More than 400 delegates attended the Insurance Advisernet (IA) conference in Hobart last week.

The opening session featured the unveiling of the company’s new logo, which will be introduced from February. A members-only session discussed IA’s strategic plan for next year.

The conference culminated in an awards dinner, with the following winners announced:

• Chairman’s award IA: Steve Dymond, GM Business and Information Systems, IA; John Lewis, Principal, Astute Insurance Services in Adelaide
• Chairman’s award IA New Zealand: Bernie Kane, director, Meridian General Brokers in Auckland
• Platinum quality practice award: Nic Curkoski, director, Coastal Insurance Services in Helensburgh, NSW
• IA NZ broker of the year: Jackie Boyd, director, Penberthy Insurance Otago
• Employee of the year: Sophie Beer, Regional Operations Assistant, Central Region, IA in Sydney
• Region of the year: Southern Region, led by John Burke, GM Southern Region in Melbourne
• AR of the year: Lisa Carter, Principal, Clear Insurance in Brisbane.