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Summit Business Media Wins 3 National Azbee Awards

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) named three Summit Business Media products winners for National Azbee Awards last night at the ASBPE National Editorial Conference in Chicago, IL.

PropertyCasualty360.com, a Website devoted to providing insurance news and analysis for today's property & casualty professionals, won the Gold Award for Best New or Relaunched Website.

"It's an honor for PropertyCasualty360.com to be recognized with this award," said Bryant Rousseau, Group Editorial Director for Summit's Property & Casualty Group. "There's a lot of outstanding work being done in B-to-B journalism and we are grateful that our Website was chosen as among the best in the business."

National Underwriter Life & Health magazine was given the Silver Award for Best Feature Series for its investigative coverage of "Inside the NAIC" in the November 22, 2010 issue.

Additionally, Senior Market Advisor was awarded the Bronze prize for Best Web Feature Article for following father-daughter financial superheroes in "A Day In The Life", featured in the November 2010 issue and online at SeniorMarketAdvisor.com.

"For a B-to-B editor, winning an Azbee is a career highlight. The fact that three of our brands have won national awards testifies to the editorial talent we have throughout the company and the quality work we're doing," said James E. Green, Group Editorial Director for the Life & Health Insurance Network. "Congratulations to our talented staff."

ASBPE is the professional association for editors and writers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press. Every year ASBPE hosts the Awards of Excellence competition, which recognizes the best in editorial, design, and online achievement. A panel of judges selected three finalists in all categories and announced the 2011 winners on August 4.

Other Summit Business Media brands including Agent's Sales Journal, Benefits Selling, Life Insurance Selling, and National Underwriter Life & Health are also finalists for several regional Azbee awards.

About Summit Business Media
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media and information company serving the insurance, financial services, legal and investment advisory markets. Summit strives to be "The Next Generation of Business Information" for executives and practitioners by providing breaking news and analysis, in-depth practice management strategies, business-building techniques and actionable data. Summit services the information needs of its customers through numerous channels, including digital, print, and live events. For more information, please visit SummitBusinessMedia.com.

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