INDEPENDENT
RECOGNITION
OUR RECENT AWARDS
These show that the quality of our cover is recognised by
advisers, customers and even our competitors.
St James’s Place Protection Summit and Awards
June 2025
- Best Claims Team
- Best Underwriting Team

The Finance Planning Group
April 2025
- Protection Provider of the Year 2024

LifeSearch Awards
April 2025
- Best Critical Illness Provider
- Extending Accessibility and Inclusivity

Health and Protection Service Ratings
March 2025
- 5 stars for Individual Protection

L&C MORTGAGES
January 2025
- Protection Provider of the Year (Bath)

Protection Review
November 2024
- Organisation of the Year
- Claims and Underwriting Award

Financial Adviser Service Awards
November 2024
- Pensions & Protection: 5 Stars

COVER Excellence Awards
November 2024
- Outstanding Individual Life Insurance
- Highly commended for Outstanding Promotion of Protection

Protection Guru Awards
October 2024
- Best Insurer for Protecting Hard to Cover Clients
- Best Support Service
- Best Insurer for Protecting a Client’s Family

COVER Customer care awards
June 2024
- Outstanding Business Development Team

Lifesearch
April 2024
- Best Critical Illness Provider

VITA
January 2024
- Highly commended for Underwriting Team of the Year

L&C MORTGAGES
January 2024
- Protection Provider of the Year (Newcastle)
- Protection Provider of the Year (Bath)

THE FINANCE PLANNING GROUP
January 2024
- Protection Provider of the Year 2023

Protection Review
December 2023
- Income Protection: Best New Product/Enhancement

Financial Adviser Service Awards
November 2023
- Pensions & Protection: 5 Stars

COVER Excellence Awards
November 2023
- Outstanding Individual Income Protection

Protection Guru Awards
October 2023
- Best Insurer for Keeping Clients Protected
- Best Insurer for Protecting a Mortgaged Client

Lifesearch
March 2023
- Leading Product Innovation Award
The Finance Planning Group
January 2023
- Protection Provider of the Year 2022

Protection review
December 2022
- Underwriting and Claims Award
Highly Commended for Best Adviser Marketing by an Insurer

FINANCIAL ADVISER SERVICE AWARDS
November 2022
- Pensions & Protection: 5 Stars

COVER Excellence Awards
November 2022
- Outstanding Individual Life Insurance

Protection Guru Awards
October 2022
- Protection Guru Doctor’s Award
- Best Insurer for Protecting Clients with Families
- Best Insurer for Protecting a Mortgaged Client
Highly Commended for Best Insurer for Keeping Clients Protected

COVER Customer Care Awards
September 2022
- Outstanding New Partnership with Krysalis

Protection Guru 2022
April 2022
- Mortgage Protection (Life only): Gold
- Family Income Benefit (Life Only): Gold
- Family Income Benefit (Critical Illness): Gold
- Critical Illness Cover: Gold
The Finance Planning Group
January 2022
- Protection Provider of the Year 2021

Protection Review 2021
December 2021
- Highly Commended for Best Care and Support Experience

FINANCIAL ADVISER SERVICE AWARDS
November 2021
- Pensions & Protection: 5 Stars

PROTECTION GURU AWARDS
October 2021
- Best Insurer for Protecting a Mortgaged Client
- Best Insurer for Protecting Clients with a Family

Protection Guru
May 2021
- Life Protection: Gold
- Critical Illness with children’s cover: Gold
- Critical Illness no children: Gold
- Mortgage Protection: Gold
- Mortgage Protection with Critical Illness: Gold
- Family Income Benefit: Gold
- Family Income Benefit with Critical Illness: Gold
The Finance Planning Group
March 2021
- Protection Provider of the Year 2020

Financial Adviser Service Awards
November 2020
- Pensions & Protection: 5 Stars

Cover Excellence Awards
November 2020
- Best Individual Critical Illness

Protection Guru Protection Ratings
November 2020
- Life Protection: Gold
- Critical Illness: Gold
- Combined Life and Critical Illness Protection: Gold
- Mortgage Protection: Gold
- Mortgage Protection with Critical Illness: Gold
- Family Income Benefit: Gold
- Family Income Benefit with Critical Illness: Gold

Paradigm Awards
June 2020
- Best Critical Illness Provider

Primis Recognising Excellence Awards
January 2020
- Best Protection Innovation

Financial Adviser Service Awards
November 2019
- Life and Pensions: 5 Stars

F&TRC Protection Ratings
November 2019
- Life Protection: Gold
- Critical Illness: Gold
- Combined Life and Critical Illness Protection: Gold
- Mortgage Protection: Gold
- Mortgage Protection with Critical Illness: Gold

Women in Protection Awards
November 2019
- Julie Hopkins, Woman of the Year – Claims

Protection Review
November 2019
- Combined Life and Critical Illness Protection: Platinum (9/10)

Protection Review Awards
July 2019
- Innovation Award
- Best New Product Award

Simplybiz Partner Awards
May 2019
- Marketing Team of the Year
- Best New Partner of the Year
- Highly Commended: Partner of the Year

Lifesearch Awards
March 2019
- Innovator of the Year

F&TRC Protection Ratings
November 2018
- Life Protection: Gold
- Critical Illness: Gold
- Mortgage Protection: Gold
- Mortgage Protection with Critical Illness: Gold
- Family Income Benefit: Gold
- Family Income Benefit with Critical Illness: Gold

Cover Excellence Awards
October 2018
- Best New Product

Protection Review
June 2018
- Life Protection: Platinum (9.5/10)
- Critical Illness Protection: Platinum (9.5/10)