The Insurance Times Tech & Innovation 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, the Tech & Innovation 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.

Nothing – these awards are currently free to enter.

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 closed at 5pm on Thursday, 11th June 2026. 

If you'd like to be notified when entries open next year, please register your interest.

All entries go forward to an initial round of judging (stage 1) undertaken by our senior editorial team.  This will decide on the 2026 finalists.

The 2026 finalists will be announced on the awards website, via newsletter and on Insurance Times’ social media platforms on Wednesday 15th July.

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.

Stage 2 requires all finalists to present to our judges at a virtual meeting.  The judging take place across two days - Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th August.  Additional information regarding the date, time slot and expected content of your presentation will be emailed to each finalist once the schedule has been confirmed – usually a week or so after the official announcement.

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. 

Please note: If you are shortlisted in multiple categories you may be required to present on both days.

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, the judges' comments on individual entries and presentations and the deliberation process are strictly confidential.

Judges will be announced on the awards website once the full panel is confirmed.

Apart from bragging rights, you will also receive a finalist logo that you can use to showcase your achievement.

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!

The right to tell anyone who stands still long enough that you're the best of the best, 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 Tech & Innovation Awards logo) if you don’t attend the ceremony.

The 2026 Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards will take place on the evening of Thursday, 17th September at the Royal Lancaster London Hotel. Tables are now on sale and details of packages available can be found here. If you have any questions about booking, please contact Serena.

Tickets are now on sale. Full details can be found here. 

No, but in the event of a win you will need to purchase a winner’s package if you would like the licence to use our logo and your trophy and certificate.

6.30pm | Drinks reception

7.30pm | Dinner & Awards ceremony

10.30pm | After party & cash bar

00.30am | Carriages

(Please note these timings are subject to change)

Yes. Table packages and prices can be found on the website. If you have any questions about the process please email Serena.

The dress code will be black tie. So, dust off those dancing shoes and get ready to party!

A limited number of special rate rooms are available at the Royal Lancaster London. Please email events@insurancetimes.co.uk for more details.

If your table package includes an advert, the specifications are as follows:

Half page (programme is A5 portrait)

RGB only

72dpi with all fonts / images embedded

132mm (w) x 90mm (h)

Please send completed artwork to events@insurancetimes.co.uk by noon on Wednesday 2nd September.

No, all dietary requirements must be communicated in advance. If any guests fail to let us know by the deadline (11th September) then it's at the hotel's discretion to accommodate your requests.

No, all vegetarian meals must be ordered in advance.

Yes, but this needs to be ordered at least 48 hours in advance and there will be an extra charge as this has to be brought in specially. Please email us at events@insurancetimes.co.uk for more information.

Your ticket/table includes a drinks package as specified on your confirmation email. If you would like to place an additional order please email events@insurancetimes.co.uk to request an order form which will be sent to you once the menu is confirmed in August. Additional drinks will need to be ordered and paid for directly with the hotel.

Please note that you will also be able to purchase drinks on the night.

To access your booking you will need the email address and password of the person who initially booked your table/tickets. Once you have this information, simply login and you’ll be able to view all the relevant booking information and submit your guest names and dietary requirements.

Yes, because we still need to confirm any dietary/access requirements with the venue and we also have an internal copy of the guest list on the night so we can assist those guests not listed on the table plan with finding their table.

All the above details must be provided no later than 5.00pm on Friday 11th September. Any names received after the deadline may not be included in the programme or on the displayed table plan.

The menu will be sent with the joining instructions 2 weeks prior to the event.

We don't issue hard copy tickets for our awards events. When you book to attend you will receive a pdf invitation which you can share with your guests. Tickets are not required for entrance on the night as all names will be on our guest list.

If you are a sponsor or have booked a Premium table package we will provide printed place cards as long as we’ve received all your guest names by Wednesday 2nd September as detailed in your confirmation email.

We do not provide place cards for standard tables. However, you are more than welcome to print them yourselves and send over to us in advance so we can lay them out for you. Alternatively, you can bring them with you on the night and we’ll allow you access to your table during the drinks reception to do so yourselves.