Awards

We are delighted to have been recognised with a range of prestigious industry awards and ratings, showing our commitment to support our customers and financial advisers over the years.

Winner Investment Life & Pensions, Moneyfacts Awards 2023

Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards - Best Critical Illness Provider

Winner Investment Life & Pensions, Moneyfacts Awards 2023

Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards - Best Personal Pension Provider

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Group Personal Pension 2023

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Group Personal Pension 2023

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Group SIPP - Retirement Saver 2023

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Group SIPP Retirement Saver 2023

Defaqto 4 Star Rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Group Stakeholder Plan 2023

Defaqto 4 Star Rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Group Stakeholder Plan 2023

Defaqto 4 Star Rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Master Trust 2023

Defaqto 4 Star Rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Master Trust 2023

Defaqto 4 Star Rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Occupational Money Purchase Plan 2023

Defaqto 4 Star Rating for Workplace Pension - Scottish Widows Occupational Money Purchase Plan 2023

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Level Term) award 2023

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Level Term)

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Drawdown - Scottish Widows Retirement Account 2023

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Drawdown - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Personal Pension - Scottish Widows Retirement Account 2023 award

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Personal Pension - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

Defaqto Gold Rating for Pension Service – Scottish Widows Retirement Account 2023 award

Defaqto Gold Rating for Pension Service – Scottish Widows Retirement Account

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Standalone) 2023 award

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Standalone)

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Decreasing) 2023 award

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Decreasing)

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Level Term) award 2023

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Level Term)

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Life Assurance (Level Term) 2023 award

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Life Assurance (Level Term)

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Life Assurance (Decreasing) 2023 award

Defaqto 5 Star rating for Protection - Life Assurance (Decreasing)

Defaqto Gold Rating for Protection Service – Scottish Widows Protect 2023 award

Defaqto Gold Rating for Protection Service – Scottish Widows Protect

  •  5 star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2022 - Pensions & Protection

    5 star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2022 - Pensions & Protection

    Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards - Best Personal Pension Provider

    Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards - Best Personal Pension Provider

     5 star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2022 - Investments

    5 star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2022 - Investments

    WSB Awards - Financial Education Provider of the Year

    WSB Awards - Financial Education Provider of the Year

    WSB Awards - Pension Provider of the Year

    WSB Awards - Pension Provider of the Year

    UK Pensions Awards - DC Master Trust of the Year

    UK Pensions Awards - DC Master Trust of the Year

    Defaqto 5 star rating for Workplace Pension - Group Personal Pension

    Defaqto 5 star rating for Workplace Pension - Group Personal Pension

    Defaqto 5 star rating for Workplace Pension - Group SIPP - Retirement Saver

    Defaqto 5 star rating for Workplace Pension - Group SIPP - Retirement Saver

    Defaqto 4 star rating for Workplace Pension - Master Trust

    Defaqto 4 star rating for Workplace Pension - Master Trust

    Defaqto 5 star rating for Personal Pension - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    Defaqto 5 star rating for Personal Pension - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    Defaqto 5 star rating for Drawdown - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    Defaqto 5 star rating for Drawdown - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    Defaqto Gold rating for Pension Service - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    Defaqto Gold rating for Pension Service - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Critical Illness Cover

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Critical Illness Cover

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Critical Illness (Decreasing)

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Critical Illness (Decreasing)

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Critical Illness (Level)

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Critical Illness (Level)

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Life Assurance (Decreasing)

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Life Assurance (Decreasing)

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Life Assurance (Level)

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection – Life Assurance (Level)

    Defaqto Gold Rating for Protection Service – Scottish Widows Protect

    Defaqto Gold Rating for Protection Service – Scottish Widows Protect

  • 5 Star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2021 - Investments

    5 Star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2021 - Investments

    defaqto - critical illness cover 2021

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection - Critical Illness Cover

