Vero is the insurer of choice among NZ brokers after being named Insurer of the Year at the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ) awards in Auckland last week.

Vero’s veteran CEO, Roger Bell, was also hailed as the year’s best professional.

IBANZ CEO Gary Young told insuranceNEWS.com.au this year’s awards ceremony attracted more than 340 industry people, who celebrated a “particularly high standard of entries”.

The winners were:

Insurer of the Year: Vero;
Broker of the Year: John Blackmore, CFS Risk Services;
Insurance Professional: Roger Bell, Vero;
Young Professional broker: Deane Moyle, Aon;
Young Professional insurer: Andrew Pook, Zurich;
Insurance investigator: Ron McQuilter, Paragon;
Loss adjuster: Stephen Kay, Cunningham Lindsey;
Broking office: Rothbury Ashburton;
Innovation: Crash Brokers;
Support Services: Smith & Smith.