The Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims Association has named the winners of its maiden excellence awards, covering 10 categories.

They are:

• Leadership excellence: Tina Beilby from Zurich Financial Services
• Claims excellence: Matthew Austin from CommInsure
• Underwriting excellence: Stephen Connolly from Zurich Financial Services
• Rehabilitation excellence: Rebecca McMurray from Work Rehab
• Rising star: Katie Hartley from CommInsure
• Education: Carola Moore from AMP
• Claims team: MLC Life Insurance
• Underwriting team: Asteron Life
• Customer service: TAL direct claims
• Innovation: BT Financial life insurance claims.