Finalists announced for the 2017 New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards

Now in their sixth year, the Awards recognise excellence and achievement by the top performing individuals and businesses from across the industry

Finalists announced for the 2017 New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2017 New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards.

Now in their sixth year, the Awards recognise excellence and achievement by the top performing individuals and businesses from across the industry.

‘The New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards provide us the opportunity to celebrate our industry achievements and recognise those high achievers from within the industry. These Awards also work to celebrate and highlight the great contribution those in insurance make to the community,’ says Prue Willsford, CEO, ANZIIF.

The finalists for each category are:
DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
  • AA Insurance
  • AMI
  • FMG
INTERMEDIATED INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
  • NZI
  • Vero
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
  • Asteron Life
  • Fidelity Life
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
  • AMP Financial Services
  • NZI
SERVICE PROVIDER TO THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY OF THE YEAR
  • Construction Cost Consultants
  • CoreLogic
  • Gallagher Bassett
  • JB HiFi
  • Smith&Smith
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM OF THE YEAR
  • Cunningham Lindsey
  • DLA Piper
  • Duncan Cotterill
  • Finity Consulting
  • Hesketh Henry
YOUNG INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
  • AA Insurance
  • Cigna New Zealand
  • Gallagher Bassett
  • Runacres Insurance
WOMEN'S EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
  • AA Insurance
  • ANZ (including OnePath Life)
  • IAG New Zealand
  • Suncorp New Zealand
YOUNG INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
  • Amanda Cooper, IAG New Zealand
  • Charlotte Langridge, Runacres Insurance
  • Sophie Riddle, NZI
  • Tony Seto, Willis Towers Watson
  • Jonathan Winstone, Pearce Financial Services
BROKING PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
  • Kim Matthews, Rothbury Insurance Brokers
  • Hayden Ryan, Crombie Lockwood

This year’s awards are sponsored by platinum sponsors Asteron Life, DLA Piper New Zealand, Fidelity Life, JB HiFi NZ, NZI, Vero New Zealand and gold sponsor, Stelvio.

With additional categories announced on the night, the Awards will be held at the SKYCITY Convention Centre in Auckland on Thursday 16 November 2017.


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