Success for Bank of Ireland Life at the KPMG Financial Services Excellence Awards

Current from: 22 May 2008

Commenting on the award for Innovation Excellence, Brian Forrester, Managing Director of Bank of Ireland Life said, “Central to our success as a business has been our continued ability to introduce innovative new products to the market. We invest heavily in our product development and in performing original customer research so that we can ensure we are innovating with our customers’ changing needs in mind. This award is a huge endorsement to the hard work by all our staff across the organisation.”

Innovation has characterised Bank of Ireland Life since its inception. Lifetime was the first provider of PIP/PEP regular savings products in Ireland and the first life assurer to offer online policy information to customers.

Bank of Ireland Life was also one of the first life and pensions companies to make socially responsible investing easily accessible to consumers. Bank of Ireland Life offer their customers a choice of two Ethical Funds, and three socially responsible funds - Innovator Fund, Water Fund, and Alternative Energy Fund. All of these funds can be easily accessed through lumpsum and regular premium investment plans, and a wide range of pension plans.

For further information contact:
Laura Erskine
Public Relations Manager
Bank of Ireland Life
Ph. 01 617 2586
Mob. 086 856 2929

New Ireland Assurance Company plc trading as Bank of Ireland Life is regulated by the Financial Regulator and is a member of the Bank of Ireland Group.