Awards and Honors

Between 1997 and 2011, Best's Review magazine received more than 60 awards for excellence in editorial and graphic presentation. The magazine has won the Outstanding Publication Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, and our Web site, www.bestreview.com, has won the ASBPE Gold Award for Overall Online Publication Design.

2011 Award Highlights:

Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI) Awards

• Single News Article, Silver Award: "On the Rise," October 2010
• Special Section, Gold Award: "The Katrina Effect," June 2010 

2009 Award Highlights:

American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Awards

• Excellence in Information Graphics, Gold Award: July 2008 issue
• News Analysis/Investigative, Gold Award: "Recipe for Disaster," July 2008

NJ Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Business Writing, Third Place: "Sportsmanlike Conduct," May 2008

2008 Award Highlights:

Magnum Opus Awards

• Best Feature Design, Silver Award: "Score!" November 2007
• Best Table of Contents Design, Bronze Award: November 2007 issue
• Best Use of Color Photo, Single Feature, Bronze Award: "Baby Boom," December 2007
• Best Supplement Annual or One-Shot, Bronze Award: The Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry
• Best Advertorial Editorial, Bronze Award, Issues & Answers, October 2007
• Best News Story, Bronze Award, "Campus Crusaders," June 2007
• Best Sidebar, Honorable Mention: "GEICO," September 2007

Davey Awards

• Photography, Silver Award: December 2007

APEX Awards

• Magazines, Print (over 32 pages), Award of Excellence: November 2007
• Technical Writing, Award of Excellence: "House Calls," March 2007
• Regular Departments and Columns, Award of Excellence: "The Last Word"
• Special Purpose Brochures, Manuals & Reports, Award of Excellence: The Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry

American Society of Business Publications (ASBPE) Awards

• Opening Page/Spread, Computer Generated, Gold Award (Regional): "The Lost Colonies," September 2007

Graphic Design USA

• American Inhouse Design Award "Baby Boom": December 2007 Issue

Business Marketing Association

• "Baby Boom": December 2007 Issue

2007 Award Highlights:

APEX Awards

• Magazine & Journal Design & Layout Category, Award of Excellence: March 2007 Issue

Magnum Opus Awards

• Best Sidebar, Silver Award: "A Legend in Its Time," sidebar about Geico's gecko, January 2006
• Best Regularly Featured Department, Section or Column, Bronze Award: Insurance Marketing section
• Best News Story, Honorable Mention: "After Vioxx," May 2006

American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Awards

• Technical Article, Gold Award (Regional): "Tag, You're It," June 2006
• Case History, Gold Award (Regional): "Uncommon Vision," August 2006 Issue
• Feature Series, Silver Award (National): "Coping With Catastrophe," July-October 2006
• Government Coverage, Silver Award (National): Government Coverage, October 2006

Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI) Awards

• Feature Article, Honorable Mention: "Searching for a Cause," February 2006
• News Coverage, Honorable Mention: "Briefing," March and June 2006
• Single News Article, Honorable Mention: "After Vioxx," May 2006
• Technical Article, Honorable Mention: "Tag, You're It," June 2006
• Front Cover, Photograph, Honorable Mention: September 2006 Cover
• Best Single Issue, Honorable Mention: September 2006 Issue

2006 Award Highlights

American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE)

• Technical Article, Gold Award (National): "Hook, Line and Sinker," June 2005
• News Section, Silver Award (National): Briefing section, October 2005
• News Analysis, Bronze Award for the Northeast Region: "Disaster on the Wing," November 2005
• Trade, Association and Business Publications International
• News Section, Silver Award: October 2005 New Products section and June 2005 New Products section

APEX Awards

• Magazine & Journal Design & Layout Category, Award of Excellence: November 2005 Issue
• Feature Series Writing, Award of Excellence: "Foundations of Regulation" series: October 2005, November 2005, December 2005

Magnum Opus Awards

• Best News Story - Editorial, Silver Award: "Disaster on the Wing," November 2005
• InfoGraphics, Honorable Mention "Back to Basics," July 2005

Insurance & Financial Communicators Association Awards

• Creativity - Articles, Award of Excellence: "Reach for the Stars," March 2005

2005 Award Highlights:

Trade, Association and Business Publications International

• Feature article, Honorable mention: "Winning the Hispanic Market," September 2004

American Society of Business Publication Editors

• News Analysis, Gold Award for the Northeast Region: "Home of the Brave," November 2004
• Technical Article, Silver Award for the Northeast Region: "Discovering Cards," April 2004
• News Section, Silver Award for the Northeast Region: Briefing section, September 2004

2004 Award Highlights: ASBPE

• News Section, Silver Award for the Northeast Region: Briefing section, May 2003
• Information Graphics, Bronze Award (National): November 2003
• Front Cover - Illustration, Silver Award for the Northeast Region: August 2003
• News Article, Silver Award for the Northeast Region: "Epidemic Proportions", July 2003

2003 Award Highlights: ASBPE

• Information Graphics, Bronze Award for the Northeast Region: December 2002
• Front Cover - Illustration, Bronze Award for the Northeast Region: December 2002
• News Section, Silver Award for the Northeast Region: Briefing section, May 2002

2002 Award Highlights: ASBPE

• Magazine of the Year, Honorable Mention, National
• Overall Typography, Bronze Award for the East Coast Region, Novemberand December 2001
• Single News Article, Bronze Award National and Gold Award East Region: "Mold: A Growing Problem," November 2001
• Information Graphics, Bronze Award National and Gold Award East Region: December 2001

2001 Award Highlights: ASBPE

• Contents Page or Pages, Bronze Award East Region: Table of Contents, September 2000
• Front Cover Illustration, Bronze Award East Region: "Car Wars," October 2000
• Front Cover-Buyer's Guide, Special Report, Annual, Gold Award National and Gold Award East Region: "New World of Risk," Review/Preview life/health edition, January 2000
• Single News Article, Silver Award National and Gold Award East Region: "Anatomy of a Failure," September 2000

2000 Award Highlights: ASBPE

• Technical Article, Bronze Award National and Silver Award East Region: "Safe House," August 1999
• Regular Column Contributed, Silver Award East Region: "Loss Risk Management Insight columns by Alan S. Rutkin" Januaryand August 1999

1999 Award Highlights: ASBPE

• Front Cover-Buyer's Guide, Special Report, Annual, Silver Award East Region: "New Focus on the Customer," Review/Preview property/casualty edition, January 1998
• Single News Article, Gold Award National and Gold Award East Region: "Righting a Five-Decade Wrong," April 1998

1998 Award Highlights: ASBPE

• Feature Series, East Coast Third Place "The Price of Regulation," October 1997
• Feature Series, East Coast Third Place award, "Technology to Go," December 1997

National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation

• "Playing for Keeps," September 1997

1997 Award Highlights: ASBPE

• Outstanding Publication of the Year, National