Insurance News magazine June/July 2026

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ACT industry influencers celebrated at annual ball

The ACT Insurance Ball 2026 was celebrated at the Rex Hotel Canberra on May 1, followed by an after-party at The Howling Moon rooftop bar.

The event raised $36,609 for charity Running For Resilience, which supports mental health initiatives across the territory.

Craig Moorfoot, CGU workers’ compensation case manager, was crowned insurance leader of the year.

Suncorp’s Nick Symons won the excellence in leadership category and his colleague Heather Arnold won for excellence in claims.

IQumulate Premium Funding’s Zoe Higgins was deal-maker of the year, Moray & Agnew’s Joseph Everdell was named risk mitigator of the year, Guardian Exercise Rehabilitation Services’ Carly Sharp was best support person, and Prudence Rehabilitation’s Anthony Amati won provider of the year.

PSC Insurance Brokers’ Paul Eccles took the community contribution and engagement award, and EML’s Tim Cologon won the human impact prize.

“The generosity shown across the evening, through raffle contributions, auction items and direct support, was exceptional,” committee chair Emily-Rose Srbinovska said.