COVER Excellence Awards 2023: Provider shortlists revealed!

Ceremony on 2 November in London

John Brazier
clock • 2 min read
COVER Excellence Awards 2023: Provider shortlists revealed!

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

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