2022 Community Excellence award winner – Vanessa Hilton

Congratulations to Vanessa Hilton for Aon in Queensland on winning the Community Excellence award, proudly sponsored by Liberty Specialty Markets.

This award acknowledges and celebrates the significant impact brokers have in helping their clients and community. With the support of Liberty Specialty Markets, we have introduced the community excellence award this year to recognise and celebrate an individual or company’s significant impact in helping their clients and community.

Earlier this year, NIBA put out a call to brokers to assist flood victims on a pro bono basis in northern NSW and QLD. Within a short amount of time, over 50 brokers registered their interest for the initiative.

NIBA didn’t have many flood victims accessing the service, but that may be because in many situations communities band together and brokers assist, not only their own clients but other people referred to them in the impacted community.

We heard of stories of brokers going above and beyond to help people in flood-affected communities, and we invited brokers to share their stories through the Community excellence recognition award.

Hear Vanessa’s story about how she helped the Cobargo community in 2019, which was impacted by bushfires.