Awards countdown begins

The countdown has begun to this year’s Health Insurance Awards, which are to be held at The London Hilton Hotel in Park Lane on October 25.

Last year’s event was attended by representatives from all sectors of the health insurance industry. And competition was fierce among providers and intermediaries to be recognised for the excellence of their contribution to the sector.

And now the Health Insurance Awards 2000 promise to be bigger and better than ever before – with this year seeing the introduction of a new category for intermediaries, Best Newcomer.

Entries for all the intermediary categories will be judged by a panel of industry experts taken from a wide range of backgrounds – all with a strong interest in the health insurance market.

Nominations in this category must be received by August 11, while votes for the provider categories should be with Health Insurance by August 14. The intermediary categories are:

1. Best Individual Private Medical Insurance Intermediary

2. Best Small Group Private Medical Insurance Intermediary

3. Best Large Group Private Medical Insurance Intermediary

4. Best International Private Medical Insurance Intermediary

5. Best Individual Income Protection Intermediary

6. Best Group Income Protection Intermediary

7. Best Critical Illness Intermediary

8. Best Long Term Care Intermediary

9. Best Intermediary Newcomer

The judges will choose the Health Insurance Intermediary of the Year from the winners of these nine categories.

The intermediary awards are sponsored by BCWA, BUPA, BUPA International, Friends Provident, Norwich Union, PPP healthcare, PPP lifetime care, Royal & SunAlliance, Scottish Provident and Standard Life Healthcare.

The provider awards are determined by the votes of intermediaries. There are 12 categories:

1. Best Individual Private Medical Insurance Provider

2. Best Group Private Medical Insurance Provider

3. Best Healthcare Cash Plan Provider

4. Best International Private Medical Insurance Provider

5. Best Individual Income Protection Provider

6. Best Group Income Protection Provider

7. Best Individual Critical Illness Provider

8. Best Long Term Care Provider

9. Most Innovative New Product

10. Best Use of Marketing

11. Best for Customer Service

12. Health Insurance Company of the Year

Intermediary entry forms will be included with the June issue of Health Insurance
, while provider category voting forms will be dispatched with the July issue.

For more information contact Rebecca Griffiths on 020 7553 1641.