Award Categories

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PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE – CSR

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Winner: allinsure

(Winner: Peter Chamberlain, allinsure and Presenter: Daniel Lukich, AAMC)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ansvar Insurance
BizCover
Stella Insurance

SMALL BROKERAGE

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Winner: Insurance Lab

(Darren Pavic, Insurance Lab)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Imperium Insurance and Financial Solutions
Insurance HQ
Lockmor Insurance Brokers
National Insurance Brokers
VIM Cover

SHIELDCOVER MEDIUM BROKERAGE

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Winner: Trade Risk

(Winner: Shane Moore, Trade Risk and Presenter: Aman Dhaliwaal, ShieldCover)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

allinsure
Bell Partners Insurance
Clear Insurance
Elliott Insurance The Green Broker
Eternity Insurance and Financial Services
Grace Insurance


Sponsored by

LARGE BROKERAGE

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Winner: McLardy McShane Insurance Brokers

(Winner: Meg Long, McLardy McShane Insurance Brokers and Presenter: Marc Crossman, UAA Group)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aviso WA Insurance Brokers
BAC Insurance Brokers
National Credit Insurance (Brokers)
Shielded Insurance

YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Gareth Downie, PSC Insurance Brokers

(Presenter: Marc Crossman, UAA Group and Winner: Gareth Downie, PSC Insurance Brokers)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Hayden Clarke, PSC amgi
Lara Morgan, allinsure
Skie Mitchell, Tasmanian Insurance Brokers
Tim Hardy, MGA Insurance Group Canberra

QBE Q NECT AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Sumit Sopori, Imperium Insurance and Financial Solutions

(Winner: Sumit Sopori, Imperium Insurance and Financial Solutions and Presenter: Steve Talbot, QBE)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Frans du Plessis, Grace Insurance
Peter Chamberlain, allinsure
Scott O’Neill, CP Insurance Services
Spencer Hon, Eternity Insurance & Financial Services


Sponsored by

QBE Q NECT AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE NETWORK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Insurance Advisernet

(Winner: Shaun Standfield, Insurance Advisernet and Presenter: Steve Talbot, QBE)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

McLardy McShane Partners
Oracle Group Australia


Sponsored by

AUSTRALIA UNDERWRITING BROKER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Matt Whitley, PSC

(Winner: Matt Whitley, PSC and Presenter: George Vincent, Australia Underwriting)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Deon Locke, Lockmor Insurance Brokers
Matthew Bates, Bell Partners Insurance
Regan Pugh, Elliott Insurance the Green Broker
Shane Brady, Stone Lane Broking & Risk Advisory
Tanushree Arora-Sopori, Imperium Insurance and Financial Solutions


Sponsored by

UNDERWRITING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Blue Zebra Insurance

(Presenter: Anna Cranney, Insurtech Australia and Winner: Matt Hodson, Blue Zebra Insurance)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Agile Underwriting Services
CHU Underwriting Agencies
Clover Insurance
Emergence Insurance
GT Insurance
MECON Insurance
Underwriting Agencies of Australia

AAMC CLAIMS TEAM OF THE YEAR

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Winner: CHU Underwriting Agencies

(Winner: David Gow, CHU Underwriting Agencies and Presenter: Daniel Lukich, AAMC)

(Winners: Blake Baxter (1) , Peter Furst (2), Christian Yrure (4) and Troy Filipcevic (5), Emergence Insurance and Presenter: Daniel Lukich, AAMC (3))

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Allianz Australia
Berkley Insurance Australia
Sportscover
Woodina Underwriting Agency


Sponsored by

EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

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Winner: Aon

(Presenter: Stacy Finnegan and Winner: Merusha Naidoo, Aon)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Allianz Australia
BizCover
Crawford & Company (Australia)

WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

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Winner: Claire Burke, CHU Underwriting Agencies

(Presenter: Carola Moore, AIA Australia and Winner: Katrina Fairbairn, on behalf of the winner Claire Burke, CHU Underwriting Agencies)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aimee Henderson, Grace Insurance
Shelagh Bock, GT Insurance
Tanushree Arora-Sopori, Imperium Insurance and Financial Solutions

BDM OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Pamela Beilby, CGU Insurance

(Presenter: Carola Moore, AIA Australia and Winner: Pamela Beilby, CGU Insurance)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Jason Sysouphat, UAA Group
Stephen Carey, Delta Insurance Australia

INSURER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Vero

(Presenter: Keith Roderick, Roderick Insurance Brokers and Winner: Sara Ozkara, Vero)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Allianz Australia
Berkley Insurance Australia

CEO OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Tony Dodd, GT Insurance

(Winner: Tony Dodd, GT Insurance and Presenter: Kylie Ashton, Financial Education)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Glen Riddell, Berkley Re Asia Pacific
Michael Wood, Woodina Underwriting Agency
Peter Chamberlain, allinsure
Tony Wheatley, Berkley Insurance Australia

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

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Winner: BizCover

(Presenter: Anna Cranney, Insurtech Australia and Winner: Jane Mason, BizCover)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AIA Australia
allinsure
Bell Partners Insurance
Berkley Insurance Australia
Elliott Insurance the Green Broker
Trade Risk

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE

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Winner: Allianz Australia

(Presenter: Keith Roderick, Roderick Insurance Brokers and Winner: Brendan Dunne, Allianz Australia)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Berkley Insurance Australia
Emergence Insurance

BEST SERVICE PROVIDER – CLAIMS

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Winner: Xceedance

(Presenter: Tony Dodd, GT Insurance and Winner: Prateek Vijayvergia, Xceedance)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ARC Projects
Credit Clear
Envista Forensics
Motorweb
Sedgwick Australia

BEST SERVICE PROVIDER – INSURTECH

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Winner: BizCover for Brokers

(Presenter: Tony Dodd, GT Insurance and Winners: Brad Hoyle and Jane Mason, BizCover for Brokers)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Advisr
Curium
Duck Creek Technologies
JAVLN
Kanopi
Sync Technologies

AUSTRALIAN BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: McLardy McShane Insurance Brokers

(Winner: Meg Long, McLardy McShane Insurance Brokers and Presenter: Tesh Patel, Delta Insurance)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Insurance Lab
Trade Risk

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

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Winner: Keith Roderick, Roderick Insurance Brokers

(Winner: Keith Roderick, Roderick Insurance Brokers and Presenter: Angela Fitzpatrick, Crawford & Company Australia)

This is the highest honour at the Insurance Business Australia Awards.

This award recognises and celebrates a leading figure who has contributed much to the advancement of the insurance industry in Australia.

This award acknowledges someone with an established history and reputation of distinguished service to the insurance profession and who has exhibited leadership and provided inspiration to others in the sector and own workplace, whilst putting the interests of the industry at the top of their priorities throughout their career.