Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is a dedicated online news aggregation portal specializing in financial market news and industry updates. It combines original editorials with curated content from global news providers, reaching over 14 million readers annually. With a focus on reliability and depth, GFM has positioned itself as a trusted source in the financial sector, boasting a strong social media presence with over 180,000 Twitter followers.
As part of its coverage of this huge and multi-disciplined industry, GFM has developed a series of Awards. Using a wide range of criteria such as Transparency, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Volume of Transactions, Innovation, Fintech and Customer Service, the Awards have been developed to recognise companies and institutions who have achieved notable success in their respective fields. This, in turn, has become a standard for reliability, performance and security within the financial community.
For the 4th Week of April 2026, GFM Review's judging panel is proud to award the following institutions:
Root, Inc.
Root, Inc. is a U.S.-based technology-driven insurance company that applies telematics and advanced data science to redesign how auto insurance is priced and delivered. Founded on the principle that premiums should reflect actual driving behavior rather than traditional demographic proxies, the company has accumulated tens of billions of miles of driving data to refine usage-based risk models and streamline underwriting. Its mobile-first approach allows customers to obtain quotes, share driving data and manage policies in one integrated digital environment, helping to reduce friction and processing time common in legacy insurance workflows. Recognition such as Best Insurance Innovation North America 2026 and Best Insurance Mobile App North America 2026 underscores Root’s role in redefining the insurtech category. The innovation award reflects the company’s continued development of behavior-based pricing models and multi-channel distribution, including direct-to-consumer, independent agents and embedded partnerships. The mobile app award highlights Root’s emphasis on user experience, from app-based test drives to policy servicing, which positions the platform as both a data engine and primary customer touchpoint. Together, these honors point to Root’s contribution to a more personalized, transparent and accessible insurance market across North America.
About GFM Review
Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is an online news portal that is focused on the financial industry. It has been developed to deliver informative and independent news from around the world. The articles on GFM are both sourced from a number of independent news sources as well as written in-house. This is reflected in the quality and insight that the portal delivers to readers. GFM readership is comprised of decision makers from global businesses including FT100 and Fortune 500 companies as well as high net worth individuals.