Final night the seventh Annual Mansfield Awards for Claims Excellence had been held at a gala occasion on the Institution in Sydney.
The judging of those awards takes an enormous effort with 755 scores for 242 insurer manufacturers. It was pleasing to see that extra of the claims scores went up throughout the previous 12 months than went down, a reversal of what occurred final 12 months.
In truth, 114 scores elevated whereas solely 73 went down. The utmost enhance was 1.5 stars and the largest drop was 1 full star.
The total checklist shall be obtainable this morning on ClaimsComparison.com.
Following this work, the finalists and winners of this 12 months’s Mansfield Awards had been decided. These I’m happy to checklist beneath:
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 International /AFM
- HDI International 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 Companies
- 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 determination, giving rise to the precept that Utmost Good Religion by all events to the contract in insurance coverage is important 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 had 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 reason behind a lot disappointment. Our condolences to his household and mates.
Closing Remark
From the very begin of the Mansfield’s we’ve been underneath strain to increase the awards to others within the claims area. This strain has solely elevated 12 months on 12 months. We are actually fastidiously contemplating this and I’d ask you to maintain a glance out for extra on this within the close to future.