Insurance House Advance has awarded its Authorised Partner of the Year honour to Brisbane-based Guardsafe Insurance Brokers MD Kylie Howlett.

Awards for Business Excellence were taken out by Sydney-based Bell Partners Asset Protection MD Matthew Bate and Commercial Insurance Group director Jeff Tyler, as well as Bendigo-based Provide Insurance director Anthony Farrant.

Wollongong-based Property Sure Principal David Stott won the Operational Excellence award.

The Insurance House Advance network was launched in October with a national membership of more than 45 partners Australia-wide.

Partners in Insurance House Advance operate and own their businesses and trade under their own names as part of the wider group.