The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has announced the finalists for its NZ awards program.

“The calibre of this year’s finalists reflects the professionalism, innovation and commitment to customers that continue to strengthen New Zealand’s insurance industry,” ANZIIF CEO Katrina Shanks said.

“We look forward to bringing the industry together to recognise their achievements and celebrate the people and organisations setting the standard for excellence.”

This year’s NZ Insurance Industry Awards ceremony will be at the New Zealand International Convention Centre on November 10. Find tickets here.

The finalists are:

Broker network of the year

• Community Broker Network New Zealand
• Insurance Advisernet

Claims team

• AA Insurance
• Asteron Life
• Chubb Insurance New Zealand
• Fidelity Life claims team
• Godfreys Managed Services
• Medical Assurance Society – general insurance claims team 
• Partners Life
• Vero Insurance

Financial advice provider/authorised body of the year

• Invicta Financial
• Resure
• RIVAL Wealth

Insurtech start-up of the year

• Announced on the night

Small-medium broking company of the year

• Blanket Advice
• Fundagroup Insurance Brokers
• TWG Financial Services

Large broking company of the year

• Announced on the night

General insurance company of the year

• AA Insurance
• Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance New Zealand
• FMG
• Tower
• Vero Insurance

Life insurance company of the year

• Asteron Life
• Fidelity Life
• Partners Life

Professional services firm of the year

• Finity
• McLarens
• Morgan Home Repairs
• Sedgwick New Zealand
• Wotton Kearney

Service provider to the insurance industry

• Arc Projects
• IVAA Contents Procurement
• Johns Lyng
• RedBook New Zealand
• Simfuni
• Xceedance

Underwriting agency of the year

• Delta
• Emergence Insurance

Young insurance professional of the year

• Anika Thomasson – Sedgwick New Zealand
• Chloe Keen – Marsh
• Darcy Hughes – Marsh
• Erika Cox – McLarens
• Irene Chiang – Marsh
• Joey Gregory – SHARE NZ – The Advisory
• Musa Olatunji – Godfreys Chartered Loss Adjusters
• Nick Swiney – Medical Assurance Society
• Sam Paterson – Fidelity Life
• Tahlia Rogers-Brown – Zurich

The ANZIIF lifetime achievement award will be announced on the night following a separate industry nomination and judging process.