Multi Award Winning Car Insurance
We are extremely proud of the various awards Budget Direct has won and we thought you'd like to read more about the various accolades we have picked up.
5 Star Rating / Best Value - Cannex Car Insurance Star Ratings
In their latest ratings (April 2008), Cannex gave our Standard Comprehensive Car Insurance policy a host of prestigious awards including Best Value Nationally, Best Value in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia plus Best Value ratings for Drivers 30-59, Male and Female Drivers 25-29 as well as Family Drivers and Executive Car Drivers. The independent awards are a comparison of the 26 leading car insurance providers in Australia, and based on a combination of a detailed policy feature comparison and over 15,000 telephone and internet quotes. A national five star rating is the highest rating awarded to national car insurance providers by CANNEX, April 2008
2007 Australian Business Awards: Best Value
The 2007 Australian Business Award recipients were chosen from 140 short listed entries who were selected from 800 entries overall. Budget Direct entered the Best Value category and our Standard Comprehensive Car Insurance won the Best Value award in the General Insurance section. According to the judges – 'The achievements of Budget Direct in providing value comprehensive car insurance without compromising on quality or service has led to success in achieving profitability and consistent growth in a competitive field.' To read more about the award click here.
Winner Best Car Insurance Award 2007
As part of Money magazine's sixth annual Best of the Best awards the publication crowned Budget Direct's Standard Comprehensive Car Insurance as the 2007 Best Car Insurance category winner. According to the magazine – "The Winners were scored on a combination of features and price....Money gave Cannex the profile of our average reader and chose two suburbs – Parramatta in NSW and Glen Waverly in Victoria – where there's a concentration of readers. Cannex then got comprehensive quotes for two different cars – a 2004 Mazda 6 Sedan and a 2004 Holden Commodore Acclaim Sedan – for each of the two suburbs." Some insurance providers were excluded from the award because they did not offer products in these suburbs. To read more about the award click here.
Golden Award of Montreux 2007

Budget Direct's 'Smart Choice Challenge', a highly engaging online competition promoting our Car Insurance, was presented with a 'Finalist' award in the multimedia/web/CD-ROM – Financial Services category at these prestigious awards. The awards feature an international jury from 19 countries evaluated entries in 8 main categories: TV/Cinema ads, print ads, poster, direct mail, interactive media, radio, best use of media, events. Budget Direct was the only Australian financial services brand to be recognized at the 2007 awards. To read more about the award click here.

