Countering the direct threat.
Having just received the letter from the Insurance Brokers Registration Council, and, coincidentally...
Having just received the letter from the Insurance BrokersRegistration Council, and, coincidentally, in the same post a letter from
the Institute of Insurance Brokers, I am left to wondering as to what will
happen to the "professional broker" in the future.
With attack from direct markets already at an all-time high, surely there
is a need more than ever to show that independent insurance brokers are
qualified to provide the best advice for their clients, and, with the
backing of the Insurance
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