THREE major staff awards were made at the Farmers' Union of Wales annual business conference (ABC) in Aberystwyth which heard that the union's insurance arm is now the third biggest broker in Wales with gross premium income growing at an average of £160,000 per month during 2011.
The Highest Insurance Book Growth award went to Meirionnydd area officer Dei Charles Jones, of Llanuwchllyn, Bala, for a book that grew by 32 per cent.
The award for the county that gained most new members during 2011 went to Caernarfon with 46 new members. County executive officer Gwynedd Watkin and area officers Dylan Evans and Dafydd Jones received the award jointly on behalf of the county staff.
The Efficiency Award for the best managed insurance portfolio went to Carmarthenshire area officer Meinir Davies, of Llanddeusant, Llangadog.
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MOST NEW MEMBERS: From left, Emyr Jones, Gwynedd Watkin, Dafydd Jones, Dylan Evans and Glyn Roberts.[/caption]
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HIGHEST BOOK GROWTH: From left, FUW president Emyr Jones, Dei Charles Jones and deputy president Glyn Roberts.[/caption]
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EFFICIENCY AWARD: From left, Meinir Davies, Glyn Roberts and Emyr Jones.[/caption]