Drakefield Broker Nominated for National Award

For Immediate Release

17 August 2006

Drakefield Insurance Services Ltd, the UK & Ireland wide travel insurance specialist, has been celebrating the nomination of one of the team for the Insurance Age UK Young Broker of the Year award.

The ceremony, being held in a London venue takes place on September 15th, is now in its 11th year and is widely regarded as the most prestigious in the industry.

This is the second such recognition this year for Go Travel Insurance, having already picked up the Insurance Times’ Fastest Growing Independent Broker award for the East Anglia region.

Christian Young, Chief Executive of Drakefield Insurance Services Ltd said: “everyone here is proud of Lisa West’s nomination for the Young Broker of the Year award. Lisa is a pleasure to work with and led the team that implemented the in-house claim service that went live on time on the 1st November 2005. Returning customers and referrals at an all time high too which clearly shows our customer focussed attitude."

The criteria for the award are as follows:

The award is open to anyone working in the insurance industry under 30 on entry deadline 13 June 2006.
The award will go to the person who has made significant strides in their professional development over the past year, clearly demonstrating their contribution to the team or department in which he or she works and giving evidence of commitment to pursuing relevant professional qualifications.

The nominee, Lisa West, (28) has worked for Drakefield since 2000, and has been instrumental in the growth of the business in her role as Operations Manager. She said: “It is great to be shortlisted for this award. The company has supported my development since I joined and it is fantastic that I am part of a team which is helping to drive successful brands like Go Travel Insurance forward.”

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For more information, please call Tim Ledeboer at MNC, on 020 7520 6989 or email tim@mnc.uk.com.

Full details of Go Travel Insurance’s cover can be found on their website www.gotravelinsurance.co.uk

Editors Notes:

Drakefield Insurance Services Ltd is an experienced operator of established travel insurance websites and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

The award is open to anyone working in the insurance industry under 30 on the entry deadline of 13 June 2006. The award will be given to the person who has made significant strides in their professional development over the past year, clearly demonstrating their contribution to the team or department in which he or she works.

The Go Travel Insurance website has been operating since 2000 attracting over 10,000 hits per day.

Go Travel Insurance offers a truly end to end service, with our claims department,  call centre and medical screening, all handled in house in the UK, giving a customer-focused and professional service every time.

Go Travel Insurance is committed to customer service, always ensuring that the customer is delivered a quality product at a competitive cost.