Award Categories
Fourteen award categories provide companies and individuals the opportunity to demonstrate the highest standards of best practice and innovative initiatives in their field:
Companies, teams or individuals can be nominated for an award by a third party or by self-nomination through submission of an application.
Award winners are announced and presented at a gala presentation evening attended by over 800 industry leaders and members.
Judges
Each award category is adjudicated by a distinguished panel of Australian, New Zealand and international judges and is independently audited to ensure proceedings are conducted with the greatest integrity.
Judges for the 2009 awards include:
- Joan Fitzpatrick, CEO, ANZIIF
- Sivam Subramaniam, Editor-in-Chief, AIR
- Martin McAvenna, Chairman, Underwriting Agencies Council (UAC)
- Steven Coles, Chief Information & Business Improvement Officer, Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd
- Ian Brown, Immediate Past President, ANZIIF
- Chris Ryan, Chief Executive, Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ)
- Chris Rodd, President, Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA)
- Ian McWalter, President, Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters (AICLA)
- Tracey Peters, President, Australian Life Underwriting and Claims Association Incorporated (ALUCA)
- Nick Kirk, Chief Executive Officer, Calliden
- Noel Pettersen, CEO, National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA)
- Harry Rosenthal, General Manager, Unimutual Risk Management Services, University of New South Wales
- Patrick M Liedtke, Secretary General & Managing Director, The Geneva Association
- Patrick Kenny, President & Chief Executive Officer, International Insurance Society Inc
