Thank you to everyone who took time out to vote for us in the Investment Life & Pensions Awards 2019. We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for four categories!

Categories that we have been announced as finalists for are:

• Best Income Protection Provider
• Best Claims Support
• Best Protection Service
• Best Junior ISA Provider

The awards are presented by the Moneyfacts Group annually and are highly coveted and totally independent. They recognise product excellence and outstanding service, covering various products from across the range of financial services.

The judging process is made up of two elements. The first step involves advisers nominating their top three providers for different product categories. After this a panel of analytical experts will scrutinise the pricing and features of each company’s product, before coming to their final decision.

Being shortlisted for these awards alone is a huge honour for us.

Some of the companies who have also been shortlisted include Vitality, LV=, Hargreaves Lansdown. For a complete list of all the nominees in each category is available here.

Richard Eagling, Editor of Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts, said:

“The Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards showcase all the hard work conducted by the financial services community and recognise the product providers and financial advisers that have excelled over the last 12 months. By covering the full spectrum of investment, retirement and protection markets, the Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards remain the most comprehensive in the sector. Central to the prestige of our awards and our confidence in ensuring that they provide a true measure of industry-wide excellence is the rigorous process by which the finalists and eventual winners are decided.”

Antony Uttley, Head of Distribution at Shepherds Friendly, remarked:

“It is a great honour to be shortlisted for four awards in the Investment Life and Pensions Awards 2019. We are pleased with this recognition we continue to aspire to develop and grow, whilst putting our members at the heart of every decision and insuring we can provide our partners with great service. We’d like to thank all our advisers who helped us reach this stage by voting for us.”

We look forward to attending the awards ceremony, which will take place in London on 19^th September 2019. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome!