Insurance becomes concentrated, advisers reduce relationshipsBY LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013 12:40PMInsurer relations with advisers are changing rapidly, with financial planners reducing the number of insurance providers and focusing on their most-used insurer for the premiums they write. Related News |
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Unless this survey is talking about risk writers, it does not mean much
Most planners write so little risk they only use one insurer anyway, usually the one owned by the dealer. I note AMP figures strongly-quell surprise-all those AMP & AXA dealerships applying pressure to "planners". I know-I just left one