Leadership Awards
ELIGIBILITY RULES
The VBA Recognizes Award Recipients with a profile highlighting how they have demonstrated excellence and their meaningful impact in the trajectory of the voluntary benefits industry. This spotlight features the extraordinary strides, breakthroughs, and outstanding and lasting contributions that have advanced the voluntary benefits space.
- 20+ years of industry experience
- Proven service to their community
- Unprecedented track record of helping grow the VB industry
- Has distinguished themselves within the VB industry
- Recognized by their peers as a VB industry thought leader
- Outstanding leadership qualities
- Has been a prior recipient of any prior VBA Award
- Hall of Fame Award nominations solely determined by the Executive & Advisory Board Members
- Selection to the Hall of Fame Award requires one of the following: (1) If a previous VBA award recipient, at least 13 VBA Board Members must approve induction or (2) If NOT a previous VBA award recipient, at least 18 VBA Board Members must approve induction
AWARD WINNER PROFILE
The VBA Recognizes Award Recipients with a profile highlighting how they have demonstrated excellence and their meaningful impact in the trajectory of the voluntary benefits industry. This spotlight features the extraordinary strides, breakthroughs, and outstanding and lasting contributions that have advanced the voluntary benefits space.
HALL OF FAME (HOF)
This annual award is one of the most prestigious honors available in the VB industry, which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated excellence and has had a meaningful impact over the course of a career in Voluntary Benefits. This award was created to recognize the men and women who have made extraordinary strides and outstanding and lasting contributions to the Voluntary Benefits industry.
HOF ELIGIBILITY RULES
- Can be a previous award recipient
- 10+ years industry experience
- Proven service to his or her community
- Proven track record of helping grow the VB industry
- Has distinguished themselves within the VB industry
- Recognized by their peers as an industry leader
- Outstanding leadership qualities
- Hall of Fame Award nominations rules are different (see below)
SPONSOR THE AWARDS
Interested in Sponsoring the 2022 Awards Ceremony?
VBA LEADERSHIP AWARDS SPONSOR
($7,500)
Be the Official Sponsor of the Voluntary Benefits Association (VBA) Leadership Awards. This opportunity is a highly recognized sponsorship as the awards honor innovative industry leaders. Award Recipients are nominated by their colleagues and include a Feature Spread in Voluntary Benefits Magazine.
The Leadership Awards present sponsors with a unique opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to recognizing and supporting excellence and innovation in a thriving industry. The sponsors gain respect through their support of recognizing those leading change.
Sponsoring an award category will enable your organization to align itself with the values and philosophies of the VBA and the VBA’s Annual Leadership Awards and Hall of Fame (HoF) inductees while showcasing your corporate identity, services, and products. Sponsorship will further raise your organization’s profile and enhance your credibility with prospective clients, customers, and industry peers. In short, an Award sponsorship provides your company with the ideal means to reach its target clientele.
SPONSOR BENEFITS
- Company Logo on the website as the Official Sponsor of the Annual Leadership Awards (remains even after the event)
- Profile on VBA Awards webpage
- Sponsor Logo Featured on the Award Ceremony Presentation Slideshow
- The logo will be featured in AV Loop Prior to Awards Ceremony
- Opportunity to Announce & Present Award
- Speaking Opportunity for one (1) Sponsor Representative Centre stage at the Awards Ceremony
- Sponsor Recognition and Company Logo alongside Awards Ceremony Program Inclusion (and Conference Agenda if applicable)
- Corporate Signage (supplied by you) Prominent during Leadership Awards Ceremony
- Opportunity to distribute one (1) promotional flyer (supplied by you, maximum 8.5×11”) to award ceremony delegates (live or virtual)
- Full Page Advertisement in Awards Ceremony Program (live or virtual)
- A Complimentary Sponsor’s table at the Awards Ceremony for inviting VIP clients or potential business partners (only for in-person events)
- Additional Branding in Pre and Post Award Ceremony Announcements: Press, social media, and/or other industry Announcements (Includes Logo, Corporate Profile, and Ceremony Photos)
Join Past Sponsors & Gain Recognition
AWARDS
- Two (2) Crystal Awards for Leadership Recipients Value: $250
- One (1) Crystal Award for the HoF Inductee Value: $500
- As a sponsor, you will have your company name and logo on three (3) Crystal Awards.
GIFT CARDS
- Two (2) Leadership Award Recipients will receive a gift card. Value: $250
- One (1) HoF Inductee will receive a gift card Value: $500
AWARD CATEGORIES
RISING STAR AWARDS
This award recognizes outstanding achievement by a young, emerging leader in the Voluntary Benefits profession. This is someone who has made a “splash” in Voluntary Benefits.
EXCELLENCE IN VB AWARDS
This award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of individual employees, above and beyond their normal job responsibilities. Someone who has made an impact during the prior year in Voluntary Benefits.
INSURE-TECH AWARD
This prestigious award recognizes the visionaries who are driving strategic technological transformations in Voluntary Benefits. Presented to a person or organization who is making breakthroughs in tech innovation that help improve the customer experience and bottom line for carriers and their broker partners. Open to benefit plan sponsors, benefits technology company executives, benefits advisers, brokers and consultants, and others on the leading edge of technology development, adoption, and deployment (ie: ML, AI protocols, claims filings, unique platform features, devices, software, systems, initiatives, or other programs that push the envelope).
PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD
A person or firm who has made a significant innovation impact in the Voluntary Benefits vertical, product development or product enhancements; Honoring outstanding products that serve professionals who work in the Voluntary Benefits industry. Leaders include Healthcare Seeking Behavior (HSB) enhancements, Pandemic Benefits, or other product unique features.