Brokers welcome trade body merger but fears remain for smaller voices

The broking community has given an overwhelming welcome to the merger of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) and the Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) with only the fear of smaller brokers losing their voice raised as a potential concern.

Howard Lickens, chief executive officer at Clear Insurance Management pointed out that a unified voice representing the industry should be good news. "It's a shame we've been apart for so long," he said.

"They've been pretty in tune for a number of years now but one remembers the years when they were quite separate and it did the broking world no good. The government is going to listen more to one voice and they'll know who to listen to."

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Neil Campling, managing director at Barnett