HEALTH and wellbeing mutual Benenden has been shortlisted as a finalist for two categories in the prestigious 2016 Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards.

For the first time, Benenden, based at Holgate Park in York, has appeared in the shortlist for the best healthcare service category alongside brands such as Aviva UK Health, Bupa, Simplyhealth, Westfield Health and WPA.

And after being awarded ‘highly commended’ last year, Benenden are once again finalists for the health insurance cover award – up against brands including AXA PPP Healthcare, Bupa, Cigna, The Exeter, Vitality Health and WPA.

Moneyfacts is an independent body and the UK’s leading provider of personal finance data, which helps provide the statistics behind many key reports and comparison sites in the finance sector. The awards are nominated and voted on by financial advisers across the UK, with nominees also subject to analysis by Moneyfacts’ own team of researchers. The winners will be announced in September.

Marc Bell, Benenden chief executive, said: “It’s a fantastic achievement for Benenden to appear as finalists in these leading industry awards - and to be shortlisted in two categories this year is something we are especially proud of. The whole team works hard to ensure our product offering and service delivery is at the highest level and that we provide excellent standards of customer service for our members.”

Benenden was also recently highly commended in the health insurance category of the Moneywise awards.