Protection Guru, has today announced the winners of Protection Guru Awards 2022. In this, their second year, the awards have been established to recognise the leading lights of the protection industry.
The team at IFA Magazine extends our congratulations to all this year’s award winners.
A celebration of the hard work and dedication of both advisers and insurers over the last eighteen months, the awards are split into four different categories: Individual Adviser Awards, Adviser Firm Awards, Insurer Awards and Prestige Awards.
Ian McKenna, founder of Protection Guru and Director of FTRC, commented: “We were overwhelmed by the positive feedback we received last year when we launched the awards for the first time. It is important to recognise advisers and insurers who have gone above and beyond, from established advisers to new entrants in the market. Our aim is to include categories not usually measured but vital growing the number of families protected, such as the use of social media, and categories recognising new advisers and start-up firms.”
Adam Higgs, head of research at Protection Guru, commented: “We are very proud to show case the fantastic work advisers and insurers carry out day in, day out behind the scenes ensuring customers have the right protection and support. It has been humbling ready many of the entries which describe what a fantastic role this industry can play and we have some very, very worthy winners.”
The winners of the Protection Guru Awards 2022:
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INDIVIDUAL ADVISER AWARDS |
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| Award | Winner | ||
| Best claim case study | Emma Astley – CoverMyBubble | ||
| Best use of video social media | Robyn Allen – Robyn Allen Solutions | ||
| Best use of static social media | Frances Howey – Bespoke Financial | ||
| Outstanding new protection adviser | Amy Fallis – Plus Financial Group
Highly commended: Shaun Payne 3Pillars Financial Planning |
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| Best Protection administrator/support staff | Rachel Eason-Whale – London & Country
Highly Commended: Nadia Hazel – FutureProof |
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ADVISER FIRM AWARDS |
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| Award | Winner | ||
| Best new protection advice firm | Easy Insure Ltd | ||
| Best protection advice from a mortgage broker | Plus Financial | ||
| Best network for protection advice | Mortgage Advice Bureau
Highly Commended: New Leaf Distribution |
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| Best protection support group/compliance service | Sesame Bankhall
Highly Commended: Paradigm Protect |
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| Protection advice firm of the year | FutureProof | ||
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INSURER AWARDS (voted for by the adviser readers of Protection Guru). |
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| Award | Winner | ||
| Best insurer for protecting a mortgaged client | Guardian
Highly Commended: Royal London |
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| Best insurer for protecting clients with families | Guardian
Highly Commended: Aviva |
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| Best insurer for protecting the income of people with standard occupations | LV= | ||
| Best insurer for protecting the income of people in higher risk occupations | The Exeter
Highly Commended: Cirencester Friendly |
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| Best preventative support service | Vitality | ||
| Best rehabilitation support service | Vitality | ||
| Best insurer for protecting business owners | Vitality | ||
| Best insurer at keeping clients protected | Aviva
Highly Commended: Guardian |
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| Best insurer for protecting hard to cover clients | Royal London | ||
| Best use of social media from a BDM | Katie Dennehy – UnderwriteMe
Highly Commended: Ian Prime – Holloway Friendly |
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PRESTIGE AWARDS |
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| Award | Winner | ||
| The Above and Beyond Award | Ashley Hill – London & Country
Highly commended: Vita |
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| Outstanding performance in claims handling | Aegon | ||
| Protection Guru Doctors’ Award | Guardian – Neuro-logical | ||
| Outstanding protection adviser of the year | Karla Edwards – The Protection Parent | ||
| Dedication to protection award | Robert Sinclair – Association of Mortgage Intermediaries | ||
