{"id":82107,"date":"2026-04-24T09:35:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=82107"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:28:03","slug":"life-insurance-excellence-awards-finalists-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2026\/04\/24\/life-insurance-excellence-awards-finalists-named\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Insurance Excellence Awards Finalists Named"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims Association<\/a> has announced the finalists for its ninth annual Life Insurance Excellence Awards.<\/p>\n

Entries were submitted from across the sector, with nominations reviewed by a panel comprising a broad cross-section of industry leaders.<\/p>\n

The awards recognise the work of professionals in life insurance underwriting, claims and rehabilitation, highlighting contributions to the industry and acknowledging high standards of performance among peers.<\/p>\n

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Marney McQueen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Winners will be revealed at the ALUCA Awards Night Wednesday 10 June 2026 at a gala event Sydney hosted by entertainer Marney McQueen<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The finalists are:<\/p>\n

Leadership Finalists\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Amber Brockie – Acenda<\/li>\n
  2. Christine Bajada \u2013 Acenda<\/li>\n
  3. Ramy Bassily – Acenda<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Professional Finalists\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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    1. Yvette Pheiffer \u2013 HLRA<\/li>\n
    2. Indi Bhan \u2013 Acenda<\/li>\n
    3. Shabina Hastings \u2013 Resolution Life\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Rising Star Finalists\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

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      1. Hansel Wintara \u2013 Acenda<\/li>\n
      2. Khristian Walker \u2013 AIA<\/li>\n
      3. Michael Shepherd – Allianz<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        David Mico Industry Finalists\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

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        1. Darren Leonard \u2013 Acenda<\/li>\n
        2. June Khaw \u2013 HLRA<\/li>\n
        3. Glenn Baird – TAL\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Underwriting Team <\/b>Finalists<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Acenda Underwriting Team\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. Neos Underwriting Team<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Claims Team Finalists\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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            1. Zurich Claims Concierge team<\/li>\n
            2. HLRA leadership team<\/li>\n
            3. Acenda \u2013 Grief Support team Insurance<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Customer Service Team <\/b>Finalists<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

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              1. Workcom<\/li>\n
              2. Acenda \u2013 Project Phoenix \u2013 UW team<\/li>\n
              3. Zurich – Raising the bar for Customer Recovery\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Innovation Team <\/b>Finalists<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

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                1. HLRA \u2013 Thrivership Team<\/li>\n
                2. Zurich Cancer Survivorship program<\/li>\n
                3. Zurich Home Loan Protection\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Partnership Impact Team <\/b>Finalists\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Acenda \u2013 Project Phoenix UW Team<\/li>\n
                  2. HLRA Selsus team<\/li>\n
                  3. ExPhys and TAL team\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Best Technology Team Finalists<\/b><\/p>\n

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                    1. Acenda \u2013 Project Phoenix UW Team<\/li>\n
                    2. Acenda \u2013 Vivo Companion<\/li>\n
                    3. Zurich Home Loan Protection<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      The Australasian Life Underwriting and Claims Association has announced the finalists for its ninth annual Life Insurance Excellence Awards. Entries were submitted from across the sector, with nominations reviewed by a panel comprising a broad cross-section of industry leaders. The awards recognise the work of professionals in life insurance underwriting, claims and rehabilitation, highlighting contributions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":82111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282,241],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-associations","category-conferences-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}