The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has named Steven Hill from Capital Innovation Australia and Glen Ryan from Austcover as finalists for the Queensland broker of the year award.

The winner will be announced at a gala lunch at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane on July 18.

Regional winners compete for the Stephen Ball Memorial Award for national broker of the year, which will be announced at the NIBA Convention in Hobart in September.

The award is sponsored by QBE.