Women in Insurance Leadership program seeks nominations of outstanding leaders

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Recognizing the accomplishments of female executives across the insurance industry has been a priority for the Women in Insurance Leadership program for 20 years. Since it was launched in 2006, the program has honored 213 women through the Women in Insurance Leadership (WIL), Women in Insurance Leadership: NEXT (recognizing the next generation leaders) and its Lifetime Achievement awards.

The 2025 awards program will take place in New York City in early November and features a more intimate recognition dinner followed the next day by a salon-style discussion that encourages the winners to network with each other and learn from their fellow honorees and other industry executives. Digital Insurance's editorial team will host the off-the record discussions to help guide the conversations and ensure a dynamic, constructive dialogue.

Nominations for this year's Women in Insurance Leadership: NEXT program, which expanded the longtime WIL program in 2019 to identify the emerging leaders in the industry, recognizes women under the age of 40 (as of Dec. 31, 2025) who have demonstrated an outstanding ability in a multitude of areas while embracing the rapidly evolving field of digital innovation. In a change from previous years, honorees may be nominated by anyone or can even nominate themselves for the recognition program.

The Women in Insurance Leadership award recognizes senior executives at the vice president level or higher with 20 years or more of experience, who are driving the evolution of their businesses and the insurance industry at large.

A new category was added in 2024 to recognize women who have been trailblazers and forward-thinking visionaries in the industry for well over two decades. Their leadership and insight have changed the trajectories of their companies as well as the careers of those fortunate enough to be within their sphere of influence.

To be eligible for recognition in one of the Women in Insurance Leadership awards, the candidates must be employed by an insurance carrier, agency or brokerage in the U.S. or Canada. Individuals who work for any type of tech company that is a vendor to the insurance industry, or those from trade associations, regulatory agencies, or professional services firms like law or accounting firms are ineligible. Deadline for the nominations is Friday, August 1, 2025.