2026 Cyber Risk Awards Nominations

June 11, 2026
Gotham Hall, NYC

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Open call for nominations

Call for nominations closes on Friday, March 06, 2026.
You may nominate anyone or any firm – including yourself or your company – for an award.
You do not need to enter a nominee in every category. Only enter a nomination for the ones you know best or care about most.
Entries should be based on performance or initiatives that took place in 2025.
Please be prepared to provide your nominee’s contact information in your submission. They will need to be contacted should they become a finalist.
Supporting explanations and rationales should not exceed 150 words and should clearly state why the person, team, or company stands out among peers.
All information provided herein will remain confidential.
If Zywave believes an outstanding candidate has not been nominated for an award, we reserve the right to make a nomination.

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1. Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – The Americas

2. Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – London

3. Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Rest of World

4. Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Service Provider

5. Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Actuary/Modeler

6. Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Attorney

7. Cybersecurity and Loss Prevention Team of the Year (Service Provider)

8. Cyber Claims Team of the Year (Insurer or MGA)

9. Cyber Incident Response Team of the Year

10. Cyber Newcomer of the Year

11. Cyber New Product or Innovation of the Year

12. Cyber SME Insurer or MGA of the Year

13. Cyber Law Firm of the Year

14. Cyber Retail Broking Team of the Year

15. Cyber Wholesale Broking Team of the Year

16. Cyber Reinsurance Broking Team of the Year

17. Cyber MGA of the Year

18. Cyber Insurer of the Year

19. Cyber Reinsurer of the Year

20. Cyber Visionary Award

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1) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – The Americas

This prestigious award demonstrates the entire community’s recognition of the key player in the cyber risk sector who – through dedication, foresight, and leadership – have enhanced and developed the treatment of cyber risk through the past year.

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2) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – London

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3) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Rest of World

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4) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Service Provider

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5) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Actuary/Modeler

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6) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Attorney

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7) Cybersecurity and Loss Prevention Team of the Year (Service Provider)

The winner of this category will be a company or team that has excelled in their approach to assisting organizations to prevent cyber-related losses. Also known as our “pre-breach” or “Cyber Safety & Loss Control” team of the year, this award recognizes achievements in cyber risk mitigation and efforts to reduce cyber exposure.

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8) Cyber Claims Team of the Year (Insurer or MGA)

This award honors those claims teams in the cyber-trenches dealing with an ever-expanding array of cyber events.

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9) Cyber Incident Response Team of the Year

This award honors a cyber services team with forensics, investigations, PR/communications and/or notification expertise that has offered outstanding support in the face of a 2025 cyber breach.

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10) Cyber Newcomer of the Year

This award is specifically designed to recognize a start-up operation or new market entrant in 2025. The winner will have made a mark on the industry and achieved widespread recognition for their efforts. Nominations should include a link to a press release, confirming their launch in 2025.

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11) Cyber New Product or Innovation of the Year

This award recognizes a product launch or innovation in 2025 that was significant. This development made a real impact on how cyber threats are identified, quantified, or mitigated. The winner will be a refreshingly new way of doing business, a technological breakthrough or a particularly interesting partnership of skills to make a splash in 2025. Nominations should include a link to a press release, confirming their launch in 2025.

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12) Cyber SME Insurer or MGA of the Year

The winner of this award will be an insurer or MGA that has demonstrated a unique ability to advance the cyber coverage take-up rate among small and medium enterprises. This insurer or MGA is a pioneer helping to expand the overall cyber insurance market.

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13) Cyber Law Firm of the Year

This award recognizes the law firm that has been unparalleled in its work within the cyber insurance space in 2025.

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14) Cyber Retail Broking Team of the Year

The winner of this award will have expanded the cyber sector either by a new sales technique or initiative, investing in teams of experts, or by having the best take-up rate in the market.

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15) Cyber Wholesale Broking Team of the Year

The winner of this award will have enhanced the cyber sector either by innovating a new sales technique or initiative, investing in teams of experts, or developing new products or services.

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16) Cyber Reinsurance Broking Team of the Year

This award will go to a reinsurance broking team that made major contributions to the market in 2025, navigating a rapidly evolving space, bridging the gaps between primary carriers and reinsurers, and helping build the future of cyber insurance.

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17) Cyber MGA of the Year

The winner of this award will be a managing general agent that has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to cyber, demonstrating specialized expertise to underwrite policies, and working closely with clients to meet their needs.

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18) Cyber Insurer of the Year

The winner of this award will be an insurer that has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to cyber through investment and entrepreneurialism. They will have mastered the right blend of underwriting discipline while meeting the needs of brokers and buyers.

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19) Cyber Reinsurer of the Year

This award will recognize an outstanding reinsurer that has gone above-and-beyond in 2025 to partner with carriers to offer adequate limits for cyber clients.

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20) Cyber Visionary Award

As the cyber market expands, new ideas, products, teams, and technology for tackling the evolving risks crop up every day. When you think of the cyber risk and insurance sector yesterday, today, and tomorrow – what springs to mind as that cyber “defining moment” and who made it happen?

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Just a few more questions...

Favorite Cyber News Headline

What was your favorite Cyber news headline or statement of 2025, and who said it?

Who you gonna call?

If you could only have one person with you to handle a cyber event?

How many years of Cyber experience do you have?

Known as the leading networking event on the cyber social calendar, Zywave’s 13th annual Cyber Risk Awards gala dinner honors the cyber market’s top performers. The night features an outstanding lineup of emcees bringing their unique flair and keen insight into the industry to the program. The only truly democratic awards ceremony of its kind, the Cyber Risk Awards do not skew winners to represent advertisers or sponsors and instead rely upon Zywave’s vast database of insurance professionals who are passionate about cyber risk to honor the best of the best.

Open call for nominations

Step 1: Please provide your information

Please select any or all categories that you are submitting for nomination

Step 3: Please provide nominee information

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1) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – The Americas

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2) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – London

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3) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Rest of World

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4) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Service Provider

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5) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Actuary/Modeler

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6) Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year – Attorney

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7) Cybersecurity and Loss Prevention Team of the Year (Service Provider)

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8) Cyber Claims Team of the Year (Insurer or MGA)

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9) Cyber Incident Response Team of the Year

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10) Cyber Newcomer of the Year

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11) Cyber New Product or Innovation of the Year

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12) Cyber SME Insurer or MGA of the Year

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13) Cyber Law Firm of the Year

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14) Cyber Retail Broking Team of the Year

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15) Cyber Wholesale Broking Team of the Year

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16) Cyber Reinsurance Broking Team of the Year

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17) Cyber MGA of the Year

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18) Cyber Insurer of the Year

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19) Cyber Reinsurer of the Year

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20) Cyber Visionary Award

Just a few more questions...

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