Since our inception in we have sought to provide an innovative, local and personal service to our clients and this has been recognised with 36 award nominations in 2019 and 2022!

Our goal is to be the best, not the biggest, and our unique approach has recently been recognised in the insurance industry in the following highly respected awards:

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 - Best Small Health Insurance Firm

We are delighted to announce that SMP Healthcare, now trading as Ascend Healthcare, have been shortlisted for the Best Small Health Insurance Advice Firm!

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 - Best Health Insurance Adviser

We are pleased to announce that the Head of SMP Healthcare, Lianne Harrington, has been shortlisted for the Best Health Insurance Adviser in The UK Health & Protection Awards 2023!

CX Insurance Awards 2023 -WINNER!

The Insurance CX Awards - WINNER!

Outstanding customer service doesn't come by chance and we want to celebrate and recognise the huge strides and leaps our amazing industry has made to embrace customer service.

CX Insurance Awards 2023 - Finalist

Modern Insurance Magazine is proud to bring you the Insurance CX Awards (formerly known as the UK Customer Service Excellence Awards) which is now entering its fifth year. With a new look on categories the awards are continuing to celebrate customer service success in the insurance and broker markets.

Outstanding customer service doesn't come by chance and we want to celebrate and recognise the huge strides and leaps our amazing industry has made to embrace customer service.

Insurance Times Awards 2022 -Winner

The Insurance Times Awards are our flagship awards and are designed to recognise and celebrate excellence and innovation across the breadth of UK general insurance.

Insurance Times Awards 2022 -Winner

The Insurance Times Awards are our flagship awards and are designed to recognise and celebrate excellence and innovation across the breadth of UK general insurance.

Insurance Times Awards 2022 - Winner

The Insurance Times Awards are our flagship awards and are designed to recognise and celebrate excellence and innovation across the breadth of UK general insurance.

Insurance Times Awards 2022 - Finalist

The Insurance Times Awards are our flagship awards and are designed to recognise and celebrate excellence and innovation across the breadth of UK general insurance.

Broker Innovation Awards 2022 - Winner

We are delighted to have been awarded Digital Broker of the Year 2022 at The Broker Innovation Awards.

Broker Innovation Awards 2022 - Finalist

The Broker Innovation Awards culminates in The Broker Innovation Award, a recognition of a specific implementation of an innovation...

Broker Innovation Awards 2022 - Finalist

The Broker Innovation Awards culminates in The Broker Innovation Award, a recognition of a specific implementation of an innovation...

Broker Innovation Awards 2022 - Finalist

The Broker Innovation Awards culminates in The Broker Innovation Award, a recognition of a specific implementation of an innovation...

Broker Innovation Awards 2022 - Finalist

The Broker Innovation Awards culminates in The Broker Innovation Award, a recognition of a specific implementation of an innovation...

Customer Service Awards Winner

The UK Broker Awards seeks to reward companies, employees and teams that truly understand their customers and the market.

Ascend nominated for Digital Broker

The UK Broker Awards seeks to reward companies, employees and teams that truly understand their customers and the market.

Ascend nominated for ESG Broker Champion - Sustainability

The UK Broker Awards seeks to reward companies, employees and teams that truly understand their customers and the market.

Ascend nominated for Customer Service

The UK Broker Awards seeks to reward companies, employees and teams that truly understand their customers and the market.

Ascend nominated for Commercial Lines Broker of the Year 2022

The UK Broker Awards seeks to reward companies, employees and teams that truly understand their customers and the market.

Shortlisted for The UK Health & Protection Awards

Advisor of The Year 2022

The British Insurance Awards 2022 shortlisted

Ascend is shortlisted at The British Insurance Awards 2022 for Commercial Broker SME/Mid-Corporate of the Year.

Commercial broker of the year 2022

Commercial Insurance Broker of the Year

The National Insurance Awards 2022 finalists

Commercial Insurance Broker of the Year

British Insurance Awards 2019 Finalist

Commercial Broker of the Year SME/Mid Corporate 2019

British Insurance Awards 2019 Finalist

Start-up Business of the Year 2019

Commercial Insurance Awards 2019 Winner

Broker Claims Team of the Year 2019

Commercial Insurance Awards 2019 Winner

Growth Business of the Year 2019

Commercial Insurance Awards 2019 Finalist

Broker of the Year 2019

Commercial Insurance Awards 2019 Finalist

Innovation of the Year 2019

Commercial Insurance Awards 2019 Finalist

Regional Broker of the Year 2019

Commercial Insurance Awards 2019 Finalist

Environmental team of the Year 2019

UK Broker Awards 2019 Finalist

Claims Team of the Year 2019

UK Broker Awards 2019 Winner

Start-up of the Year 2019

Broker Innovation Awards 2019

Start-up of the Year Winner

Broker Innovation Awards 2019

Commercial Lines Broker of the Year Finalist

Broker Innovation Awards 2019

Broker of the Year 2019 Finalist

Broker Innovation Awards 2019

Claims Team of the Year 2019 Finalist

Insurance Times Awards 2019

Independent Broker of the Year 2019 - Highly Commended

Insurance Times Awards 2019

Customer Champion of the Year 2019 Winner

Insurance Times Awards 2019

Commercial Broker of the Year 2019 Finalist