Once again, Celent has teamed up with the Insurance Times for the 2012 Technology in Insurance Awards. These awards are the only dedicated insurance technology awards in the United Kingdom for general insurance. Last year's awards were a huge success in recognising some terrific successes in our industry. We had 140 people attend a cocktail award's ceremony in the iconic Gherkin building. LV=, Chartis, Ingenin, and HOV Global services were just a few of last year's winners. Judges included Google, CEO of RSA, Editor of Insurance Times, and your own Celent analyst, myself.

This year, we have a two new categories which reflect the changing nature of technology:

- Best use in Social media

- Best use of analytics

So the important dates for your diary are:

• 11th May - Deadline for submissions (Go to Insurance times website for details on how to submit)
• Award ceremony 20th September in London

We look forward to this year's interesting and exciting nominations, and recognising the superstars and stellar effort that is made every year in our industry. Good luck!