AUS Branch - Insurance Industry Investigation of the Year

The Insurance Industry Investigation of the Year Award is open to any individual or team working in the insurance industry who has conducted an outstanding investigation of a suspicious motor vehicle claim, or a network of suspicious motor vehicle claims or any auto crime claims (staged accident etc.).  The award is open to both investigators who have conducted an outstanding investigation into motor vehicle theft claims, auto crime claims, and claims staff working in the investigations unit of an insurance company who manage the investigation process.

The investigation may be deemed outstanding for a range of reasons including its use of innovative methodologies and investigation techniques; the complexity of the investigation and the outcome of the investigation.  The submission could be about one specific claim, a network of theft claims or auto crime claims that were identified and investigated. The investigation and/or insurance claim must have been performed in either Australia, New Zealand or South East Asia in the past three years.

The 2024 award winners were announced at the 2024 Australasian Conference on 31st July.

 

How to Nominate

Please download and read the 'How to Nominate Brochure'.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Awards are now open. 

An updated 2025 Nominations Brochure with the new closing date will be released in early 2025. However, nominations for the 2025 Awards are now open and should be sent to:

Branch President, Warren Stevenson, warren@forensicserviceswa.com.au

and

Vice-President, Frank Colborne, frankcolborne@analytiqsolutions.com.au

2024 Australasian Branch Awards _ How to Nominate

Award Recipients

2024
Corey Nichols, Operation CLOVE, Auto & General Insurance
2024
Operation HERRING Team, Insurance Australia Group
2023
Operation Kingfisher - RACQ Counter Fraud & Investigations Branch
2022
This award was not conducted in 2022
2021
This award was not conducted in 2021
2020
This award was not conducted in 2020
2019
Daniel Burke, AdjusterCorp
2018
Ralph Bach, Nexus Investigations
2017
Jay Properjohn
2016
Matthew McKee
2015
Matthew McKee
2014
Jason Ostrofski
2013
Jennie Hayes, Suncorp Insurance
2012
Jenny Caldwell
2011
Jason Ostrofski
2010
Karen Suljic
2009
Jason Ostrofski
2008
Jason Ostrofski