As of 1 October, the FSA said it had received 9,220 applications for authorisation in the general insurance sector.
The primary insurance market accounted for 5,049 applications for authorisation while secondary intermediaries accounted for 4,189.
The FSA said it had received 13,490 registrations for an application pack by 1 October.
Of these, the primary insurance market accounted for 6,510 while 6,980 came from the secondary market.
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.





































