The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has released its list of finalists for the 12th New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards.

The Australian awards event was held last month, and now it’s New Zealand’s turn to celebrate industry excellence across 14 categories.

“ANZIIF extends its gratitude to the judging panel, for their time spent evaluating this year’s submissions,” the institute said. “ANZIIF would also like to thank our sponsors for their unwavering support towards this celebration of talent and achievement.”

Award winners will be announced at the Cordis hotel, Auckland, on November 21.

The finalists are:

Broker network of the year

• Insurance Advisernet
• Folio

Underwriting agency of the year

• Delta Insurance
• Underwriting Agencies of New Zealand
• DUAL
• TLC

General insurance company of the year

• AA Insurance
• AMI Insurance
• Chubb Insurance
• FMG
• Vero Insurance New Zealand

Claims team of the year

• AA Insurance
• Chubb Life
• DUAL
• Fidelity Life
• IAG New Zealand
• QBE

Life insurance company of the year

• Asteron Life
• Fidelity Life

Insurtech start-up of the year

• InsuredHQ
• JAVLN
• Simfuni

Professional services firm of the year

• Finity
• Ensure Recruitment
• McLarens New Zealand
• Gallagher Basset
• Sedgwick

Service provider to the insurance industry

• IVAA
• Johns Lyng New Zealand
• RedBook
• Smith&Smith

Excellence in workplace diversity and inclusion

• Smith&Smith
• Tower

Excellence in environmental, social and governance change

• FMG
• IAG New Zealand
• Smith&Smith

Young insurance professional of the year

• Samantha Beattie, Wotton + Kearney
• Nick Boyd, Johns Lyng New Zealand
• Jake Carter, Carter Briggs Hurle
• Matthew Hutcheson, Wotton + Kearny
• Abigail Ellen Leach, Delta Insurance
• Nick Meister, Vero Insurance New Zealand
• Bradley Tonkin, Spring Loans
• Shera Torrey, Morgan Project Services 

Large broking company of the year, insurance leader of the year, and lifetime achievement award categories will be announced on the night.