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Question

 Answers

Response
 
 

Is your business intending to acquire in the next 12 months?

Yes  66%
No  21%
Don't know  13%
 
 
 

Is your business intending to sell in the next 12 months?

Yes  21%
No  49%
Don't know  30%
 
 
 

The CII is spending £20m in the next 4 years to evolve into a new professional standards body, issuing guidance on industry practice. Do you think this will benefit your business?

Yes  25%
No  54%
Don't know  21%
 
 
 

Network membership is essential to a broker who wants to stay both independent and competitive. Do you agree?

Yes  42%
No  42%
Don't know  15%
 
 
 

When do you anticipate an end to the soft market?

2007  12%
2008  52%
2009  37%
 
 
 

Is the sudden boom in underwriting agencies good for brokers?

Yes  16%
No  63%
Don't know  20%
 
 
 

Where do the greatest skill shortages lie in a broker business?

Sales  29%
New business  16%
Account handling  39%
Claims  16%
 
 
 

Has overall insurer service improved or deteriorated in the past 12 months?

Improved  35%
Deteriorated  65%
 
 
 

Do you expect your business to increase the percentage of income derived from risk management and other non-core services in the next 12 months?

Yes  36%
No  50%
Don't know  14%
 
 
 

What is your favourite insurance read?

Insurance Times  67%
The Post  4%
Professional Broking  0%
Insurance Age  17%
Other  13%
 
 
 

Do you foresee further consolidation of the UK insurer market in the next 12 months?

Yes  75%
No  13%
Don't know  13%
 
 
       
 
When do you anticipate an end to the soft market?
2007  
2008  
2009  

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