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PROFESSIONALISM / The 2021 NIBA Broker Awards
NIBA AWARDS CELEBRATE BROKING EXCELLENCE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
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The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has revealed the state/territory finalists for its two prestigious titles; the Broker of the Year and the Young Professional Broker of the Year.
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IBA has announced the NSW/ ACT, Qld, WA and SA/NT Broker of the Year and Young Professional Broker of the Year Award finalists. NIBA CEO Dallas Booth congratulated this year’s finalists, adding: “We received a significant number of nominations this year, all of which were of an extremely high calibre. We’re thrilled to acknowledge the finalists across the country for their outstanding contribution to the broking profession.” The NSW/ACT finalists for the QBE-sponsored Broker of the Year are: Craig Claughton of Marsh, Leo Driessen of Driessen Insurance Brokers and Amanda Morris of Arma Insurance Brokers Hunter Valley. The NSW/ACT finalists for the Vero-sponsored Young Professional Broker of the Year are: Megan Farmer of Markey Insurance & Risk, Kayla Smith of Ian Jones Insurance Brokers Newcastle and Lindsay Turner of Warren Saunders Insurance Brokers. The Queensland finalists for the QBE-sponsored Broker of the Year are: David Kimber of Austbrokers Comsure, Tamar Trotman of Aon and Tony Venning of Crucial Insurance and Risk Advisors. The Queensland finalists for the Vero-sponsored Young Professional Broker of the Year are: Taela Bloemers of Austbrokers Coast to Coast, Lachlan Hastings of Aon, Scott Mitchell of Cornerstone Risk Group and Alishia Oliver of Crucial Insurance & Risk Advisor. The WA finalists for the QBE-sponsored Broker of the Year Award are: Jeff Booth of GSK Insurance Bokers, Sarsha Neal of Marsh and Sumit Sopori of Imperium Insurance & Financial Solutions. The WA finalists for the Vero-sponsored Young Professional Broker of the Year
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are: Luke Cameron of Albany District Insurance Brokers, Joel Middleton of Knightcorp Insurance Brokers and Robbie Gibbs of Risk Guidance Insurance. The SA/NT finalists for the QBE-sponsored Broker of the Year Award are: Kate Edgar of CBD Insurance Services and Karen Skinner of Skinner & Irvine Insurance. The SA/NT finalists for the Vero-sponsored Young Professional Broker Award are: Nikia Goers of Webber Insurance Services, Patrick McCole of Aon and Jasmine Miller of Gallagher. The Broker of the Year Award, sponsored by QBE, goes to an individual broker who is deemed an inspirational role model for the broking community. The Broker of the Year region winners will go on to compete for the Stephen Ball Memorial Award for Insurance Broker of the Year. The Young Professional Broker of the Year Award, sponsored by Vero, recognises the broking industry’s rising stars under the age of 35. The winner of each NIBA region (NSW/ACT, Qld, SA/NT, Vic/
Tas and WA) will join Vero’s prestigious Young Brokers Alumni Program and go on to compete for the national Warren Tickle Memorial Award for Young Professional Insurance Broker of the Year. A National Awards Ceremony will be held in Sydney, at which time, insurer performance will also be acknowledged, with the General Insurer of the Year and Underwriting Agency of the Year announced. The NSW/ACT winner for both the titles will be announced during the NIBA NSW Gala Lunch on 16 July at Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf. The Queensland winners will be announced during the NIBA Queensland Gala Lunch on 14 July at the Royal International Convention Centre. The Western Australian winners will be announced during the NIBA Western Australian Gala Lunch on 9 July at Crown Perth. The SA/NT winner will be announced at the NIBA South Australian Gala Lunch on Friday, 23 July at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
