Who can enter
The awards are open to all members of ALUCA regardless of country of residence. Each entrant for an individual award must be a current financial (paid) member of ALUCA and for team entries more than 50% of team members who submit a team member entry must be active financial (paid) ALUCA members i.e., members must have been financial (paid) prior to submitting an entry.
Members of ALUCA can either nominate themselves or another member, if they have achieved great work in an award category. A member may also nominate their team for the team award categories if they feel they have contributed excellent business outcomes over and above business as usual. Leaders can also nominate, self-nominate or be nominated by another member.
PLEASE NOTE: All submissions must only relate to 2025 achievements (from 01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025). Any activity occurring prior to 2025 or in 2026 it will not be judged. Nominees must be current ALUCA members, plus meet the criteria for each award.
AWARD NOMINATION RULES
- The submission must relate to 01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025.
- The awards are open to all members of ALUCA regardless of country of residence. Each entrant must be a current financial member of ALUCA one month prior to their application. Entrants must work in the life insurance industry. Individual entry is not open to members of the ALUCA National Board.
- As a condition of entry, an entrant accepts these terms and conditions and any rules, policies or procedures that may be adopted by ALUCA from time to time. ALUCA may change, amend or vary these terms and conditions and may extend the period of, or cancel, the Life insurance Excellence Awards without notice. All details are strictly confidential.
- Members of ALUCA who wish to participate in the Awards must submit all documents via the Awardforce link by Thursday 26th March 5.00pm AEDT. Entries will only be accepted by submitting via Award Force.
- Entrants in the Awards must submit a written paper (not exceeding 1,500 words in length) addressing each of the key award criteria. Each entrant must include the word count on the application form and at the bottom of their paper. The judges may at their discretion, direct that over-length papers be returned to entrants prior to judging and subsequently accept those papers for judging if they are modified to the word limit. Please note this will be updated via Award Force
- The entrant must certify that they meet the conditions and that their employer has no objection to the paper being entered.
- ALUCA accept no liability for late, lost or misdirected entries.
- Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable.
- The Judges’ decision is final and is strictly confidential.
- Liability for any tax on any benefits provided to entrants pursuant to the Award is the sole responsibility of the entrant.
- The winners for each award category will be published on the ALUCA websites and other potential media sources. The entrant accepts these conditions and gives permission for publishing of the name and/or photos.
- The judging panel may decide that there are insufficient entries which meet the minimum expectations/criteria within a category. A category may be withdrawn under such circumstances.
How to enter
All award nomination submissions MUST be entered on ALUCA’s Awards platform. Via this awards platform, you can register an account, start your entry (save it in-progress) and submit your entry to be judged.
Checklist
- Become an ALUCA member if not already!
- Use the ALUCA Award link to submit
- Meet the Award Eligibility Criteria and Key Award Criteria
- Answer the 4 criteria sections, within the word count
- Supporting documentation/testimonials (limit of 3 testimonials or 3 links or 3-minute video).
Key Dates
AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN
Thursday 18th December 2025
AWARD NOMINATIONS CLOSE
Thursday 26th March 2026 at 5.00pm AEDT
AWARDS NIGHT
Wednesday 10th June 2026 at the Sofitel Sydney.