LifeSearch announces 2016 awards winners

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The 13th annual LifeSearch awards celebrated the achievements of the protection providers as voted for by LifeSearch advisers.

The 13th annual LifeSearch awards celebrated the achievements of the protection providers as voted for by LifeSearch advisers.

The following 14 awards were presented at Haberdashers Hall in London on 2nd March 2016.

Best Service for New Customers
Winner: LV=

Best Provider for Existing Customers
Winner: Legal & General

Best Critical Illness Provider
Winner: Friends Life

Best Income Protection Provider
Winner: LV=

Most Improved Provider
Winner: Royal London

Best E-Commerce
Winner: AIG

Best New Initiative
Winner: AIG

Best Sales Material
Winner: LV=

Best Underwriting Team
Winner: Royal London

Best Individual Impact (joint winners)
Winner: Jonathan Watts (Aviva/Friends Life)

Highly commended Stephen Prandstatter, Royal London

Nick Crossman Award for Best PR & Marketing:
Winner: VitalityLife

Best Protection Story in the Media:
Winner: Laura Shannon, Mail on Sunday

Best Protection Leader
Winner: Debbie Kennedy, Royal London

Best Overall Provider
Winner: AIG

Emma Thomson, life office relationship director at LifeSearch said: "The LifeSearch awards are a meaningful reflection of standards in the protection industry.

"The awards are voted for by the people at LifeSearch, based on their day-to-day experiences of working with these companies, so the winners can feel extremely proud. We congratulate them all."

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