Recognition of our achievements
Here are some of the awards and industry recognition that we have received over the past few years. We treat any award received as a huge compliment and recognition of our achievements.
2008 Awards
2007 Awards
2006 Awards
2005 Awards
2004 Awards
2008
Financial Adviser Life & Pensions Awards www.ft.com

5 Star Award in the Life & Pensions Providers category at the FT Adviser Online Service Awards 2008
Marketing Society Awards for Excellence 2008 www.marketing-society.org.uk 

Winner of the Internal Marketing category
IDM Business Performance Awards www.theidm.com 

Digital Retention Award for the Scottish Widows Extranet
Communicators in Business Awards www.cib.uk.com 

Award of Excellence for the Scottish Widows Extranet
Financial Technology Research
Centre www.ftrc.co.uk

EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Portfolio Planning Tools
Financial Adviser Life & Pensions Awards www.ft.com

1st place in the category for Best Individual Pension provider at the Financial Adviser Awards
Financial Adviser Life & Pensions Awards www.ft.com

1st place in the category for Best Pension Provider at the Financial Adviser Awards
Financial Adviser Life & Pensions Awards www.ft.com

2nd place in the category for Best Corporate Pension Provider at the Financial Adviser Awards
Financial Technology Research
Centre www.ftrc.co.uk
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Group S32A New Business
Financial Technology Research
Centre www.ftrc.co.uk
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Group CIMP - Existing Business
Financial Technology Research
Centre www.ftrc.co.uk
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Group Personal Pensions Inc Stakeholder - Existing Business
Financial Technology Research
Centre www.ftrc.co.uk
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Group Personal Pensions Inc Stakeholder - New Business
Defaqto Five Star Rating www.defaqto.co.uk
Five Star Rating for our Retirement Account
2007
Gold Standard Awards 2007 www.goldstandardawards.com
Gold Standard for Individual Pensions
Financial Technology Research Centre www.ftrc.co.uk
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence for Pension Tools
AKG
Company Profile and Financial Strength Report www.akg.co.uk
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Service: Five Stars (Excellent)
Image & Strategy: Five Stars (Excellent)
Overall Financial Strength B+ (Very Strong)
The
Moneyfacts Investment, Life & Pensions Awards www.moneyfactsgroup.co.uk

Best Personal Pensions Provider Award & highly commended for Best Pensions Service at the Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards 2007.
FTAdviser Online Service awards www.ftadviser.com

5 Star Award in the Life & Pensions Providers category at the FT Adviser Online Service Awards 2007
Financial Adviser Life & Pensions Awards www.ft.com

Best Individual Pensions Provider at the Financial Adviser Awards
Defaqto Five Star Rating www.defaqto.co.uk
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Five Star Rating for our Retirement Account
Money Marketing Awards www.moneymarketing.co.uk

Best TV Advert - Gold Award
Best Direct Mail - Silver Award
Best Use Of New Media - Silver Award
Best Outdoor Advert (for our brand campaign) - Bronze Award
Consumer Campaign Of The Year (for our brand campaign) - Bronze Award
Bronze Award in the Best Pension Provider
Financial Technology Research Centre www.ftrc.co.uk

EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Portfolio Planning Tools
Financial Technology Research Centre www.ftrc.co.uk

EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Group Personal Pensions
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Group Stakeholder Pensions
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Group Contracted In Money Purchase
Communications in Business (CIB Awards) www.cib.uk.com

Best Redesign (Lifetimes magazine)
Professional Adviser www.profadv.co.uk

Best Pensions Provider
2006
Financial Adviser Five Star Awards www.ft.com

5 Star Award - Life and Pensions
5 Star Award - Investments
Gold Standard Awards www.goldstandardawards.com

Gold Standard for Protection & Healthcare
Gold Standard for Mortgages
The Financial Services Forum Awards www.fsforum.co.uk
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'Most Effective Public Relations Campaign' and 'Most Effective New Product, Service or Innovation'
The Moneyfacts Investment, Life & Pensions Awards www.moneyfactsgroup.co.uk

'Best Pensions Service'
Moneywise Awards www.moneywise.co.uk
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'Best Stakeholder Personal Pension Provider' in the Moneywise Pension Awards.
Money Marketing Awards www.moneymarketing.co.uk

Best Use of New Media for our Corporate Pensions online proposition
Radio Campaign of the Year for Scottish Widows Bank's radio advertising
campaign: 'Coin'
Financial Adviser Life & Pensions Awards www.ft.com 

Individual Pensions Company of the Year Award
Financial Technology Research Centre www.ftrc.co.uk

EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Group Personal
Pensions and Group Stakeholder
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Portfolio Planning
Tools
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Pension Tools
Arts & Business Cymru Awards www.aandb.org.uk
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'Arts and Business Wales/Cymru New Partnership Award' for Scottish Widows sponsorship of Welsh National Opera (WNO)
Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Excellence Awards www.cipr.co.uk
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Corporate Communications Award
2005
Financial
Adviser Service Awards www.ft.com

5 Star Award
- Life & Pensions
5 Star Award - Investment
AKG
Company Profile and Financial Strength Report www.akg.co.uk
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5 star service rating
5 Star Image and Strategy Rating
Scottish
Financial Enterprise Innovator Awards www.sfe.org.uk/innovators
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Scottish Widows UK Pensions Report
Mortgage
Strategy Awards www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk
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Best Mortgage Protection Provider
Financial
Technology Research Centre www.ftrc.co.uk

EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Individual Personal Pensions
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) in A-day readiness for Individual Pensions
EEE rating in e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Group Personal Pensions
EEE rating for e-commerce excellence (top rating) for Income Drawdown
Communications
in Business (CIB Awards) www.cib.uk.com

Best External Magazine - Scotland
Most Imaginative Web Design for Question Time Intranet - UK
National
Business Awards, Scotland www.nationalbusinessawards.com
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Finalist in the 'Most customer focussed company of the year' category
PM
Technology Awards www.pensions-management.co.uk
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Best technology for Group Pensions
2004
Mortgage
Adviser & Homebuyer Awards www.mortgageadvisormag.co.uk

Best First - Time Buyer Lender
Moneywise
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Pensions Awards Best Stakeholder Pension (1st Place)
Best Personal Pension (1st Place)
Financial
Adviser Service Awards www.ft.com

5 Star Award - Life & pension
4 Star Award - Mortgages
Pension
Management www.pensions-management.co.uk
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Technology Awards Best Provider Online New Business Service
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