionary Award: John Mullen, Mullen Coughlin

Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – US: Meredith Brown, QBE

Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – London: Kelly Butler, Marsh Risk

Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Actuary/Modeler: Lauren Train, Crum & Forster

Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Attorney: Meghan Farally, Cipriani & Werner

Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Service Provider: Jessica Centeno, Kroll

Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Rest of World (ROW): Reece Corbett-Wilkins, Atmos

COMPANIES

Cyber Claims Team (Insurer or MGA) of the Year: Beazley

Cyber Incident Response Team of the Year: S-RM

Cyber Insurer of the Year: Chubb

Cyber Law Firm of the Year: Mullen Coughlin

Cyber Loss Prevention & Risk Quantification Team of the Year (Service Provider): Arctic Wolf

Cyber MGA of the Year: Elpha Secure

Cyber Newcomer of the Year: Old Republic Cyber

Cyber New Product or Innovation of the Year: Coalition’s Deepfake Response Endorsement

Cyber Reinsurance Broking Team of the Year: Guy Carpenter, a Marsh Company

Cyber Reinsurer of the Year: Munich Re

Cyber Retail Broking Team of the Year: Gallagher

Cyber SME Insurer or MGA of the Year: CFC

Cyber Wholesale Broking Team of the Year: Amwins

The annual Cyber Risk Awards is part of a series of industry events hosted by Zywave that bring together the top insurance thought leaders for in-person learning, networking and collaboration. Zywave’s annual Cyber Risk Insights New York City event is Thursday, October 29, 2026. For more information on Zywave’s thought leadership events, visit https://www.zywave.com/zywave-events/.

About Zywave

Zywave delivers AI-powered growth engines for the insurance industry, helping Carriers, MGAs, agencies, and brokers grow profitably, strengthen risk assessment, build better client relationships, and streamline operations. Zywave’s intelligent, AI-powered platform software serves as a performance multiplier for more than 150,000 insurance professionals worldwide—across all major segments—helping them stay competitive in today’s fast-changing risk environment.