Delta Insurance has taken out the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) award for underwriting agency of the year for the second consecutive time.

More than 400 insurance professionals gathered at Cordis in Auckland on Wednesday to celebrate the eighth year of the awards, which recognise excellence by individuals and businesses across the New Zealand industry.

AA Insurance again took out the direct general insurance company category, as well as the innovation of the year prize, while the gong for large broking company of the year was awarded to Insurance Advisernet New Zealand

Vero took the intermediated insurance company award, Runacres Insurance was named small-medium broking company of the year and Suncorp New Zealand won for excellence in workplace diversity and inclusion.

Fidelity Life was again crowned life insurance company of the year.

Ben Holloway, of Fidelity Life, was announced young insurance professional of the year.

The winners for each category are:

• Large Broking Company of the Year: Insurance Advisernet New Zealand
• Young Insurance Professional of the Year: Ben Holloway, Fidelity Life
• Small-Medium Broking Company of the Year: Runacres Insurance
• Underwriting Agency of the Year: Delta Insurance
• Direct General Insurance Company of the Year: AA Insurance
• Intermediated Insurance Company of the Year: Vero
• Life Insurance Company of the Year: Fidelity Life
• Innovation of the Year: AA Insurance
• Professional Services Firm of the Year: Sedgwick New Zealand
• Service Provider to the Insurance Industry: JB Hi-Fi
• Excellence in Workplace Diversity and Inclusion: Suncorp New Zealand