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For immediate distribution 14 February 2011

Partnership, the specialist retirement solutions provider, has scooped the Best Annuity Provider award at the prestigious 2011 Professional Adviser Awards.

The award – which was presented on Thursday 10th February at the London’s Park Lane Hilton – was collected by Andrew Megson, Managing Director of Specialist Annuity & Products.

This prestigious award is much sought after by product providers in the independent finance advice arena, and represents a ringing endorsement for Partnership products, which have proved to be outstandingly successful in a very competitive market-place.

“Following an exceptionally successful 2010, we are delighted to have won this highest professional award from Professional Adviser,” said Andrew Megson. “We look forward to 2011 being another successful year for the company, both in terms of business growth and the recognition we are increasingly gaining from the industries we service.”

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About Partnership:
Partnership is a specialist provider of financial solutions for people with health/ lifestyle conditions, as well as those suffering from a serious medical impairment. Partnership was the first company in the UK to offer higher retirement incomes by taking account of people’s health and lifestyle conditions. It has been a consistent innovator developing this sector by championing the needs of those with even modestly reduced life expectancies.

Partnership has led the way in providing products designed specifically for individuals whose health and lifestyle is likely to result in a reduced life expectancy. Partnership is expert in the field of medical underwriting and has a unique in-house data set. Partnership believes that its years of accumulated data and knowledge gives it a unique understanding of the impact of health and lifestyle choices on longevity. This, in turn, enables it to offer the most accurate assessment of a client’s life expectancy and therefore offer the fairest price to them.

Partnership has a comprehensive offering in the retirement sector and offers a complete range of Enhanced Annuity solutions, from clients who smoke or have minor health impairments, through to serious conditions such as cancer. Partnership is the largest provider of annuities for Long Term Care funding in the UK, with 80% of the market, and also offers specialist Protection solutions for clients who have been declined cover from standard providers. Partnership offers a firm commitment to supporting advisers in growing their business.

Partnership was this year’s winner of the 'Long-term Care Provider' award at Health Insurance Awards and won this year’s Simply Biz ‘Annuity Provider of the Year’ award. It has been awarded a 5 Star rating at the prestigious Financial Adviser Service Awards, was judged “Best Enhanced Annuity Provider” at the Moneyfacts Awards and achieved an ‘eee-rating’ (the highest possible) for its web-based enhanced annuity platform in the e-Excellence Awards. www.partnership.co.uk