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Sunday, October 21, 2007

LIC of India wins Web18 Genius award for the Best Insurance Site

In a glittering evening full of entertainment, information and recognition, the first Genius of the Web awards organized by Web 18, a part of media group Network 18, were announced on October 18th, at ITC Grand Central, Parel.

Amont the various categories Lic of India was given the award for "Best Insurance Site".

The evening saw the best of players from the world of dotcom come together to appreciate and acknowledge the outstanding achievements in the online space. The event attracted good attention and was attended with strong participation including people from influential companies of the online world like Mr. Shailesh Rao, MD, Google India, Mr. Anupam Mittal, Chairman People Group, Mr. Sanjeev Bhikchandani, CEO, Info Egde, Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan, Chariman & CEO, Rediff, Mr. Neeraj Roy, CEO, Hungama to name a few.

With the sea of thinkers from the futuristic industry coming in, the ballroom was filled with varied conversations on brilliant ideas and global perspectives. The evening further progressed to an inspiring discussion on “Web 2.0 – Bubble or Boom” by an eminent panel consisting of Avnish Bajaj, co-founder and Managing Director of Matrix Partners India, Vishnu Induri from Axill Affiliated Networks and ShaileshRao from Google India.

During the evening, Singer Mansi Scott entertained the audience with her heart rendering performance, making sure audience did not miss their dose of entertainment.

The awards announcement was in last segment of the evening which was awaited by everyone.The announcement brought mixed reactions from audience across the room, those who win cheered in pleasure and those who couldn’t make it to the top, emoted the promise to come back to win the title next year.

The winners were
  • Special User’s Choice Award - Yahoo India
  • Best Email Service Provider (Consumer) – Gmail
  • Best Social Networking Site – Orkut
  • Best Airlines – Jet Airways
  • Best Banking – ICICI Bank
  • Best Brokers – ICICI Direct
  • Best Business ISP – Bharti Airtel
  • Best Consumer ISP Broadband – Bharti Airtel
  • Best Education – Education Times
  • Best Email Service Provider Business – Indiatimes
  • Best E-Commerce Site (Online Gaming) – Yahoo India
  • Best E-Commerce Site (Matrimonial) – Shaadi.com
  • Best Hotels Site - Taj Hotels
  • Best Insurance Site - LIC India
  • Best Government and PSU Site - IRCTC India
  • Best Mutual Funds Site - Reliance Mutual
  • Best Trade Site in the country - eBay
  • Best Utility Site - Rel.co.in

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