Recognising excellence in protection

Protection Review Awards 2026

We're back at The Landmark London Hotel for the Protection Review Awards on 26th November 2026. You can see the SHORTLISTS down below.

Dinner Timings

• 6.15 pm Drinks in the Marble Ballroom
• 7.00 pm Entry to Dinner & Awards Part I
• 8.00 pm Dinner
• 9.30 pm Charity Presentation and Awards Part II
• 10.15 pm Close of formal proceedings, cash bar and musical entertainment
• 1.00 am Carriages

Awards Shortlists 2026

Judging day for the Protection Review Awards 2026 was intense, lively, and full of debate across a high-energy seven-hour session.

We received a huge number of entries and several categories saw over a dozen submissions. As always, to keep things simple and competitove, we capped every shortlist at a maximum of six. If you didn’t make the list this year, please get in touch with us for feedback.

We've selected our winners, and we can’t wait to present the awards on 26th November at The Landmark London Hotel.

Thanks again to our guest judges, Karen Leys, Harvey Kambo, Lizzy Lubczanski, Andy Philo, Graham Singleton, Peter Hamilton, Stephanie Charman, Alan Waddington, Lucy Brown, Michael Chapman, Nathan Wootton, Naomi Greatorex, Emma Astley, Alastair Gerrard, Emma Thomson, Daren Boys and Mick James for your expertise and guidance.

Best Adviser for IHT Planning

• Adrienn Kingsley - Future Proof
• Michael Gracie - Howden
• Charlotte Rogers - Radcliffe & Co

Best Care & Support Experience

• Aviva
• British Friendly
• Guardian
• MetLife
• The Exeter
• VItality

Best Mortgage & Protection Intermediary Award

• Barnsdale Financial Management
• Mortgage Advice Bureau
• Cornerstone
• Primis
• The Mortgage Brain
• The Right Mortgage

Best New Product/Enhancement

• British Friendly
• Guardian
• Zurich
• Royal London

Best Protection Marketing

• Aviva
• iPipeline
• MetLife
• National Friendly
• The Exeter
• Zurich

Best Protection Network

• New Leaf Distribution
• The Openwork Partnership
• Paradigm
• Stonebridge
• Sesame
• St James Place

Distribution Impact Award

• London & Country
• LifeSearch
• Reassured

Doing it Better Award

• Legal & General
• London & Country
• Zurich
• Shepherds Friendly
• LifeSearch
• Waddle

Health Insurance Adviser of the Year

• Sherwood Healthcare Ltd
• Howden
• LifeSearch

Individual Protection Adviser of the Year

• Karla Edwards - Protection Parent
• Nathaniel Lee - Business Protected
• Liam Byrne - Waddle
• Rhys Schofield - Peak Mortgages & Protection
• Alfonso Vazquez - Future Proof
• Charlotte Rogers - Radcliffe & Co

Innovation Award

• iPipeline
• Royal London
• Vitality
• Zurich
• Reassured
• The Exeter

Protection Intermediary of the Year

• Cream
• Future Proof
• Howden
• LifeSearch
• London & Country
• Waddle
   

Protection Journalist of the Year

• Cameron Roberts - Cover Magazine
• Graham Simons - Health & Protection
• Laura Purkess - Freelance
• Meg Bratley - IFA Magazine
• Jaskeet Briah - Cover Magazine
• Tabitha Lambie - Money Marketing

Underwriting & Claims Award

• Legal & General
• National Friendly
• Guardian
• The Exeter
• Zurich
• Royal London

Unsung Hero Award

• Kirstie Goodall - Howden
• Emily Summersgill - London & Country
• Carly Gibb - PMS & Bankhall
• Helen Harper - Legal & General
• Lindsay Blancke - Royal London
• Rebecca Minton - Reframe Cancer

Young Achiever Award

• Daisy Richards - LSL
• Jade Rodgers - Cirencester Friendly
• Phoebe Weir - Future Proof
• Sam Monaghan - London & Country
• Isaac Wise - Legal & General

The following awards have no shortlists.

Personality of the Year

Organisation of the Year

Lifetime Achievement Award

For last year's winners. please click here.