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Representative of an insured, not of an insurance company. Acts of a broker are not the responsibility of the company, and notice given by an insured to a broker is not the same as notice to the company. The broker searches the insurance marketplace for a company in which to place the insured's business for the most coverage at the best price. The broker is not restricted to placing business with any one company.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an agent who sells insurance
Synonyms: insurance agent, general agent, underwriter
An insurance broker (agent) sources (brokes) contracts of insurance on behalf of their customers.
The term Insurance Broker became a regulated term under the Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977[1] which was designed to thwart the bogus practices of firms holding themselves as brokers but in fact acting as representative of one or more favoured insurance companies. The term now has no legal definition following the repeal of the 1977 Act. The sale of General Insurance has been regulated by the Financial Services Authority since 14 January 2005. Any person broking insurance can now call themselves an insurance broker.
Insurance brokerage is largely associated with general insurance (car, house etc.) rather than life insurance, although some brokers continued to provide investment and life insurance brokerage until the onset of more onerous Financial Services Authority regulation in 2001.
Insurance broking is carried out today by many types of organisations including traditional brokerages, Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) and telephone or web-based firms.
Insurance brokerage in the United States is also a regulated industry, with almost all states individually issuing brokerage licenses. Most states have reciprocity agreements whereby brokers from one state can become easily licensed in another. There are exceptions to this, most notably in the case of Hawaii, where all licensed brokers must live on the island.
Because of industry regulation, smaller brokerage firms can easily compete with larger ones, who are forbidden by law from providing their customers with rebates or other discounts on the policy prices of insurance companies. For this reason, the United States is home to many different notable insurance brokerage firms.
Brokers commonly work for either an individual looking for the coverage that suits them best, or with companies. Brokers act like advisors, providing the best service and benefits that they believe would fit their clientele.
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