Insurance Business New Zealand Awards 2021

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The inaugural Insurance Business Awards New Zealand were launched in October 2020, with a call to insurance professionals around the country to send in nominations. Over the following weeks, the Insurance Business NZ team was inundated with stories of strength, leadership and adaptability from insurance teams across the nation. It was heartening to see how so many members of the insurance profession rose to the challenges presented by COVID-19 and its impact in New Zealand and beyond. The winners were carefully selected by a panel of 14 expert judges, including prominent industry figureheads from organisations like Suncorp, IAG, Gallagher Bassett, AIA, Delta, Donaldson Brown, nib, Youi, the Veterinary Professional Insurance Society and Insurance Advisernet. Gold winners and excellence awardees were announced on 17 February on the Insurance Business NZ website. The leading independent awards event for the insurance profession in New Zealand, the Insurance Business Awards NZ recognise the best around the country. After such a testing year, the awards were well earned, particularly for those insurance professionals who spent the past 12 months navigating the global impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. It’s more important than ever that, as an industry, we take the time to recognise and celebrate the fantastic personal and organisational achievements and contributions on our doorstep.

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Insurance Business NZ issued an open call for nominations to the title’s nationwide readership of insurance professionals.

Prospective nominees sent in submissions online; IBNZ received hundreds of nominations. After a lengthy vetting process, the shortlisted candidates were invited to send additional information to be considered by the judges.

Each award had its own judges, who cast their votes to decide on the winners. Gold winners and Excellence Award recipients for the 12 categories were announced on 17 February.