2018 Insurance Marketing & PR Awards: Full list of winners
LV was acclaimed as the Insurance Brand of the Year at last night’s Insurance Marketing and PR Awards
The insurer’s former brand and marketing director Guy Hedger was also awarded the Achievement prize posthumously, with the announcement preceded by a moving video of his work, and followed up by some moving words from LV’s head of marketing Nick Whitnell, pictured centre with award.
Here is a full list of the winners:
Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year
Winner: Co-op Insurance - Insurance That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
Highly commended: LV – From the Heart
B2B Marketing Campaign of the Year
Winner: Paymentshield - National Conversation Week
Insurance PR Campaign of the Year
Winner: Zurich Insurance - 99% Claims Paid. 100% Fact
Highly commended: Co-op Insurance - Safest Car Used for Young Drivers
Niche Marketing Campaign of the Year
Winner: Legal & General - Not A Red Card
Highly commended: Broker Network Marketing Consultancy for The Insurance
Research and Public Affairs Campaign of the Year award…
Winner: The Association of British Insurers, with Third City - #IPTSUNFAIR
Data/Technology Champion of the Year award
Winner: Simply Business
The Customer Connectivity Award
Winner: CoverForYou
Marketing and PR Team of the Year
Winner: DAS UK Group
Highly commended: LV
Insurance Event of the Year
Legal & General - Not A Red Card
Social Media Influencer of the Year
Joint winners: Axa’s David Williams (@AXADavidW) and Carpenters’ Donna Scully (@Donna_Scully)
Young Marketer/PR employee of the Year
Winner: Katie Oswald, SEIB Insurance Brokers
Highly commended: Emily Gates, UK General
Brand Building for Start-ups Award
Winner: Spixii
Insurance Brand of the Year Award
Winner: LV
Highly commended: Zurich
Industry Champion of the Year
Winner: The British Insurance Brokers’ Association
The Achievement Award
Winner: Guy Hedger
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