Are you proud of what you or your organisation have achieved this year? If so, don't be modest! Entering the StrategicRISK 2005 European Risk Management Awards provides the opportunity to receive wider recognition of your achievements and to share your expertise for the benefit of the European risk management community as a whole.
This year's awards showed that many risk management professionals demonstrate an outstanding degree of creativity, expertise and experience, as well as a thorough appreciation of the risks facing an organisation. We expect the entries we receive for the 2005 awards to prove no less inspiring.
Our awards this year are divided into three categories. The first is for risk professionals and their organisations that can demonstrate significant achievements in aspects of risk management or in dealing with risk management as a whole. The second category rewards those organisations that have identified a specific risk management requirement and have been able to provide an outstanding product or service to meet this need. Thirdly, we are asking an independent research agency to interview risk managers throughout Europe for the organisations they consider are the best European business insurer and best European commercial broker.
The awards offer risk management professionals the opportunity to demonstrate how they have gone about achieving, or perhaps even exceeding, their objectives. And the gala dinner and awards presentation on 29 April will be a memorable occasion when you can celebrate the achievements of those who have contributed to this sum of knowledge.
2004 StrategicRISK European Risk Management Awards Winners
RISK SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Robins Claims Solutions
RISK MANAGEMENT PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
The Merchant International Group
Judges commendation
The Institute of Risk Management
EUROPEAN BUSINESS INSURER OF THE YEAR
F M Global
EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL BROKER OF THE YEAR
Jardine Lloyd Thompson
BEST LOSS PREVENTION STRATEGY
Luca Laghi, Pirelli & C SpA
BEST RISK FINANCING PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
BT Group
MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
Cinzia Rowley, Sainsbury's property division
BEST RISK TRAINING PROGRAMME
BAA
BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
Royal Mail Group
BEST ENTERPRISE-WIDE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
Mick Michael, National Grid Transco
BEST RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACH IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
City of Sunderland
EUROPEAN RISK MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR
AstraZeneca
EUROPEAN RISK MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Kenneth Norberg, AB Electrolux;
Judges commendation
Atle Farstad, Norske Skog ASA
Meet the judges
Those judging the first category include:
Lars Andersen, risk manager, TDC, and president of Dansk Industris Risk Management Forening (DARIM)
Lani Bannach, managing director, ScanConsult International Ltd
Marie-Gemma Dequae, group risk and insurance manager, Bekaert risk and insurance management, NV Bekaert SA, and president of the Belgian Risk Management Association (BELRIM)
Dr Lynn Drennan, head of the division of risk, Glasgow Caledonian University
David Gamble, executive director of the UK Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC)
Hans Gorree, corporate risk and insurance manager, Koninklijke Volker Wessels Steven NV, and president of Nederlandse Associatie van Risk en Insurance Managers (NARIM)
Carolyn Halpin, corporate risk officer, Middlesbrough Council, and chairman of ALARM - the National Forum for Risk Management in the Public Sector
Ralf Oelssner, managing director, in-house broking team, Lufthansa, and president of Deutscher Versicherungs-Schutzverband e.V. (DVS)
Thierry van Santen, executive vice president, corporate risk management department, Groupe Danone, and president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA).
The judges of the second category include:
Andrew Cornish, head of insurable risk, Centrica, and chairman of AIRMIC
Carl Leeman, chief risk officer, Katoen Natie NV
Christopher Lajtha, corporate risk and insurance manager, Schlumberger Limited
Geoff Lingham, section risk manager, group risk management, EHP Europe, the Electrolux Group, and deputy chairman of AIRMIC.
How to enter
Of all the different business sectors, risk management is one that is changing most rapidly so risk professionals face a particular challenge in not just keeping pace but actually getting ahead of the game. The 2004 awards showed that there is no shortage of skills or innovation, either among risk managers or those who work with them.
If you can demonstrate similar prowess during this year, we invite you to submit a 500-750 word entry in the appropriate category or categories. Entrants for the second category can also submit up to 200 words of additional material, which can include client testimonials.
All entries must relate to projects carried out wholly or mostly during 2004 and must be received by the closing date - 9 February 2005. All finalists will be notified by 9 March 2005. Good luck!
Return your completed entries to:
Sarah Pope,
StrategicRISK 2005 European Risk Management Awards, Newsquest Specialist Media, 30 Cannon Street
London, EC4M 6YJ
UK
