NIBA has announced its state nominees for broker and young broker of the year.
The winner will be announced at the NIBA Convention, to be held in Sydney in September, with regional winners to be announced during a set of gala lunches around the country to be held in May and July.
Last year,
Dale Hansen, CEO of
Austbrokers Coast to Coast, took home the
QBE-sponsored broker of the year prize while Noel Kelly, account manager at
Austbrokers AEI, took home the
Vero-sponsored young broker of the year.
“Congratulations to all our finalists – it is always a tough call as the calibre of insurance brokers nominated gets higher every year,” NIBA CEO,
Dallas Booth said.
“We wish all finalists the best of luck in the national awards.”
Major broking houses lead the way in nominations this year with
Marsh collecting five nominees in the various categories.
JLT and AJG followed with two nominees each.
The finalists are:
BROKER OF THE YEAR:
NSW/ACT
- James Dunk, Dunk Insurance
- Ron Tomsic, Marsh
- Michael Whyte, Marsh
Qld
- Lisa Carter, Clear Insurance
- Shane Flower, Pro-Insure
- Maria Newman, Marsh
SA/NT
- Brett Hagan, Insurance Risk Solutions
- Kelly Keast, Holdfast Insurance Brokers
- Joanne Tutton, Aon
Vic/Tas
- Hayden Armstrong, Armstrong’s Insurance Brokers
- John Farrell, Steadfast Taswide Insurance Brokers
WA
- Brett Piggott, Willis Temby Insurance Brokers
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL BROKER OF THE YEAR:
NSW/ACT
- Stephen Allan, GSA
- James Harmer, JLT
- Tim Richmond, Oxley Insurance Brokers
Qld
- Stacey Lloyd, Marsh
- Kimberley Lundberg, Insurance Aid General Brokers
- Amy Morrison, Insurance House
SA/NT
- Georgina Frost, Holdfast Insurance Brokers
- Mitchell Sleigh, AJG
- Karl Stephens, AJG
Vic/Tas
- Ben Gair, Australian General Insurance Services
- Ben Robinson, AJG
- Adam Ware, BJS Insurance Brokers (Gippsland) Pty Ltd
WA
- Daniel Curnow, Centrewest
- Paula Eggers, Marsh
- Jamie Rigoli, JLT
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