Housebound

The software house sector has found itself deep in the throes of consolidation much like its broking counterpart but is this limiting choice in the market? Sarah Hills questions whether brokers should remain loyal to their current software provider, or transfer their affections to a platform that can offer business-critical technology

What an interesting time to be an insurance broker. With the recent flurry of consolidation activity, the traditional position of brokers in the insurance sector has changed; they can now define themselves as an independent broker, a network member or part of a consolidating machine. However, whether they have embraced the online aggregator market, or have changed from an insurance broker to a managing general agent or underwriting agency, they will need to have a strong relationship with a