Online travel insurance company Insure and Go, has run away with two prizes at the Fast Growth Business Awards. The business won the overall T-Mobile sponsored Fast Growth Business of the Year, as well as the Online Business of the year. Other notable online businesses and entrepreneurs to walk away with awards included website entrepreneur Margaret Manning, film website Lovefilm and Go Compare.

Launched in 2000, Insure and Go were the first company to offer an alternative to the travel insurance provided by travel agencies. The company enables customers to obtain competitive rates by simply answering three questions online. The convenience of this service has made Insure and Go hugely popular, particularly amongst the increasing numbers of independent travellers and the business has grown and continues to grow at a phenomenal rate – with a turnover today of more than £49m and a customer base of 2 million.

The 12 Award Judges included Seb Bishop, President of MIVA, Peter Jones

Entrepreneur and Dragons Den entrepreneur, Nick Wheeler, founder of Charles Tyrwhit, René Carayol, business guru and TV presenter, and Simon Kossoff, MD, of Carluccios.

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