Frequently Asked Questions
Explore our FAQs below to quickly find answers to the most common questions about the Awards.
Entries & the judging process
The entry fee for this year's awards is £149 + VAT per entry. The total amount you spend on entries will be deducted from any tables purchased to attend the event.
The Insurance Times Awards are open to any company operating within general insurance in the UK. Please check the Rules of Entry before you make a start for full details.
No, these Awards are only open to UK based companies operating within the UK general insurance market.
Entries must be submitted via the official
online entry system. Please make sure you read through the
Terms and Conditions of Entry
before you make a start.
No, you are welcome to submit as many entries, across as many categories as you’d like. Do remember that different categories are looking for different things so you should tailor your written submissions accordingly.
Yes, so please ensure you familiarise yourselves with both the
Rules of Entry
and the
Terms and Conditions of Entry
before making a start on your submissions.
Entries close at 5pm on Friday, 5th September 2025.
Yes, changes can be made right up until the entry deadline. You just need to login to your account and head to the AWARDS -> Entries menu on the left hand side. Within that you'll see all of your submitted entries listed in the Completed section.
All entries go forward to an initial round of judging (stage 1) undertaken by our senior editorial team. This will decide on the 2025 finalists.
The 2025 finalists will be announced on the awards website, via newsletter and on Insurance Times’ social media platforms on Tuesday 7th October.
That's not a problem. You just need to send us an email with the name & email address of the person who originally set up the account and who it should be transferred over to.
No, the judges' comments on individual entries and presentations and the deliberation process are strictly confidential.
An email will be sent to the person who submitted the entry (and anyone cc'd) confirming the good news and this will detail the stage 2 judging process and what the next steps are. Please contact us at
events@insurancetimes.co.uk
if you don’t receive an email within 24 hours of the official announcement.
In addition to the pride and satisfaction of being an Insurance Times Awards Finalist, you will also receive a finalist logo that you can use to showcase your achievement.
Stage 2 requires all finalists to present to our judges at a virtual meeting on Tuesday 4th and/or Wednesday 5th November. Please note: If you are shortlisted in multiple categories you may be required to present on both days. Presentations should complement your written submission, be evidence-based and include an overview of what you do and how you do it, with clear examples of where you have excelled and gone the extra mile. Additional information regarding the date, time slot and expected content will be emailed to each finalist once the schedule has been confirmed – usually a week or so after the official announcement.
The results are always kept strictly under wraps until the night of the awards ceremony – there are never any exceptions. Even if you ask us really nicely!
Judges will be announced on the awards website once the full panel is confirmed.
Yes, the judges will have access to all the details you submitted online (excluding contact details) and will consider the quality of your original written submission alongside your online presentation.
No, attendance is not mandatory. However, if you win, you will need to purchase a winner’s package to obtain the licence to use the event logo, as well as your trophy and certificate. Don't forget the total amount you spent on entries will be deducted from any tickets purchased to attend the event
The right to shout from the rooftops that you're the best of the best in UKGI, as well as a super-shiny trophy, a certificate and a winner’s logo (please note there will be a charge for this package (incl the license to use the Insurance Times Awards logo) if you don’t attend the ceremony).
Awards Ceremony
The 2025 Insurance Times Awards will take place on the evening of Wednesday, 3rd December at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane. Tables will go on sale on Monday 14th July and table price details can be found
here.
If you have any questions about booking or would like to be contacted when table bookings are open please contact
Serena.
Tickets go on sale from Monday 14th July.
No, attendance is not mandatory. However, if you win, you will need to purchase a winner’s package to obtain the licence to use the event logo, as well as your trophy and certificate. Don't forget the total amount you spent on entries will be deducted from any tickets purchased to attend the event
Yes. Table prices can be found on the website. Don't forget the total amount you spent on entries will be deducted from any tables purchased to attend the event If you have any questions about the process please email Serena.
6.30pm | Drinks reception
7.30pm | Awards Part 1
8.30pm | Dinner
10.30pm | Awards Part 2
11.30pm | After party
2.30am | Carriages
(Please note these timings are subject to change)
A limited number of special rate rooms are available at Grosvenor House. Please email events@insurancetimes.co.uk for more details.