William Russell wins “Best International Private Health Group Award” at the International Investment Fund and Product Awards

William Russell also a finalist in “Best Commitment to Service” and “Best International Provider Far East”, plus highly commended as “Best International Provider Middle East and Africa”

International expatriate insurance specialist William Russell has been awarded the “Best International Private Health Group Award” at the tenth International Investment Fund and Product Awards held in London on 13 May 2009. This is the second time in three years that William Russell has won the award, seeing off competition from leading international private medical insurance companies.

The judges were looking for a group offering a well-balanced range of products, who offer excellent service and support to distributors and target markets, demonstrates commitment to the international market, high levels of staff training, displays innovation, good use of technology and excellent access to information and products. The judges felt that William Russell's entry displayed an extremely high level of service and support, and were impressed with their attention to product development

Inez Cooper, Managing Director, William Russell says:

“The International Investment Fund and Product Awards are the only awards devoted to acknowledging the achievements of the offshore financial services industry and recognise the highest standards of performance and achievement.

We’re particularly proud to have won Best International Private Health Group for the second time in three years as this is judged against the whole offshore financial services industry and we were competing against some of the largest insurance groups in the world. Delivering excellence to our customers is a team effort and winning this accolade is testament to the commitment and professionalism of our staff.”

William Russell was also a finalist in the ““Best International Provider Middle East and Africa” category, despite being relatively new to the region. William Russell impressed the judges with efforts to increase their presence in the Middle East that were well structured and demonstrated a firm commitment to developing meaningful partnerships in the region, according to the judges.