The 2026 finalists represent organisations, teams and individuals from across New Zealand’s insurance ecosystem, including general and life insurance, broking, claims, underwriting, insurtech, financial advice, professional services and service providers.

This year also marks the introduction of Financial Advice Provider/Authorised Body of the Year, a category recognising the growing importance of advice-led models in delivering strong customer outcomes.

ANZIIF CEO Katrina Shanks congratulated this year’s finalists.

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

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

2026 Finalists

Broker Network of the Year

• Community Broker Network New Zealand
• Insurance Advisernet

Claims Team of the Year

• AA Insurance
• Asteron Life
• Chubb Insurance New Zealand
• Fidelity Life Claims Team
• Godfreys Managed Services (GMS)
• 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 Limited
• Fundagroup Insurance Brokers Limited
• 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.

We look forward to bringing the industry together to celebrate excellence, leadership and achievement across the profession at a new venue.

The 2026 Awards will be held at the New Zealand International Convention Centre on Tuesday 10 November.

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