Final night the seventh Annual Mansfield Awards for Claims Excellence have been held at a gala occasion on the Institution in Sydney.
The judging of those awards takes a large effort with 755 rankings for 242 insurer manufacturers. It was pleasing to see that extra of the claims rankings went up in the course of the previous 12 months than went down, a reversal of what occurred final 12 months.
The truth is, 114 rankings elevated whereas solely 73 went down. The utmost improve was 1.5 stars and the largest drop was 1 full star.
The total record will probably be out there this morning on ClaimsComparison.com.
Following this work, the finalists and winners of this 12 months’s Mansfield Awards have been decided. These I’m happy to record under:
Private Traces – Finalists
- Allianz
- Funds Direct
- Hollard Insurance coverage Firm Pty Ltd
- Insurance coverage Australia Restricted
- QBE Insurance coverage (Australia) Restricted
Winner Funds Direct
SME Property and Casualty – Finalists
- Allianz
- CGU Insurance coverage
- Hollard Insurance coverage Firm Pty Ltd
- QBE Insurance coverage (Australia) Restricted
- Vero Insurance coverage
Winner Vero Insurance coverage
Company Property and Casualty – Finalists
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance coverage
- FM World /AFM
- HDI World Specialty SE – Australia
- Liberty Specialty Markets
- Zurich Australia Insurance coverage Restricted
Winner Zurich Australia Insurance coverage Restricted
Speciality Finalists
- EBM RentCover
- GT Insurance coverage
- Interruption Underwriting Businesses
- NTI Restricted
Winner NTI Restricted
Gold – Total Winner Finalists
- Allianz
- Funds Direct
- Vero Insurance coverage
- Zurich Insurance coverage Australia Restricted
Winner Vero Insurance coverage
Purple Mansfield for going above and past.
Winner Nick Albrecht, Allianz
Thank You
My private due to our fantastic and beneficiant sponsors, Steadfast Claims Options and icare. Each have been with the Mansfield’s since their inception.
The Mansfield’s stay a not for revenue occasion with the proceeds going to the Amal Mulia Orphanage in Bengkulu, Sumatra, a stones throw from Fort Marlborough, the location of the declare that gave rise to Lord Mansfield’s seminal resolution, giving rise to the precept that Utmost Good Religion by all events to the contract in insurance coverage is critical for insurance coverage to work.
My thanks additionally to our fantastic and passionate visitor speaker, Michelle Forrest from QBE Insurance coverage (Australia) Restricted and our Grasp of Ceremonies, Nathan Strempel, each of whom volunteered their time.
Dedication
This 12 months’s awards have been devoted to Greg Pynt, a former key observe speaker on the Mansfield’s, and a real pal of the awards, the orphanage, and common insurance coverage, and most significantly of all a champion of the precept of Utmost Good Religion. His passing was an enormous shock and a explanation for a lot unhappiness. Our condolences to his household and pals.
Remaining Remark
From the very begin of the Mansfield’s we’ve been beneath strain to broaden the awards to others within the claims enviornment. This strain has solely elevated 12 months on 12 months. We at the moment are fastidiously contemplating this and I’d ask you to maintain a glance out for extra on this within the close to future.