Sovereign v Partners. Who will win?

The category one of 11 in this year’s Insurance Industry Awards being run by the Insurance Brokers Association (IBANZ) and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF).

It is the upstart new player versus the industry giant. It is also personified as Partners founder Naomi Ballantyne left Sovereign to set up Club Life (now OnePath Life) and then went on to establish Partners – sometime referred to as Sovereign III.

In the Small/Medium Broking Company of the Year life and mortgage broking company Lifetime Insurance is up against two commercial brokers Emerre and Hathaway and ICIB.

Likewise Wellington adviser Damian Alexander is one of three finalists selected for the Broking Professional of the Year Award category.