The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has unveiled the full list of finalists for its 22nd awards event, to be held in Sydney on August 13.

Brokerages, insurers, underwriting agencies and young professionals are among the categories. The insurance leader of the year and ANZIIF lifetime achievement awards will also be announced on the night.

“Being selected as a finalist is an outstanding achievement and reflects the strong commitment of the companies and individuals ... that have helped our industry grow and flourish,” ANZIIF said.

The finalists are:

Authorised representative network of the year

• Community Broker Network
• Insurance Advisernet Australia
• McLardy McShane Partners
• Metrix Connect

Claims team

• AIA Australia
• Allianz Australia, GI claims team
• Allianz Australia, life and health claims team
• Aon
• BizCover Australia
• CHU Underwriting Agencies
• DXC Technology
• Elders Insurance
• FreightSafe
• Hollard
• IAG, intermediated claims – CGU claims
• Marsh
• NTI
• Sportscover

Insurtech start-up of the year

• Curium
• FreightInsure
• WeatherIt
• Konnect NET
• myVal
• QuoteCheck

Small-medium broking company

• Fortuna Insurance Services
• Guardian Insurance Brokers
• Praden Insurance Broking and Advisory
• Simplex Insurance Solutions
• Star Insurance Solutions
• Sureinsure Insurance Advisors

Large broking company

• QBE
• Aon
• Gallagher
• Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers
• Marsh
• McLardy McShane Partners

Small-medium general insurance company

• Achmea Farm Insurance
• Adica Insurance
• Hospitality Industry Insurance
• RACT Insurance

Large general insurance company

• Allianz Australia
• Hollard
• QBE Insurance

Small-medium underwriting agency

• Clover Insurance
• Club Marine
• Coalition Inc
• Harland Green
• Insurance Investment Solutions
• Mecon Insurance
• Resilience Insurance
• SafetyCulture Care
• Sportscover
• Tego Insurance

Large underwriting agency

• CHU Underwriting Agencies
• NTI
• UAA

Life insurance company

• AIA Australia
• NobleOak Life

Professional services firm

• AIM Insurance Services
• Barry Nilsson
• Crashify
• Finity
• Fuse Recruitment
• Sedgwick
• Sharps Australia
• SheBuild Consulting
• Silver Wolf Projects
• Sparke Helmore
• The Bridge International Consulting
• Turks

Service provider to the insurance industry

• Allied Universal Compliance and Investigations
• Arc Projects
• BizCover Australia
• Brooksight Investigations
• Compliance Advocacy Solutions
• Crawford & Company Australia
• DXC Technology
• EML
• Forensic Origin and Cause Investigations
• Gallagher Bassett
• Insurebuild
• Konnect NET
• Levant Central
• myVal
• Paynters
• Sharps Australia
• Sync Technologies Australia
• WA Insurance Builders
• Xceedance

Young insurance professional of the year

• Jason Wang – 111 Insurance Services
• Justin McDonald – Adica Insurance
• Elizabeth Telfer – AIA Australia
• Leonora Verdino – AIA Australia
• Nicole van Grieken – AIA Australia
• Ornella Munaweera – AIA Australia
• Anna Zeeng – CHU Underwriting Agencies
• Mia Wilson – CHU Underwriting Agencies
• Luke Dugdell – Claims Hero
• Jon Stagg – Crawford & Company
• Sinead Waters – Gallagher Bassett
• Irene Zhu – KeyInsure
• James Vlasveld – Markel International
• Niki Pokala – Sureinsure Insurance Advisors
• Theunis Haasbroek – TAL
• Alan Xian – Taylor Fry 
• Stephanie Gioffre – UAA
• Jodie Geraghty – Willis Towers Watson