Reward Australia’s emerging broking talent

Nominations for the 2022 round of NIBA’s Vero-sponsored Young Professional Broker of the Year Award are now open and anyone in the industry can nominate a top emerging talent in the insurance broking space.

The 2021 Warren Tickle Memorial Award winner Mitchell Wight explains why he found the entire experience so unique as well as exciting and how it has propelled his career. He said, “The development program sponsored by Vero is fantastic at providing insights into your own personal development, while helping to equip you with tools that you will use to further your career within the industry. Being named the Young Professional Broker of the Year award has opened doors not just individually, but also for our organisation to a range of experienced professionals within the industry. These senior industry members have been more than willing to assist and mentor me through the exciting changes that come with being named the Warren Tickle Memorial Award Winner.”

Each year, NIBA celebrates the achievement and contribution of an outstanding member, under the age of 35, through the Young Professional Broker of the Year Award at state/territory level and the Warren Tickle Memorial Award at national level. Sponsored by Vero, the award represents the pinnacle of achievement for the nation’s young broker community.

Inviting everyone connected to the insurance industry to send in names for the award, Wight added, “Nominating a young professional for the Warren Tickle Memorial Award provides an incredible opportunity for your organisation’s future leaders to represent the best of your companies brand.”

Awarded to a young professional who has exhibited an outstanding level of professionalism and integrity, the national award began in 1990 in honour of Warren Tickle, a former Insurance Commissioner, and insurance lecturer. He was the Commissioner responsible for the implementation of the Insurance (Agents & Brokers) Act 1984. Warren’s early insurance career was at Sun Alliance, today known as Vero, the sponsor of this award.

The winner of the Warren Tickle Memorial Award is selected from five finalists who are chosen as the Young Professional Broker of the Year in their state/territory: NSW/ACT; Vic/Tas; SA/NT; WA and Qld. The state winners receive access to a four-week professional development program and the Vero Young Brokers Alumni. The winner of the Warren Tickle Memorial Award also receives a tailored learning experience to the approximate value of $10,000, courtesy of Vero. Previous winners’ prize has included a trip to London to experience the international broking market and a study program at the Yale School of Management in New Haven, Connecticut (USA).

Entries are assessed by the state/territory judging panel throughout March and April, and finalists are announced at regional events in May and July. All state/territory finalists are eligible for the Warren Tickle Memorial Award. If you are a part of the insurance industry in any capacity and know a young broker who is doing a wonderful job looking after the needs of their clients, you are invited to nominate them for the NIBA awards here, it takes just five minutes.