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John Dunn: Brokerbility supporting independent brokers as soft market raises profile

By 2026-04-13T07:00:00

John Dunn Brokerbility + Clear Group

’We like to think of ourselves as an extension of our members and service is at the heart of what do to support them,’ says managing director

According to M&A consultancy Marshberry, which provided the data for the latest Insurance Times Top 50 Brokers report, the number of independent brokers in the UK has halved in the previous 15 years.

As consolidators have themselves been consolidated, those independent brokers that do remain must also compete with industry behemoths that have only grown in size and capability, necessitating the question of how they can remain relevant in a market defined by scale and eyewatering financial firepower. 

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