Around 800 people attended the Health Insurance Awards 2009 yesterday evening, celebrating the achievements of both insurers and intermediaries in style. A number of awards were handed out at a glittering ceremony, held at the Grosvenor House on Park Lane in London's West End. Celebrity comic Jason Manford entertained the crowd with a fantastic routine and handed out a number of awards with the help of Health Insurance editor David Sawers and the event sponsors. Bupa was awarded the Health Insurance Company of the Year Award. Meanwhile, the Health Insurance Intermediary of the Year Award was won, for the third time, by the Jelf Group. Jack Briggs, sales & marketing director of headline sponsor Simplyhealth, made the presentation. Peter Le Beau's contribution to the insurance industry was recognised with the Health Insurance Personality of the Year Award, after receiving the MBE from Her Majesty the Queen earlier this year. Look out for pictures and footage of the event, both on http://www.hi-mag.com/ and in the next issue of the magazine, out in the first week of November. The full list of award winners is as follows: Health Insurance Intermediary Awards: (Details of the judging panel for this year's Intermediary Awards, which are based on submitted case studies, are available here) Best Critical Illness Intermediary
WINNER: Peter Chadborn, CBK (Colchester)
Highly Commended: Ingrid Skoglund, Benefits for Business Best Intermediary SME Proposition
WINNER: Wayne Pontin, Jelf Group
Highly Commended: Guy Roberts, Portus Consulting Intermediary Business Initiative of the Year
WINNER: Symponia
Highly Commended: LifeSearch Best Use of Cash Plans by an Intermediary
WINNER: Karen Gamble, Health Lambert Best Individual Medical Insurance Intermediary
WINNER: Shaun Bryant, Lorica Consulting Best Individual Income Protection Intermediary
WINNER: Peter Lurie, Proactive Medical & Life
Highly Commended: Peter Chadborn, CBK (Colchester)
Highly Commended: Royal McLoughlin, Master Adviser Best Long-Term Care Intermediary
WINNER: Andrew Dixson-Smith, Care Fees Investment
Highly Commended: Tim Anstee, The Wealth Care Partnership
Highly Commended: Nicky Cave, Eldercare Solutions Best Group Income Protection Intermediary of the Year
WINNER: Steve Ellis, Premier Choice Group
Highly Commended: Cheryl Brennan, Enrich Reward Best Occupational Health Intermediary
WINNER: Dave Middleton, Portus Consulting Best Life Insurance Intermediary
WINNER: Peter Chadborn, CBK (Colchester)
Highly Commended: Roy McLoughlin, Master Adviser Newcomer Intermediary of the Year
WINNER: David Barker, Enrich Reward Best Training & Development Intermediary
WINNER: Tim Adlem, Jelf Group Best Group Medical Insurance Intermediary
WINNER: Paula Aitken, Private Health Partnership
Highly Commended: Paul Brantingham, i2 Healthcare
Highly Commended: Andrew Grigg, Jelf Group Best International Medical Insurance Intermediary
WINNER: Graham Yearsley, Risk & Reward Consulting
Highly Commended: Sarah Dennis, Jelf Group Health Insurance Intermediary of the Year
Jelf Group Health Insurance Provider Awards:
(The Health Insurance Provider Awards are voted for by the intermediary readers of Health Insurance, a process which is independently overseen by Deloitte) Best Use of E-Business
Canada Life Best Use of Marketing to Intermediaries
PruHealth Most Innovative New Product
Standard Life for its suite of modular PMI products Best International Medical Insurance Provider
Bupa International Best Long-Term Care Provider
Partnership Best Individual Private Medical Insurance Provider
National Friendly Best Individual Income Protection Provider
Unum Best Individual Critical Illness Provider
PruProtect Best Group Critical Illness Provider
Unum Best Occupational Health Provider
Aviva Best Group Private Medical Insurance Provider
Bupa Best Healthcare Cash Plan Provider
Simplyhealth Best Group Income Protection Provider
Unum Best for Customer Service
Groupama Healthcare Health Insurance Company of the Year
Bupa Health Insurance Personality of the Year:
Peter Le Beau MBE Health Insurance would like to thank everyone who attended the ceremony, all of the intermediaries who entered the Awards, all of the intermediaries who voted in the Provider Awards, and all of the sponsors for making the event possible. (Extracted from http://www.hi-mag.com) | 
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