2023 Winners and Excellence Awardees

Friday 2 May 2025 | The Hilton Sydney

Award Categories

Authorised Representative Network of the Year
Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
Innovation Group Best Digital Strategy – Brokerage
Brokerage of the Year (1-5 Staff)
Brokerage of the Year (6-20 Staff)
Brokerage of the Year (20+ Staff)
Specialist Brokerage of the Year
QBE Broker of the Year – Authorised Representative
Broker of the Year (1-19 Staff)

Broker of the Year (20+ Staff)
Broker of the Year – Specialist
Young Gun of the Year – Independent (1-19 Staff)
CHU Underwriting Agencies Young Gun of the Year – Independent (20+ staff)
AXA XL Young Gun of the Year – International 
Australian General Insurer of the Year
Underwriting Agencies Council Australian Underwriting Agency of the Year
Best Digital Strategy – Insurer

Best Service Provider
General Insurer BDM of the Year
AAMC General Insurer Claims Team of the Year
Underwriting Agencies Council Underwriting Agency BDM of the Year
Wilbur Underwriting Agency Claims Team of the Year
Australian Broker of the Year
Australian Brokerage of the Year
Australian Young Gun of the Year

AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE NETWORK OF THE YEAR

Winner: Shaun Standfield, Insurance Advisernet

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Australian Broker Network
Community Broker Network
McLardy McShane Group
Oracle Group Australia

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE

Winner: Adam Squire, Gallagher

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

allinsure
AUZi Insurance
Bell Partners Insurance
Elliott Insurance Brokers
Imperium Insurance and Financial Solutions
InterRe Insurance Brokers

INNOVATION GROUP BEST DIGITAL STRATEGY – BROKERAGE

Winner: Joshua Scutt, Shielded Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AUZi Insurance
DKG Insurance Brokers

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (1-5 STAFF)

Winner: Darren Pavic, Insurance Lab

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Cruden Read
InterRe Insurance Brokers
J&B Insurance Brokers
Praden Insurance Broking and Advisory
Smith & Lane Insurance

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (6-20 STAFF)

Winner: Matthew Bates, Bell Partners Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Agile Insurance
allinsure
ARMA Insurance Brokers Young
Clear Insurance
Elliott Insurance Brokers
Grace Insurance
Stewart Insurance Group

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (20+ STAFF)

Winner: Poppy Foxton, Honan Insurance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aon
CRM Brokers
McLardy McShane Insurance Brokers
Shielded Insurance

SPECIALIST BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

Winner: Gary Sim, CCM Insurance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AMA Insurance Brokers
AUZi Insurance
CRM Brokers
Cruden Read
Insurance Lab
Trade Risk

QBE BROKER OF THE YEAR – AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE

Winner: Aimee Henderson, Grace Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Anthony Anastasio, Everest Risk Group
Matthew Bates, Bell Partners Insurance
Shane Brady, McLardy McShane South East Insurance Brokers
Ken Dixon, Dixon Insurance Services
Sumit Sopori, Imperium Insurance and Financial Solutions
Jay Vuppala, Mga Insurance Group – Melbourne

BROKER OF THE YEAR (1-19 STAFF)

Winner: Kay Jackson, Simplex Insurance Solutions

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Dean Kennedy, Cruden Read
Luke McMahon, Bespoke Insurance Group & First Nations Insurance Group
Frans du Plessis, Grace Insurance
Daniel Webber, Webber Insurance Services

BROKER OF THE YEAR (20+ STAFF)

Winner: Dale Hansen, BMS Coast to Coast

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Shannan Gardner, Guardian Insurance Brokers
Simon Gray, Planned Cover
James Musial, Honan Insurance Group
Olivia Pollock, Shielded Insurance Brokers
Daniel Reid, Honan Insurance Group

BROKER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST

Winner: Gary Sim, CCM Insurance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Shabab Maqsud, Honan Insurance Group
Leanne Murphy, Praden Insurance Broking and Advisory

YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT (1-19 STAFF)

Winner: Tate Harris, allinsure

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Joseph Cuzzocrea, Maxton Insurance Brokers
Regan Pugh, Elliott Insurance Brokers
Olivia Taylor, Praden Insurance Broking and Advisory
William Thompson, Thompson Insurance
Siobhan Wilde, ARMA Insurance Brokers Hunter Valley Pty Ltd
James Wilson, Delmont Insurance Group

CHU UNDERWRITING AGENCIES YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT (20+ STAFF)

Winner: Hannah Tormey, Honan Insurance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Will Bird, Insure 247-Ausure
Adam Sloan, Ausure

AXA XL YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – INTERNATIONAL

Winner: Mahrukh Hamayun, Marsh

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Hayden Moorcroft, Gallagher
Lisa O’Sullivan, AON
Ben Willis, Gallagher

AUSTRALIAN GENERAL INSURER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Allianz

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Berkley Insurance Australia
CGU
Chubb Insurance

UNDERWRITING AGENCIES COUNCIL AUSTRALIAN UNDERWRITING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

Winner: Troy Filipcevic, Emergence Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Agile Underwriting Services
ARAG Australia
CHU Underwriting Agencies
GT Insurance
Pen Underwriting
Solution Underwriting Agency
Underwriting Agencies of Australia

BEST DIGITAL STRATEGY – INSURER

Winner: Amar Roomi, Blue Zebra Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Berkley Insurance Australia
Emergence Insurance
ProRisk Underwriting

BEST SERVICE PROVIDER

Winner: Gallagher Bassett

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AAMC
Advisr
Allied Universal Compliance and Investigations
BizCover
Crawford & Company Australia
Duck Creek Technologies
DXC Technology
Kanopi

GENERAL INSURER BDM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Michael Walker, CGU

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bradley Gray, QBE
Sanj Reddy, Allianz
Luke Wennerbom, Vero Insurance
Bernadette Wood, Allianz

AAMC GENERAL INSURER CLAIMS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Barbara Stenning, Berkley Insurance Australia

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AIG Australia
Chubb Insurance

UNDERWRITING AGENCIES COUNCIL UNDERWRITING AGENCY BDM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Katrina Johnson, CHU Underwriting Agencies

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Tena Dedic, Longitude Insurance
Connie Gane, Underwriting Agencies of Australia
Jessica Hutchinson, Dual Australia
Jessica Jenkins, Solution Underwriting Agency
Daniel Joiner, Mecon Insurance
Anthony Porter, AFA Insurance
Chris Varkoly, Prorisk Underwriting