Life Members

Process and Criteria

IBANZ Honorary Life Membership Award is the highest accolade bestowed by the organisation to recognise individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to both IBANZ and the wider insurance industry.

Presented annually at the IBANZ Annual General Meeting, Honorary Life Membership celebrates those whose leadership, dedication, and influence has shaped the insurance industry over many years. 

Nominees are assessed on a broad range of criteria from leadership and volunteering through to mentorship and enduing legacy. 

Generally, a maximum number of three Honorary Life Membership Awards can be awarded in any given year, however, there is not an obligation to award one. This preserves the genuine nature of the award and high criteria and caliber of award winners. 

Honorary Life Members will receive accolade in IBANZ newsletter, website, an interview in the CoverNote magazine, and receive a framed certificate. Honorary Life Members will also be invited to be a guest speaker at either an IBANZ webinar or in person event to highlight their career journey within the insurance industry. 

Selection Process

The Selection Process for Honorary Life Members is outlined below:

1. IBANZ will call for nominations for life Membership from the IBANZ Board, IBANZ Governance and Advisory Groups, current Life Members and IBANZ staff at least four months before the Annual General Meeting.
2. The call for nominations must include clear criteria for nominators to assess prior to a nomination being made. 
3. Nominations for life Membership must be provided to IBANZ at least three months before the Annual General Meeting. Nominations will include evidence based on the IBANZ Honorary Life Membership Criteria set out below.
4. The IBANZ Chief Executive and President will review all nominations and put forward recommendations to the IBANZ Board.
5. The IBANZ Board will be supplied with a judging sheet; including photographs, short biographies and justification as to why these candidates have been nominated.
6. The decision will be voted on and require a minimum of 4 Board Members (or their proxy) with a minimum of 75% agreeing with the nomination.

Criteria

Nominees should score strongly in the following categories and will be scored out of 10 for each point below. Candidates will most commonly be semi-retired, self-employed, or have had a reasonable length of time serviced within the industry (i.e. 20-25 years). Honorary Life Membership is valid for individuals only (i.e. no companies or teams). Honorary Life Membership may also be awarded posthumously. 

• Leadership: the individual has demonstrated outstanding leadership that has positively impacted the insurance industry.
• Volunteering: the individual dedicated many years of service to IBANZ Board, Governance or Advisory Groups.
• Innovation: the individual contributed to major change in the industry to the benefit of Members. 
• Mentorship: the individual has served as a mentor and actively contributed to the insurance sector, giving back to the broking industry for the benefit of IBANZ Members.
• Reputation: the individual helped elevate IBANZ public profile and has had continuous Membership of IBANZ.
• External relationships: the individual was collaborative in forming external relationships to the benefit of IBANZ and its members.
• Enduring legacy: the individual's achievements have had a lasting impact and continue to be recognised.  

Honorary Life Membership List

In recognition of service to our Industry the following people have been granted Life Membership by IBANZ or the two organisations from which it was formed, CIBNZ and IIBA.