LV= innovation director wins Tech Champion of the Year at the third annual awards
LV= Fast Track innovation director Rod Willmott scooped the top prize at last night’s Insurance Times TechAwards 2013, taking the crown for Tech Champion of the Year.
Held at the Museum of London, the awards celebrate technological innovation and reward those who are pushing the boundaries with their use of the latest technology.
The industry picked Wilmott for his transformation of LV=’s change, innovation and operations department and his outstanding personal contribution to technology in insurance.
Also among the winners was AXA chief information officer Kevin Murray who picked up the CIO/CTO of the Year award.
Allianz had a triumphant night and was awarded Best Use of Social Media. It was also a joint winner of the Best Use of Technology to Improve the Broker Experience award, sharing the accolade with Staveley Head.
Insurance Times publishing director Shân Millie said: “The standard of entries and presentation was high and the judging panel certainly had its work cut out.
“We never take for granted the time and energy needed to commit to an awards entry process, and our heartfelt thanks go to all those who made that commitment to the TechAwards this year,” she said.
The full list of winners and highly commended finalists from the awards is below. Click on the links to watch their videos.
Insurance Times TechAwards 2013
CIO/CTO of the Year
Winner: AXA chief information officer Kevin Murray
Tech Champion of the Year
Winner: LV= Fast Track innovation director Rod Willmott
Best Use of Social Media
Winner: PetPlan UK (Allianz)
Highly Commended: Aviva for Aviva Drive
Best Use of Technology to Improve the End-Client Experience
Winner: AXA for its LTSB online travel insurance journey
Highly Commended: 1st Central Insurance for its web optimisation scheme
Best Use of Technology to Improve the Broker Experience
Joint Winners: Allianz for its QuoteSME full-cycle launch and Staveley Head for PolicyPlan
Technology Innovation of the Year - Fraud
Technology Innovation of the Year - Better Business
Winner: Morning Data for eNovus
Most Innovative Use of Data
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