Briefing: Tough times for brokers, but future remains bright

sunrise brighter days ahead

Matt Scott takes a view on the broker market’s prospects following the publication of this year’s Top 50 Brokers report

By Insurance DataLab cofounder Matt Scott

To say it has been a challenging year for brokers is a bit of an understatement.

The last 12 months have been full of economic and political uncertainty, rising costs and an increasingly heavy regulatory burden that have all added to the pressures facing the broking industry.

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