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Business Insurance names 2026 Herndon Award winner - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Business Insurance names 2026 Herndon Award winner Dwight Geddes Agents and Brokers , Claims Management , P/C Insurers Aug 26, 2026 Claims executive, insurance broker and longtime industry advocate Dwight Geddes is the 2026 Alonzo Herndon Award winner. The award recognizes an individual dedicated to advancing diversity and inclusion efforts in the insurance industry. Board members of Business Insurance ’s ALL INsurance platform select the winner from nominations submitted by people and organizations across the insurance sector. Mr. Geddes is the founder of Metro Claims & Risk Management and The Geddes Management Group, both based in Floral Park, New York. An insurance industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience, he has written and presented on topics including insurance fraud, risk management, automobile claims, workers compensation, catastrophe property trends, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Through Metro Claims, Mr. Geddes has been part of response teams for numerous major natural disasters, including hurricanes Ike, Sandy, Irma, Michael, Ida and Ian, as well as Tropical Storm Irene and Winter Storm Uri. In addition to his claims and brokerage experience, Mr. Geddes is a certified mediator, insurance expert witness and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitrator. He has also mentored and advocated for those entering the insurance industry. Mr. Geddes is co-dean of the CLM Claims College School of Casualty and previously served on the national board of the National African American Insurance Association. He also serves on the board of the Long Island Insurance Education Foundation and heads the Jamaica College Old Boys Association of New York. The award is named in honor of Alonzo Herndon, a visionary businessman who, more than 100 years ago, founded what would become the Atlanta Life Insurance Co., one of the United States’ largest and most successful Black-owned businesses. Mr. Herndon was born into slavery in 1858 and worked as a laborer from a young age. Despite almost no schooling and no money, his perseverance and entrepreneurial spirit propelled him to great success, opening service businesses in Atlanta that were later consolidated into a landmark company. Today, the Alonzo Herndon Foundation honors his legacy and supports programs and policies aligned with his vision. The award will be presented to Mr. Geddes at Business Insurance ’s INSUREChange 2026 conference in Chicago on Oct. 8. More information here . 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