Poles apart?
In a market where consolidation - in the name of more efficient service - is king, insurers are still falling short of the mark, providing their broker partners with no more than superficial services, says Andy Baldwin.
Given the commentary over the past 12 months you would be forgivenfor thinking that the broker channel is in free-fall due to the pressures
of the looming recession, competition from direct
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