YORK-based Benenden has been voted the UK’s most trusted private healthcare provider for an unprecedented fifth year.

The Holgate-based firm once again secured first place in the Moneywise ‘Most Trusted’ Customer Service Awards 2015.

Benenden, which provides discretionary personal healthcare services for a membership of almost 900,000 across the UK, received the award at a ceremony in London - seeing off competition from Aviva, AXA PPP, BUPA and Simplyhealth.

Marc Bell, chif executive at Benenden said: "It’s an incredible achievement to win this award for an unprecedented fifth year in a row.

"We are completely focused on providing high quality customer service for our members and I’m delighted the hard work and high standards of all our staff has once again been recognised in this way."

The awards were voted for by 30,000 members of the public, making it the biggest poll of financial services customers of its kind in the UK.

Mr Bell added: "The fact that it is our members who have voted for us to be winners makes this award particularly special as it shows just how much they value the services we provide.

"I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who voted for us this year and to assure them we will continue to maintain the high levels of customer services they have come to expect from us."