    5 Star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2021 - Pensions & Protection

    5 Star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2021 - Pensions & Protection

    defaqto - critical illness (dec) 2021

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Decreasing)

    defaqto - critical illness (level) 2021

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection - Critical Illness (Level)

    defaqto - life assurance (dec) 2021

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection - Life Assurance (Decreasing)

    defaqto - life assurance (level) 2021

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Protection - Life Assurance (Level)

    defaqto - gold protection service

    Defaqto Gold Rating for Protection Service - Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - workplace pension 2021

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Workplace Pension - Group Personal Pension

    defaqto - workplace pension 2021

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Workplace Pension - Group SIPP

    defaqto - workplace pension 2021

    Defaqto 4 Star Rating for Workplace Pension - Master Trust

    defaqto - drawdown 2021

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Drawdown - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    defaqto - personal pension 2021

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Personal Pension - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    defaqto - gold pension service 2021

    Defaqto Gold Rating for Pension Service - Scottish Widows Retirement Account

  • 2020 workplace pensions award

    FTRC Gold Award in Workplace Pensions & Auto-Enrolment Categories - Group Personal Pension

    2020 workplace pensions award (gsipp)

    FTRC Gold Award in Workplace Pensions & Auto-Enrolment Categories - Group SIPP

    2020 workplace pensions award (master trust)

    FTRC Gold Award in Workplace Pensions & Auto-Enrolment Categories - Master Trust

    defaqto - personal pension 2020

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Personal Pension – Retirement Account

    defaqto - drawdown 2020

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Drawdown – Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    defaqto - gold pension service 2020

    Defaqto Gold Rating for Pension Service

    defaqto - standalone critical illness 2020

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Standalone Critical Illness – Scottish Widows Protect​

    defaqto - level term critical illness

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Level Term Critical Illness – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - decreasing term critical illness 2020

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Level Term Critical Illness – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - decreasing 2020

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance (Advised) - Decreasing – Scottish Widows Protect​

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - level term 2020

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance (Advised) – Level Term – Scottish Widows Protect​

    financial adviser service awards 2020

    Financial Adviser Service Awards 2020 – Editor's Achievement Award

    financial adviser service awards 2020 - pensions and protection

    5 Star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2020 – Pensions & Protection

    financial adviser service awards 2020 - investments

    5 Star Financial Adviser Service Awards 2020 - Investments

    financial adviser service awards 2020 - mortgage lenders

    5 Stars in the Mortgage Lenders and Packagers category - Scottish Widows Bank

    money marketing - best retirement provider 2020

    Best Retirement Provider

    money marketing - best financial education initiative 2020

    Best Financial Education Initiative Provider

  • defaqto - 2019

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Personal Pension - Retirement Account

    defaqto - gold pension service 2019

    Defaqto Gold Rating for Pension Service

    defaqto - gold protection service 2019

    Defaqto Gold Rating for Protection Service

    defaqto - workplace pension 2019

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Workplace Pension

    defaqto - drawdown 2019

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Drawdown – Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    defaqto - level term critical illness 2019

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Level Term Critical Illness – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - decreasing term critical illness 2019

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Decreasing Term Critical Illness – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - level term 2019

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance Level Term (Advised) – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - decreasing 2019

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance Decreasing (Advised) – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - critical illness cover 2019

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Critical Illness Cover (Standalone) – Scottish Widows Protect

    moneyfacts - sipp 2019

    Moneyfacts 5 Star Rating for – Scottish Widows Retirement Account

  • wsb 2018 award winner

    Workplace Savings & Benefits Awards - Financial Education Provider of the Year

    pension firm of the year 2018

    The FDs’ Excellence Awards 2018 - Pension Firm of the Year

    mortgage strategy award 2018

    Mortgage Strategy Awards 2018 Winner - Best Large Loan Lender

    pensions age award 2018

    Pensions Age Awards - Pensions Provider of the Year

    defaqto - critical illness cover 2018

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Critical Illness Cover – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - standalone critical illness 2019

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Critical Illness Cover (Standalone) – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - level term critical illness 2018

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Level Term Critical Illness – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - decreasing term critical illness 2018

