Suncorp advisory business Resilium has awarded its Fire Helmet Award to Parkway Insurance Services and named fellow Queensland business Hayes Insurance Services practice of the year.

The Fire Helmet Award recognises the practice with the greatest premium growth last financial year. The awards were presented at Resilium’s adviser conference at the Adelaide Oval.

MD Adrian Kitchin told the 400 delegates the business grew substantially faster than the market in the previous year.

Conference speakers included Carman’s Fine Foods founder Carolyn Creswell, ex-special forces soldier Damian Thomlinson, former forensic investigator Peter Baines and Yellow Brick Road founder Mark Bouris.