Blog: Industry trends to look out for in 2022
Adrian Saunders, commercial director at Ecclesiastical Insurance, shares his predictions for the broker market in 2022.
2021 was a year of opportunity and innovation for the broker market. Businesses adapted and evolved to new ways of working, while M&A activity reached unprecedented levels, shifting dynamics in the market. These continuing trends, along with new regulation and global and macroeconomic influences, will shape the sector in 2022.
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