The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) has announced the contenders for the 2023 Australian Insurance Industry Awards. 

Now in its 19th year, ANZIIF will unveil the winners on August 24 at The Star in Sydney, with more than 600 people expected to attend. Tickets to the event, which will feature Network Ten Whadjuk Noongar journalist Narelda Jacobs as Master of Ceremonies, are available here.

"This year, we are celebrating how our industry has continued to support its customers, communities and its people, along with recognising the extraordinary achievements of the diverse talent within our industry,” CEO Prue Willsford said. 

The Awards are decided by a panel of industry judges who read and score each submission under supervision of an independent auditor.  

Here are this year's finalists in each of 17 categories:  

Small Broking Company of the Year: Simplex Insurance Solutions, Vie Legal Insurance 

Medium Broking Company of the Year: Guardian Insurance Brokers, Warren Saunders Insurance Brokers 

Large Broking Company of the Year: Aon, Honan Insurance Group, Marsh 

Authorised Representative Network of the Year: Community Broker Network, Insurance Advisernet 

Underwriting Agency of the Year: CHU Underwriting Agencies, NTI, ProRisk 

Small-Medium General Insurance Company of the Year: Adica Insurance, RACT Insurance    

Large General Insurance Company of the Year: Allianz, CGU, Chubb Insurance, QBE Australia Pacific, Suncorp Group

Claims Team of the Year: ARC Projects, CHU Underwriting Agencies, CGU, NTI, ProRisk, Suncorp Group, Woodina Law, Youi Insurance

Life Insurance Company of the Year: AIA Australia, MetLife Australia 

Insurtech Start-up of the Year: Clover Insurance, Curium, FreightInsure, Loop Logics, Sync Technologies 

Excellence in Workplace Diversity and Inclusion: Allianz, CHU Underwriting Agencies, Hollard Insurance, Honan Insurance Group, Marsh, MetLife Australia 

Excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance Change: Honan Insurance Group, IAG, Marsh, QBE Insurance Australia, Swiss Re   

Young Insurance Professional of the Year: Sedgwick Chartered Loss Adjuster Robert Dang, Honan Key Client Manager Commercial Jasmin Gabrielli, Finity Senior Consultant Calise Liu, ProRisk Team Leader/Senior Underwriter Financial Lines Vanessa MacDonald, Crawford & Company Assistant VP Global Regulatory Compliance Levi Mitchell, AIA Australia Rehabilitation & Wellbeing Team Manager Taeylor Postle, and Woodina Underwriting Agency Senior Associate Yen Tran. 

Professional Services Firm of the Year: Barry Nilsson, DLA Piper, Finity, Hall & Wilcox, MinterEllison, Moray & Agnew, Sparke Helmore Lawyers 

Service Provider to the Insurance Industry: Allied Universal Compliance and Investigations, ARC Projects, CoreLogic, DXC Technology, Gallagher Bassett, IVAA, JB Hi-Fi Business, Modos Group, Paynter Dixon, Paynters