'Talent crisis' hitting UK brokers

Over half of brokers (52%) are struggling to recruit young talent under 30 years of age, Insurance Age can reveal.

Research by Ecclesiastical found that 80% of the 250 responding UK brokers were keen to attract younger people.

Meanwhile nearly half (46%) of brokers surveyed were concerned about a potential talent crisis in the industry, noting that they are struggling to attract young people because they don’t have the right experience, skills or qualifications and not enough young people are