The Australian insurance industry crowned its 2026 champions on Friday night. More than 500 professionals packed Doltone House on Sydney Harbour for the ninth annual Insurance Business Australia Awards. The winners are now in!
The sold-out gala dinner event recognised standout performance across 22 categories, spanning Small Brokerage of the Year, Authorised Representative of the Year, Insurer of the Year, Woman of Distinction and more.
Brokers, insurers, underwriters and service providers from across the market turned out for a night of cocktails, wine, dinner, live music entertainment from singer Teegan Bishop — and the main event, the awards themselves. This year's MC, the witty television personality and comedian Ed Kavalee (pictured), kept the night rolling along with panache.
Every finalist made the cut on merit. But the judges could only crown one winner per category. Here is a full list of the night’s winners. The names of the final victors will also be published on the Insurance Business Awards website:
Rhodian Authorised Representative Network of the Year
Winner: Insurance Advisernet
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Authorised Representative of the Year
Winner: Sonia Christou, All Star Insurance Brokers
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BDM of the Year
Winner: Andreanna Murphy, UAA Group
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Best Service Provider – Claims
Winner: EML
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Best Service Provider – Insurtech
Winner: Curium
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Australia Underwriting Broker of the Year
Winner: James Still, Still Insured
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Xceedance CEO of the Year
Winner: Lisa Carter, Clear Insurance
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AAMC Claims Team of the Year
Winner: NTI
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Employer of Choice
Winner: EML
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Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Winner: All Star Insurance Brokers
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Consolidated Insurance Brokers Insurer of the Year
Winner: HDI Global SE, Australia
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Arch Insurance Australia Large Brokerage of the Year
Winner: Guardian Insurance Brokers
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Medium Brokerage of the Year
Winner: Crucial Insurance And Risk Advisors
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Outstanding Customer Experience
Winner: PassportCard Travel Insurance
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AAMC Philanthropy & Community Service – CSR
Winner: Insurance Advisernet Foundation
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Premium Funder of the Year
Winner: Attvest
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Small Brokerage of the Year
Winner: Star Insurance Solutions
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Underwriting Agencies Council Underwriting Agency of the Year
Winner: CFC Australia
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ARC Projects Woman of Distinction
Winner: Anita Lane, CFC
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Elantis Premium Funding Young Achiever of the Year
Winner: Taylor Burstow, McLardy McShane Brisbane
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Lifetime Achievement
Winner: Dallas Booth AM
DXC Technology Australian Brokerage of the Year
Winner: Star Insurance Solutions
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This year’s awards attracted the support of a wide array of industry stakeholders – a big thanks to all of them. The Event Partner was our long-time supporter, AAMC. Gold Award Partners were DXC and Xceedance. Silver Award Partners were ARC Projects, Australia Underwriting, Consolidated Insurance Brokers and Rhodian.
A special thank you also to Simon Kerslake for these photos.
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