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"There's a log jam": Why global brokerage M&A’s biggest buyers might be pulling back
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (513+ words) OPTIS Partners recorded 695 North American agent and broker transactions in 2025, down 12% from 2024 and 24% below the previous five-year average. Private equity-backed brokers completed 10% fewer acquisitions, while activity among publicly traded brokers dropped 27%. The number of identifiable buyers also fell for a…...
India Post Payments Bank rolls out offerings for merchant payments, insurance and mutual funds platforms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (346+ words) The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has launched three digital offerings for payments for merchants, insurance, and mutual funds on the occasion of its 9th foundation day. The Ministry of Communication on Tuesday (Sept. 1) issued an official release, stating, "Together, these…...
AI will not replace brokers but it will expose lazy broking
2+ week, 5+ day ago (609+ words) Charlie Hicks (pictured) is not worried about AI replacing insurance brokers. He is more interested in what it will reveal. As the industry debates AI's impact on broking, the managing director of EIC Insurance Services sees the technology exposing a…...
Peer to Pier: How the broker's role is evolving
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (148+ words) Insurance Business Peer to Pier: How the broker's role is evolving At InsuranceFest 2026, IB was on-hand to conduct a series of Peer to Pier interviews with some of the industry's biggest names. In this edition, we meet Lockton's Reid Eanes…...
Broker stress falls for first time in years, but pressure hasn't eased — Ecclesiastical
3+ week, 5+ day ago (719+ words) Fewer brokers are reporting high levels of stress than a year ago, according to Ecclesiastical's latest Understanding Broker Mental Wellbeing research, though the insurer warned this should not be mistaken for a sign that the underlying pressures of the job…...
Aviva swerves any ‘big proclamations’ around redundancies as it continues AI investment
3+ week, 6+ day ago (718+ words) UKGI chief executive acknowledges that AI is ‘changing our business’, with staff headcount just one of many considerations the insurer is working through as part of its ongoing AI adoption Jason Storah, chief executive of Aviva’s UK and Ireland general…...