Honoring past award winners
IMCA celebrates the achievement of companies and individuals in insurance marketing and communications. Over the years, our awards have evolved, but the mission of acknowledging innovation and creativity remains our hallmark. These awards are a testament to the outstanding contributions insurance marketing professionals have made to the industry.
IMCA Best in Show Recipients
IMCA Icon Award Recipients
IMCA Trailblazer Award Recipients
Innovation Torchbearer Award Recipients (Retired Award)
The Innovation Torchbearer Award
- 2024 – Liberty Mutual Agent Engagement & Programs
- 2023 – Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
- 2022 – Crum & Forster
- 2021 – Gallagher
- 2020 – Risk Placement Services
- 2019 – Gallagher
- 2018 – Norcal Mutual Insurance Company
- 2017 – Kansas City Life
- 2016 – California Earthquake Authority
- 2015 – CAMICO
- 2014 – The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
- 2013 – CAMICO
- 2012 – Liberty Mutual
- 2011 – American Modern Insurance Group and CNA
- 2010 – PEMCO
- 2009 – State Farm
- 2008 – Liberty Mutual
- 2007 – Farmers
- 2006 – Nationwide
- 2005 – Farmers
- 2004 – Allstate
- 2024 – Beth Montgomery (Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America)
- 2023 – Jim Flynn (ONEFIRE)
- 2022 – Peter van Aartrijk (Aartrijk)
- 2021 – Mark Wells (Wells Media Group)
- 2020 – Emily Hathcoat (Risk Placement Services)
- 2019 – Michael Z. Stahl (HealthMarkets)
- 2024 – Taylor Hughes (CRC Group); Richard J. Look (Vertibrands); Kenny McClinton (Risk Strategies)
- 2023 – Danielle Bost (CRC Group); Michael Landry (Falvey Insurance Group)
- 2022 – Holly Bohn Pittman (Fortegra); Taylor Evans (IAT Insurance); Jacqueline Teahen (UFG Insurance)
- 2021 – Justin Jacobs (IMA Financial Group, Inc.)
- 2020 – Jennifer Edwards (Argo Group)
- 2019 – Megan Bell (Falvey Insurance Group); Ashley Heline (Argo Group); Hailey Willett (Frankenmuth Insurance)
The IMCA Innovation Torchbearer Award honored individuals, institutions, or companies that, over time, made significant contributions under the open category of “innovation.” The award recognized the efforts of individuals or organizations that demonstrated innovative ideas or initiatives impacting our industry.
- 2018 – USI Insurance Services
- 2017 – Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (IFPA)
- 2016 – Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
- 2015 – Insurance Information Institute (III)
- 2014 – Swiss Re
- 2013 – esurance, an Allstate company
- 2012 – USAA
- 2011 – Nanci Evarts, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Aon Services Group and IMCA Past President
- 2006 – John Bogardus, Jr., former Chairman/CEO, Alexander & Alexander
- 2005 – Donald Hurzeler, Senior Vice President, Zurich North America Commercial and Past President, Society of CPCU
- 2004 – Mark Wells, Jr., Publisher, Insurance Journal
- 2003 – Gay Silberg, Principal, Graham Silberg Sugarman, Inc.
- 2002 – Kathryn J. McIntyre, former publisher, Business Insurance
- 2001 – Walter J. Gdowski, President, Rough Notes Company
- 2000 – Edward F. Bolton, Canadian insurance executive and author, The Business of Insurance
- 1999 – Jan Lowther, Group Publisher, Canadian Underwriter
- 1998 – William E. Bailey, Founder and President, National Consumer Education Foundation
- 1997 – Edwin S. Overman, President Emeritus of the American Institute for CPCU and Insurance
Institute of America - 1996 – George Nordhaus, Founder/CEO of Insurance Marketing and Management Services
- 1995 – Alfred Malecki, Founder and Publisher, Business Insurance
- 1994 – John N. Cosgrove, Retired Editor, National Underwriter
- 1993 – Nicholas J. Matthews, former Senior Vice President, National Association of Independent
Insurance Agents - 1992 – James Osborne, retired CEO, Oregon Mutual Insurance Co.
- 1991 – Lowell Beck, former President, National Association of Independent Insurers