Sentiment Surveys

October 2008 Sentiment surveys Laurent Matras, Managing Director, Groupama Insurances Welcome to the second PB Sentiment Survey of 2008. We think that this is an important industry barometer, so thank you to all that took part.

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May 2008
Sentiment surveys
Cathie Bruce, Distribution and Customer Services Director, Groupama Insurances
The latest PB Sentiment Survey continues to offer an insight into the mindset of UK brokers as they grapple with the dynamics of a market that is changing rapidly. This time, in addition to questions about trading conditions, intermediaries have been asked for their views on some hot topics, including the phenomenon of price comparison sites and the industry's performance following last year's floods.

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October 2007
Sentiment surveys
Cathie Bruce, Distribution and Customer Services Director, Groupama Insurances
Welcome to October's Professional Broking Sentiment Survey - the industry barometer tracking the issues facing brokers. Rates continue to rise in personal lines and the commercial market is still faltering, while home insurance premiums may begin to bite customers as a result of the July floods. Respondents have shown concern about service levels and insurer-owned distribution but are increasingly au fait with the regulatory regime.

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August 2007
Sentiment surveys
Cathie Bruce, Distribution and Customer Services Director, Groupama Insurances
Welcome to the latest Professional Broking Sentiment Survey - the industry barometer tracking the issues facing brokers. Concerns over regulation still remain, especially the thorny issue of commission disclosure. And with the majority feeling that 2007 will not offer any decent prospects for rate hardening, more and more brokers are set to move to fee-based remuneration, even in the small to medium-sized enterprise sector.

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April 2007
Sentiment surveys
Cathie Bruce, Head of Proposition, Groupama Insurances
Welcome to the eleventh Professional Broking Sentiment Survey - the industry barometer tracking the issues facing brokers. In addition to our regular round-up of regulation, service and the market cycle issues, views on insurers buying brokers were mixed, with 40% prepared to sell to an insurer, but the majority criticised the approach, saying brokers will not remain independently managed under such arrangements.

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January 2007
Sentiment surveys
Cathie Bruce, Head of Proposition, Groupama Insurances
Welcome to the tenth Professional Broking Sentiment Survey - the industry barometer tracking the issues facing brokers. This survey saw continued concern about regulation, however, many brokers are now enjoying some benefits � see the column below right for a selection of concerns and compliments about the regulator. Comments on service, consolidation and the soft market were also left, see over the page for the full roundup.

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October 2006
Sentiment surveys
Cathie Bruce, Head of Proposition, Groupama Insurances
Welcome to the ninth quarterly Professional Broking Sentiment Survey - the independent industry barometer airing brokers� views. This survey saw the tentative signs of a market cycle about to turn, or at least brokers' hopes that it will. Broker concern about regulation was as marked as ever, however, there were those that were beginning to see some benefits � see the column below.

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July 06
Sentiment surveys
Cathie Bruce, Head of Proposition, Groupama Insurances
Welcome to the eighth quarterly Professional Broking Sentiment Survey � the independent industry barometer representing brokers� views. With more than half of brokers believing rates are continuing to soften in the commercial arena, many believe that rates must rise to compensate. There is also a focus on mergers and acquisitions, with many expecting to open discussions in the near future.

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April 2006
Sentiment surveys
Cathie Bruce, Head of Proposition, Groupama Insurances
Welcome to the seventh quarterly Professional Broking Sentiment Survey � the independent industry barometer representing brokers� views. We are around fifteen months into regulation under the Financial Services Authority and this continues to cause much concern for brokers, however, the large majority are expecting their businesses to grow this year despite concern of a soft market.

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January 2006
Sentiment surveys
Richard Adams, Editor, Professional Broking
Welcome to the sixth quarterly Professional Broking Sentiment Survey � the independent industry barometer representing brokers� views. In this latest survey, almost one year on from the start of regulation under the Financial Services Authority, brokers began telling of positive experiences. While concerns remain, this survey charts brokers� progress under the FSA and their opinions on a wide range of other issues facing them.

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October 2005
Sentiment surveys
Richard Adams, Editor, Professional Broking
The fifth Professional Broking Sentiment Survey continued to chart some deep-seated ill feeling about regulation under the Financial Services Authority, but also the emergence of some light at the end of the tunnel. Varied views on the state of the market and where it is in terms of the cycle contributed to the overall mixed collection of responses recorded in this latest batch of results.

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July 2005
Sentiment surveys
Richard Adams, Editor, Professional Broking
This fourth Professional Broking Sentiment Survey � the second since statutory regulation began and the final one to be sponsored by Groupama � offered a further insight into the impact of regulation on brokers.

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April 2005
Sentiment surveys
Richard Adams, Editor, Professional Broking
Welcome to the third Professional Broking quarterly Sentiment Survey, which continues to gauge the opinion of brokers, providing a detailed industry barometer on the issues that matter. The results highlight emerging and continuing trends as they develop in these challenging times for brokers and the industry as a whole.