Congratulations for being shortlisted as an excellence awardee in the 2026 Insurance Business Awards!

The Insurance Business Awards recognises and highlights the outstanding achievements of those at the forefront of industry best practice and leadership.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Friday 1 May 2026 at the Doltone House Darling Island.

THE PROCESS SO FAR

We conducted a call for nominations from October 2025 to November 2025. This was followed by an intensive research period to verify the nominations and to ensure that those selected as excellence awardees were the most deserving.

As publisher of Insurance Business, we have an unparalleled presence in the industry, making the nomination and research process enormously comprehensive.

More information about the Insurance Business Awards methodology is available here.

NEXT STEPS

As an excellence awardee in the 2026 Insurance Business Awards, you will receive recognition at a national level both in the lead up to the event and in post-event coverage (if you attend the awards ceremony). Please note:

• You are welcome to share this achievement within your organisation immediately; however, all external announcements are embargoed until Monday, 2 February 2026, which is when we’ll announce the excellence awardees through the Insurance Business online channels and on the Insurance Business Awards website.
• Your nomination will now be forwarded to an independent panel of judges comprising insurance industry leaders and senior representatives. The panel will assess the nominations and vote for the winners in each category according to the relevant criteria.
• To help us make the event more memorable, please provide 1 video following the instructions below, by Friday 6 March.
• Book your table at the awards ceremony to ensure you are there to celebrate your success with your team. Bookings can be made online here.

VIDEO SPECIFICATIONS AND TIPS

The Insurance Business Awards team will put together a compilation with all the excellence awardees videos to show at the awards night. This is an opportunity for the excellence awardees to showcase their work, or to simply put a face to their name! If you wish to be part of this, please provide a short video following the instructions below by Friday, 6 March.

IMPORTANT SPECIFICATIONS AND TIPS

• Video Length: Max 5-10 seconds
• Orientation: 16:9 (horizontal/landscape) in high resolution
• Content Ideas: You can film yourself or your team in the office, waving in front of your company logo, doing something fun, or showcasing interesting activities
• Audio/Text: Please do not include any audio (such as speeches or music) or text. We will add background music and text to all videos
• File Naming: Save the video with the name of the nominee (Name, surname, organisation name for individual awards; Organisation name for company awards)
• Submission: Send your video to [email protected] via email, a shared folder or WeTransfer
• Tips: If possible, use a tripod, try to avoid light behind you, and make sure that there is sufficient light on each face

KEY DATES

ON THE NIGHT

7:00 PM	Networking drinks
7:30 PM	Awards program begins
10:30 PM	Program concludes
10:30pm – 11:30pm	Networking and dancing

VENUE

Doltone House Darling Island, 48 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW

Click here for more information on parking and venue

DRESS CODE

Black tie

ENTERTAINMENT

ORDER OF AWARDS PRESENTED ON THE NIGHT

1. AAMC Philanthropy & Community Service – CSR
2. Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
3. Authorised Representative Network of the Year
4. Authorised Representative of the Year
5. Best Service Provider – Claims
6. AAMC Claims Team of the Year
7. Outstanding Customer Experience 
8. Lifetime Achievement
9. BDM of the Year
10. Elantis Premium Funding Young Achiever of the Year
11. Woman of Distinction
12. Best Service Provider – Insurtech
13. Small Brokerage
14. Medium Brokerage
15. Arch Insurance Large Brokerage
16. Insurer of the Year
17. Premium Funder of the Year
18. Employer of Choice
19. Underwriting Agencies Council Underwriting Agency of the Year
20. CEO of the Year
21. Australia Underwriting Broker of the Year
22. Australian Brokerage of the Year

ABOUT THE AWARDS CEREMONY

Accepting the award
If your company wins, please discuss beforehand who will go up on stage to accept the award from the presenter. As the program is running to strict time, please refrain from making a speech. N.B. If you are an excellence awardee in two categories in a row, please make sure you have two different people present to collect the award in case you win. The first person who collects the award may still be outside having their photo taken while the winner of the next award is being announced.

Photographs and video
Immediately after accepting your award, a Key Media staff member will escort you off stage to the media station for an official photograph and brief interview.

The Insurance Business Awards is a spectacular black-tie gala evening, where hundreds of Insurance Professionals gather for a night of celebration, fine dining and exciting live entertainment. Every award winner present on the night will have their photo featured in the post-event coverage.

Book your table now and ensure you are there on the night to celebrate your success with your team.

Congratulations again and we look forward to seeing you at the event!

The Insurance Business Awards team

Book your table here!

For further information please contact us at [email protected]