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Decreasing Term Critical Illness – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - life assurance 2018

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - decreasing 2018

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance Decreasing (Advised) – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - level term 2018

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance Level Term (Advised) – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - drawdown 2018

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Drawdown – Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    defaqto - gold pension service 2018

    Defaqto Gold Rating for Pension Service – Scottish Widows Retirement Account

    moneyfacts sipp 2018

    Moneyfacts 2018 SIPP star rating, 5 Star – Retirement Account

    financial adviser service awards 2018

    5* Financial Adviser Service Awards 2018

    financial adviser service awards - investments 2018

    5* Financial Adviser Service Awards 2018 - Investments

    financial adviser service awards - mortgage lenders and packagers 2018

    5* Financial Adviser Service Awards 2018 - Mortgage Lenders and Packagers

    financial adviser service awards - life and pensions 2018

    5* Financial Adviser Service Awards 2018 - Life And Pensions

  • financial adviser service awards - life and pensions 2017

    Financial Adviser Service Awards Life and Pensions provider – 5 star

    financial adviser service awards - investments 2017

    Financial Adviser Service Awards Investments provider – 5 star

    financial adviser service awards - mortgage lenders and packagers 2017

    Financial Adviser Service Awards Mortgage provider – 5 star

    financial adviser service awards - company of the year 2017

    Financial Adviser Service Awards Company of the Year – 5 star

    wsb 2017 award winner

    Workplace Savings & Benefits Awards - Benefit Communications Innovation of the Year

    money marketing award 17 - winner

    Money Marketing Awards Winner - Advertising Campaign of the year 2017

    moneywise mortgage award 2017

    Moneywise Awards Winner - Best Offset Mortgage Provider 2017

    pension firm of the year 2017

    FDs' Excellence Awards - Pension Firm of the Year

    pensions age award 2017

    Pensions Age Awards - Pensions Provider of the Year

    defaqto - gold pension service 2017

    Defaqto Gold Rating for Protection Service – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - decreasing term critical illness 2017

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Decreasing Term Critical Illness – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - level term critical illness 2017

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Level Term Critical Illness – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - life assurance 2017

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - decreasing 2017

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance Decreasing (Advised) – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - level term 2017

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance Level Term (Advised) – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - standalone critical illness 2017

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Critical Illness Cover (Standalone) – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - critical illness cover 2017

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Critical Illness Cover – Scottish Widows Protect

    defaqto - auto-enrolment 2017

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Auto Enrolment Contract Based Group Personal Pension

    moneyfact investment life and pensions award 2017

    Moneyfacts Awards FA Service Awards Winner - Best Group Pension Provider

  • financial adviser service awards - life and pensions 2016

    Financial Adviser Service Awards Life and Pensions provider – 5 star

    financial adviser service awards - life and pensions 2016

    Financial Adviser Service Awards Life and Pensions Provider – Most Improved

    financial adviser service awards - investments 2016

    Financial Adviser Service Awards Investments Provider – 5 star

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - 2016

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance (Advised)

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - decreasing 2016

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance (Advised) Level Term

    defaqto - life assurance (advised) - decreasing 2016

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance (Advised) Decreasing Term

    defaqto - critical illness cover 2016

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Critical Illness

    defaqto - level term critical illness 2016

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Level Term Critical Illness

    defaqto - decreasing term critical illness 2016

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Decreasing Term Critical Illness

    defaqto - standalone critical illness 2016

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Standalone Critical Illness

    defaqto - auto-enrolment 2016

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Auto Enrolment

    moneywise mortgage award 2016

    Moneywise Awards Winner - Best Offset Mortgage Provider 2016

    your mortgage award 2016

    Your Mortgage Awards Winner - Best Offset Mortgage Lender 2016-17

  • defaqto 2015 5 star award

    Defaqto 5 Star Rating for Life Assurance (Advised)

    Mortgage award winner 2015

    Moneywise Awards Winner - Best Offset Mortgage Provider 2015