COVER is pleased to confirm the shortlists for provider categories within the COVER Excellence Awards 2023.
Spanning 16 provider categories, this year's awards have been updated to reflect changes within the wider protection and health insurance markets.
The winners of the COVER Excellence Awards 2023 will be announced on 2 November during an evening ceremony at Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul's, following this year's COVER Protection & Health Summit.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted below:
Outstanding Added Value (Provider)
- AIG Life
- Aviva
- Bupa
- Legal & General
- Unum UK
- Vitality
- YuLife
Outstanding Added Value (Third Party)
- RedArc
- Square Health
- Teladoc Health
- Toothfairy
Insurtech of the Year
- CIExpert
- Indeez
- iPipeline
- Klarity
- Lovethorn
- UnderwriteMe
Outstanding Mental Health & Wellbeing Offering
- AIG Life
- Aviva
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Bupa
- Health Assured
- Spectrum.Life
- Unum UK
- Vitality
Outstanding New Technology Offering
- Bupa
- CIExpert
- LifeSearch
- UnderwriteMe
- Zurich
Outstanding Protection Product Innovation
- Cirencester Friendly
- Guardian
- MetLife UK
- Vitality
Rising Star - Provider
- Ben Cohoon, Cirencester Friendly
- Laura Travers, Vitality
- Lucia Jarvis, National Friendly
Outstanding Promotion of Protection
- AIG Life
- Aviva
- Beagle Street
- Royal London
- The Exeter
- Vitality
- Zurich
Outstanding Cash Plan
- Bupa
- Health Shield Friendly Society
- Medicash
Outstanding Business Protection
- Legal & General
- LV=
- Royal London
- Zurich
Outstanding Group Health Provider
- Aviva
- Bupa
- Equipsme
- Freedom Health Insurance
- Vitality
- WPA
Outstanding Group Protection Provider
- AIG Life
- Aviva
- Legal & General
- MetLife UK
- YuLife
- Zurich
Outstanding Individual Critical Illness
- AIG Life
- Aviva
- HSBC Life
- Legal & General
- LV=
- Vitality
Outstanding Individual Income Protection
- Aviva
- British Friendly
- Guardian
- LV=
- National Friendly
- The Exeter
- Vitality
Outstanding Individual Life Insurance
- Aviva
- Guardian
- Legal & General
- Royal London
- The Exeter
- Zurich
Insurance Leader of the Year
- Ali Crossley, Legal & General
- Dominic Grinstead, MetLife UK
- Kevin Carr, Carr Consulting & Protection Review
- Nick Homer, Zurich
- Peter Hamilton, Zurich
- Setul Mehta, Openwork Partnership