The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has announced the finalists of this year’s New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards.

The awards will be presented on November 16 in Auckland.

The finalists in each category are:

• Direct general insurance company of the year: AA Insurance, AMI, FMG
• Intermediated insurance company: NZI, Vero
• Life insurance company: Asteron Life, Fidelity Life
• Innovation of the year: AMP Financial Services, NZI
• Service provider to the insurance industry: Construction Cost Consultants, CoreLogic, Gallagher Bassett, JB Hi-Fi, Smith&Smith
• Professional services firm: Cunningham Lindsey, DLA Piper, Duncan Cotterill, Finity Consulting, Hesketh Henry
• Young insurance professionals employer of the year: AA Insurance, Cigna New Zealand, Gallagher Bassett, Runacres Insurance
• Women’s employer of the year: AA Insurance, ANZ (including OnePath Life), IAG New Zealand, Suncorp New Zealand
• Young insurance professional: Amanda Cooper of IAG New Zealand, Charlotte Langridge of Runacres Insurance, Sophie Riddle of NZI, Tony Seto of Willis Towers Watson, Jonathan Winstone of Pearce Financial Services
• Broking professional: Kim Matthews of Rothbury Insurance Brokers, Hayden Ryan of Crombie Lockwood.