ABI: Financial media award winners 2006
It is the year of the double. Five of the award winners at this year’s ABI (Association of British Insurers) Financial Media Awards held last night retained the award they won last year. Hosted by Jon Culshaw at The Dorchester, an audience of 400 representatives from the financial services industry and all sectors of the financial media celebrated the best in financial journalism.
The communication and press teams at ABI’s member insurance companies voted for the winners of each of the 15 awards.
Two years in row winners were BBC Money Box (Best Financial Programme), Teresa Hunter (Best Financial Freelancer), Andrea Typhonides (Best Life Insurance Trade Journalist), Lynn Rouse (Best General Insurance Trade Journalist), and Corey Boles (Best Business Journalist).
Paul Lewis scooped the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award. The Guardian was voted Personal Finance Newspaper of the Year. John Greenwood picked up the award for Best Personal Finance Journalist. John Husband was voted Best Personal Finance Editor of the Year.
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Notes for Editors
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Full details of this year’s winners:
. Personal Finance Journalist of the Year John Greenwood
. Up and Coming Financial Financial Journalist of the Year: Faith Archer, Daily Telegraph
. General Insurance Trade Journalist of the Year: Lynn Rouse, Post Magazine
. Financial Programme of the Year: BBC Money Box
. Pensions Journalist of the Year: Nick Timmins, Financial Times
. Regional Financial Newspaper: The Scotsman
. Financial Website of the Year: Thisismoney.co.uk
. Best Press Office at a Financial Services Company (voted for by journalists): Norwich Union
. Personal Finance Newspaper of the Year: The Guardian
. Life Insurance Trade Journalist of the Year: Andrea Tryhonides, Mortgage Solutions
. Insurance Journalist of the Year: Andrea Felsted, Financial Times
. Freelance Financial Journalist of the Year: Teresa Hunter
. Financial Trade Publication of the Year: Financial Adviser
. Business Journalist of the Year: Corey Boles
. Personal Finance Editor of the Year: John Husband
. Lifetime Achievement in Financial Services Journalism: Paul Lewis
2. The ABI is the trade association for Britain’s insurance industry. Its nearly 400 member companies provide over 94% of the insurance business in the UK. It represents insurance companies to the Government, and to the regulatory and other agencies, and is an influential voice on public policy and financial services issues. ABI member companies hold up to a sixth of all investments traded on the London Stock Exchange, on behalf of millions of pensioners and savers.
3. An ISDN line is available for broadcasts.
Copies of all ABI news releases, together with other information from the Association, can be seen on our website http://www.abi.org.uk
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