Since 2016, FERMA and Commercial Risk have joined forces to recognise the people and organisations setting new benchmarks in risk management. The European Risk Management Awards shine a spotlight on those whose work is raising standards and inspiring progress across three key areas: Risk Management Excellence, Training & Education, and Industry Excellence.
This year, we are proud to present the 2025 shortlist – a group of professionals and organisations whose creativity, expertise, and impact are helping shape the future of the profession.
EXCELLENCE IN RISK MANAGEMENT
Finalists for Innovation of the Year
- Development of carbon capture insurance solution, bp, United Kingdom
- Integrated Risk & Business Continuity Management Program, CIMPOR GLOBAL & OYAK Cement, Portugal and Turkey
- LSEG Risk Scorecard for Capital Allocation Process, London Stock Exchange Group, United Kingdom
Finalists for Rising Star of the Year
- Kristina, Nikipolska, Associate Chief Risk Officer, Xpate, Latvia
- Jennifer, Bornier, Insurance Manager, ECE Versicherungsservice GmbH, Germany
- Marta, Soldavini, Actuarial Function and Risk Management Specialist, Prysmian, Italy
Finalists for Risk Manager of the Year
- Michelangela, Scuderi, head of risk management Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, FSI, Italy
- Denis, Waerseggers, Head Group Insurance and Risk Financing, HOLCIM LTD, Switzerland
- Konstantinos, Mougios, Chief Risk Officer, ELVALHALCOR S.A., Greece
TRAINING AND EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
Finalists for Training and Education Programme of the Year
- Zurich Resilience Solutions: Road to Resilience Workshops, Switzerland
- AXA XL Insurance academies, Italy
- Resilience Week by HDI Risk Consulting, Germany
INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE
Finalists for the Broker Innovation of the Year category
- Aon – CCS insurance solution
- Howden – Cyber Practice
- The Marsh and Mercer People cyber-risk assessment solution: a breakthrough in cyber risk management through human-centric assessment
Finalists for the Claims Innovation of the Year category
- AXA XL – Geoclaims, AXA XL & AXA Digital commercial platform
- Blink Parametric – Claims innovation
- Zurich Insurance Company – End-to-end process for claims handling with robotic process automation
Finalists for the Insurance Company Innovation of the Year category
- AXA XL – Pioneering credit insurance policy
- AXA XL for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) – Sustainability-linked reinsurance solution
- Descartes Underwriting – Cyber shutdown: a scientific approach to cyber risk transfer
Finalists for the Technology Innovation of the Year category
- Jupiter Intelligence – ClimateScoreTM Global: transforming physical climate risk assessment through advanced analytics
- Kroll – Property insurance valuation platform
- PROTH!NX GmbH – Smartwind – translating operational wind turbine data into actionable insurance risk insights
- Zurich Resilience Solutions – Climate spotlight
Congratulations to this year’s finalists!
For more information regarding the Awards ceremony please visit: https://europeanriskmanagementawards.com/ERMA25/en/page/home