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Australian Insurance Industry Awards winners announced

29 Aug 2022

From ANZIIF - Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance

ANZIIF is delighted to announce the winners for the 18th ANZIIF Australian Insurance Industry Awards.

The winners have demonstrated exceptional dedication to the Australian insurance industry and all share a common pursuit for excellence — view the 2022 winners on the ANZIIF website.

The industry’s ‘night of nights’ saw over 750 professionals from the insurance and financial services sector in attendance y’s ‘night of nights’ at The Star in Sydney.

Attendees were entertained by Master of Ceremonies Craig Reucassel, Australian writer and comedian best known for his work with The Chaser and for going through your bins on The War on Waste.

Among the awards for individual excellence, Bianca Parussolo (ProRisk) was announced Young Insurance Professional of the Year, Sharanjit Paddam (Finity Consulting) was announced Insurance Leader of the Year, and Jacki Johnson was presented with the ANZIIF Lifetime Achievement Award.

“We were so delighted to see a full house of over 750 insurance professionals here to celebrate the year that was – in person!’ said Prue Willsford, ANZIIF Chief Executive Officer. Every finalist embodied the true meaning of professionalism and has contributed to building trust and confidence in our community. For that, you all deserve to be celebrated.”

“Thank you to our fabulous, diverse judging panel for dedicating their time to fairly review all submissions. This year, our judging panel consisted of a wide range of industry representatives, and I know how much time they have invested to ensure a fair and serious consideration of the submissions.”

Congratulations to the 2022 Winners:

Small Broking Company of the Year: Clear Insurance

Medium Broking Company of the Year: Scott Winton Insurance Brokers

Large Broking Company of the Year: Marsh

Authorised Representative Network of the Year: Insurance Advisernet

Underwriting Agency of the Year: CHU Underwriting Agencies

Small-Medium General Insurance Company of the Year: Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania (RACT)

Large General Insurance Company of the Year: Suncorp Group

General Insurance Claims Team of the Year: CGU Strategic Broker Claims Teams

Life Insurance Company of the Year: AIA Australia

Insurtech Start-up of the Year: Mitti Insurance

Professional Services Firm of the Year: MinterEllison

Service Provider to the Insurance Industry: IVAA

Excellence in Workplace Diversity and Inclusion: Hollard Insurance Company

Excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance Change: QBE

Young Insurance Professional of the Year: Bianca Parussolo, Professional Risk Underwriting (ProRisk)

Insurance Leader of the Year: Sharanjit Paddam

ANZIIF Lifetime Achievement Award: Jacki Johnson

Tags:Bianca Parussolo Jacki Johnson Prue Willsford Sharanjit Paddam

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