View from the Top: Partners&’s Phil Barton on brokers' role as advisers in an unstable world

Phil Barton, CEO of Partners&, argues that a tumultuous world has put paid to a transactional approach to insurance and says larger brokers need to put clients before shareholders.

How has your business changed in the last 12 months? It’s a question we’re asking our clients more and more. In the current environment, in the last six months, what business hasn’t changed? And in

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British Insurance Awards 2024 winners revealed

Aviva was among the big winners with four outright prizes at last night’s (3 July) British Insurance Awards, on an evening where former British Insurance Brokers’ Association CEO Steve White was recognised with The Achievement Award.

Broker earnings boosted by 11.3% in 2023

The value of the worldwide market for insurance broking in terms of fees and commissions earned was around $168bn (£132bn) in 2023, up from about $151bn in 2022 on a constant currency basis, according to research by Insuramore.

Rise of the AI-broker

Artificial Intelligence has many real-world applications and is already helping the insurance broking community in the US spend more time connecting with, listening to, and advising customers, says Chris Kitchener, vice president of product management for Applied Systems Europe.

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