Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Delivering clients a quick and efficient service in their tax reporting and/or audit requirements;
• Case studies demonstrating where the firm has understood and responded well to a specific/unique set of requirements
• Numbers demonstrating growth in the firm 

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Quality risk modelling, and details of the data behind actuarial decisions;
• Case studies demonstrating the performance of European captive clients;
• Numbers demonstrating growth/expansion in the actuarial firm itself;
• How the firm has introduced a new innovation and/or technology to the benefit of clients.
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Quality service when placing reinsurance for ART programmes;
• Case studies of where a broker has gone above and beyond in the level of service/support provided to a European captive client;
• Numbers demonstrating growth in the broker's captive services department
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Expertise in risk management solutions; 
• Case studies of the consultancy service provided to a European captive client and the positive outcomes this advice generated for the client; 
• Customer satisfaction among captive clients;
• Growth in the captive consultancy itself
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Quality of the strategic planning and execution involved
• What emerging risks were written into the captive and why?
  
• Why the captive was required, and the benefit the captive has subsequently brought to the parent or group
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Case studies demonstrating excellence in service to their captive owner clients backed by performance numbers;
• Growth in the captive manager itself, in both client numbers, written premium, and revenue; 
• Ideas/innovations implemented to improve client satisfaction
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• How the captive has benefitted the parent organisation or group
• The risk retention kept within the captive and why?
• What new innovation the captive has delivered, either for itself or the parent or group
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Either how a captive solution/service has been deployed by a firm in the last year that assists captives owners with the challenges of adding cyber to their captive programme
• Or evidence of how a captive has displayed cyber expertise to assist/respond to a pressing cyber insurance challenge of its parent/members.
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Case studies of how the EB specialist delivered to a client an EB solution perfectly moulded to the specific needs of a business, and details of the challenges overcome to provide it
• Testimonials from clients of this specialist explaining how they stand out
• Evidence of specialist knowledge in the field of employee benefits
• Evidence of how the EB network/solution provides provides a service superior to competitors

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Either a leading example of how captives can invest in sustainable projects and companies, aligning their investment portfolios with the parent organization's ESG goals
• Or how a captive solution/service has been deployed by a firm in the last year that assists captives owners with the challenges of adding ESG risks to their captive programme 
• Or evidence of how a captive has displayed ESG expertise to assist/respond to a pressing ESG insurance challenge of its parent/members

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Case studies of how staff at the regulator engaged with a captive owner in either the formation of a new captive, or to overcome a persistant issue
• A willingness to embrace new ideas and innovation to the benefit of captive owners
• Evidence that the regulator is responsive and engaging with the captives it regulates
• Evidence that the regulator has sought to improve its captive department internally in the last year
• Evidence that the regulator has taken steps to support the captives it regulates eg through new regulation
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• A firm skilled in objectively assessing the business case for forming a captive and who accurately details the costs of establishing and managing the captive on an ongoing basis
• Client testimonials highlighting how the firm has gone above and beyond to help them
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• How an insurance company has provided a quality and efficient fronting service to European captives; case studies of how the fronter has developed a nuanced approach to fronting for a particular client, demonstrating an ability to adjust their proposition for specific client needs;
• Numbers demonstrating growth in the fronters proposition, in terms of both client numbers and premium fronted
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Case studies of how staff at the international regulator engaged with a captive owner (with a European-based parent) in either the formation of a new captive, or to overcome a persistent issue
• A willingness to embrace new ideas and innovation to the benefit of captive owners
• Evidence that the regulator is responsive and engaging with the captives it regulates
• Evidence that the regulator has sought to improve its captive department internally in the last year
• Evidence that the regulator has taken steps to support the captives it regulates eg through new regulation

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• How an asset manager or investment advisor has developed a specialist captive department to meet the captive industry's investment needs;
• Case studies of the lengths investment specialist have gone to for a particular captive client to build them a well-constructed and balanced investment portfolio that produces impressive returns, backed by the financial numbers and comparisons to other rival's portfolios/industry standard;
• Numbers demonstrating the general returns of their captive clients and detail on the work that goes into improving these returns; numbers demonstrating growth in the investment specialist itself, both in client numbers and values invested
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• How a legal department or law firm has delivered excellence in service to a European client and their captives;
• Case studies showing deep legal expertise in a specialist/niche area highly relevant to a particular client;
• Growth in the legal firm/department itself, backed by numbers
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Either a quality service from a company providing a software solution serving the European captive insurance market;
• Or an innovative insurtech solution that solves a problem
  
• Case studies showing how the software or insurtech solution meets a specific need from one or more captive clients; how the software or insurtech provider has utilised innovative and new technologies to deliver a unique and groundbreaking product to the industry; numbers demonstrating growth in the utilisation of the solution.
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• How a claims handling firm or TPA has gone above and beyond to provide excellence in customer service;
• A new initiative implemented that has substantially improved the efficiency/speed with which claims can be dealt with;
• Case studies where the claims handling firm/TPA has provided a quality service to handle a particularly challenging/specialist claim; numbers demonstrating growth in the firm itself 
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• How an insurance/reinsurance company has assisted a European-owned captive with a specialist underwriting solution;
• Case studies of how the insurer/reinsurer has helped a client with a range of services to support the success of the captive; growth in the underwriter's captive proposition, backed by numbers
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Excellence in risk management performance, backed by numbers;
• Improvement in claims performance in one or multiple areas of the parent business;
• Case studies demonstrating an innovative way improved risk management processes have been implemented at the parent organisation
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Excellence in servicing a European captive insurance company, including details of how they have gone above and beyond to help a client or the industry as a whole;
• Case studies of the proactive steps they have taken in the last year to produce positive outcomes;
• Innovation and a willingness to take the industry to new places
• Client testimonials explaining what makes this individual stand out from their peers
  

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Recognising an individual who has successfully created policies specifically designed for the unique risks and needs of the parent company or group
• The individual may have designed new forms of cover that either, have broken boundaries in terms of innovation and/or have addressed ever-changing market challenges

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Recognising a person who has been working in the captive industry for less than 10 years (approximately) who has demonstrated exceptional potential, innovation, and commitment to shaping the future of the sector
• Testimonials from clients and colleagues highlight how they stand out from their peers