Broker stress levels hit six-year high

Young adult woman with depression sitting at home alone

Two in five brokers have reported stress levels as high or very high, the record since Ecclesiastical’s annual Broker Wellbeing Survey was launched in 2019.

The survey tracks the stress levels of 250 brokers by asking them to give a rating from one to ten. The average has risen to 5.46.

Half of the brokers surveyed had experienced work anxiety in the last 12 months, a metric that has been increasing steadily over the past six years.

Workload remains the biggest contributor to stress, reported by 73% of brokers, staying steady from three quarters of brokers last year.

While it’s positive to see progress is being made in reducing the stigma of mental

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