awards

As the awards season gathers to a close, Kevin Carr gives a few tips for those eyeing an entry next year.

LV= and Aviva stood out with four gongs each at the LifeSearch awards in London yesterday.

Louise Colley from Aviva picked up the Outstanding Achievement Award at last night's COVER Excellence Awards.

Good afternoon readers,

The 12th International Fund and Product Awards, run through Incisive Media's Professional Adviser brand, are now open for entries, and include the category Private Health Care Group.

Private medical insurer Bupa has won the Plain English Campaign's web award for online clarity for its website, bupa.co.uk.

Progress enjoyed a successful night at this year's British Excellence in Sales & Marketing Awards (BESMA).

Unum has been awarded Group Risk Provider of the Year at the 2010 UK Pensions Awards.

Adviser network Sesame has announced Royal London and Moneygate IFA Ltd as its top protection provider and protection adviser of the year.

Peter Le Beau, co-author of the Protection Review and founder of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) received his MBE for services to insurance and to charity at a ceremony on 5 November.