Nominations open for the 2026 Captive Review USA Awards

Nominations are now open for Captive Review USA Awards 2026 which this year features 26 categories, including the brand-new “Inspiring Woman in Captive Insurance” category.

Returning for another successful year, the awards celebrate innovation and excellence in the captive insurance market and recognise the remarkable achievements of the companies and individuals who have made impactful contributions and worked hard to elevate the standards of captive management.

The Awards ceremony will be moving to the Union League Club of Chicago, for 2026.

Entering the awards is open to all those working in the captive insurance industry and is free of charge. The nomination deadline is March 13th.

The full list of 2026 categories includes:

Actuarial Firm
Audit & Accountancy Services
Best Group Captive Manager
Excellence in Captive Broking Services
Captive Consultant Firm
Captive Domicile - Less than $5bn Gross Written Premium
Captive Domicile - More than $5bn Gross Written Premium
Captive Launch
Captive Manager Firm - Less than $1bn of Gross Written Premium
Captive Manager Firm – More than $1bn Gross Written Premium
Captive Programme
Cell Captive Domicile
Claims Specialist Firm
Collateral Specialist Firm
Employee Benefits Specialist Firm
Fronting Partner
Investment Specialist Firm
Legal Services Firm
Next Gen Initiative
Reinsurer of the Year
Technology Solution
Underwriting Solution
Captive Risk Manager
Captive Service Professional
Inspiring Woman in Captive Insurance
Emerging Talent

The winner and highly commended entrant for each category will be determined by a panel of expert judges who act independently of Captive Review.

This year’s judges are currently being recruited and so far include:

Joshua Reding, Vice President Risk Management, Life Time
Vicki Sandberg, Director of Captive Risk Financing, Mars Inc.
Theresa Severson, Senior Vice President, Kite Realty Group
Aileen Krehbiel, Manager, Captive Insurance Programs, John Deere
Jim Knutson, Business Development Manager, Employer's Coalition on Health
Kris Miller, Vice President, Treasurer, Lithia and Driveway
David Beyer, Director, Alaska Air Group, Inc.
Anne Marie Towle, CEO - Global Risk & Captive Solutions, Hylant
Nancy Gray, Regional Managing Director – Captive & Insurance Management, Aon
Michael Meehan, Principal, Milliman
Renea Louie, CEO, Sotera Global Management
TJ Scherer, Vice President, Spring Consulting Group

Further judges will be announced shortly.

The winners will be announced at the glittering evening Awards ceremony at the elegant venue of the Union League Club of Chicago on June 10th, following the USA Captive Review Conference on June 9th and 10th.

A detailed nomination pack containing key dates, judges, category list, details of how to enter as well as how to attend the ceremony will be available shortly. Request your copy here.

Entering the awards is free of charge and companies and individuals are invited to select their categories and submit their nominations before March 13th via this page - https://awards.captivereview.com/captivereview2026/en/page/categories-and-criteria.

For all awards enquiries please contact:

Alex Hackett

Senior Conference Producer

Captive Review

Email: a.hackett@newtonmedia.co.uk

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