The winners of the 2021 WA Broker of the Year and Young Professional Broker of the Year awards will be announced next week at a National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) gala lunch.

The WA champions will be celebrated on July 9 at Crown Perth ahead of national presentations at the NIBA Convention at The Star Gold Coast on October 11-12.

In the running for WA Broker of the Year are GSK Insurance Brokers Senior Account Manager Jeff Booth; Marsh Managing Principal Sarsha Neal; and Imperium Insurance & Financial Solutions MD Sumit Sopori.

The competitors for the WA Young Professional Broker of the Year are Albany District Insurance Brokers Account Executive Luke Cameron; Knightcorp Insurance Brokers Account Executive Joel Middleton; and Risk Guidance Insurance MD and Founder Robbie Gibbs.

The 2021 winners for Queensland will be awarded at a NIBA gala lunch in Brisbane on July 14 and NSW/ACT winners in Sydney on July 16.

Queensland finalists for Broker of the Year are Austbrokers Comsure Senior Insurance Advisor David Kimber; Aon Client Manager Tamara Trotman; and Crucial Insurance and Risk Advisors MD Tony Venning.

NSW/ACT finalists are Marsh Head of FINPRO Craig Claughton; Driessen Insurance Brokers MD Leo Driessen; and Arma Insurance Brokers Hunter Valley MD Amanda Morris.

The winners from each of those trios will join Capital Innovation Chairman Ian Goninon – the Victorian/Tasmanian Broker of the Year – and winners from WA and SA/NT in competing for the 2021 national Stephen Ball Memorial Award, which is sponsored by QBE.

This year’s Queensland finalists for Young Professional Broker are Austbrokers Coast to Coast Sales Manager Taela Bloemers; Aon Client Executive Lachlan Hastings; Cornerstone Risk Group MD Business Development Scott Mitchell; and Crucial Insurance & Risk Advisors Broker Alishia Oliver.

The NSW/ACT finalists are Markey Insurance & Risk Senior Account Executive Megan Farmer; Ian Jones Insurance Brokers Newcastle Account Broker Kayla Smith; and Warren Saunders Insurance Brokers Broking Operations Manager Lindsay Turner.

The two winners from those groups will compete alongside Integral Insurance Services’ Mitchell Wight – the Victorian/Tasmanian Young Professional Broker of the Year – and the WA and SA/NT winners for the national Warren Tickle Memorial Award, which is backed by long-time sponsor Vero.