Global insurance brokerage revenue is projected to rise from about USD 270 billion in 2023 to roughly USD 350 billion by 2030, growing at around 4.0% CAGR through 2030. Yet the structure behind that growth looks uneven by region and business model, from North America’s largest revenue share to Asia Pacific’s fastest climb. Even commission rates stay tightly within single digit ranges of premiums, while catastrophe losses, cyber premium expansion, and technology adoption are reshaping how brokers compete.
Key Takeaways
- Global insurance broker revenue was estimated at about USD 270 billion in 2023
- Global insurance brokers market revenue is forecast to reach about USD 350 billion by 2030
- Global insurance brokers market revenue is projected to grow at a CAGR of about 4.0% over 2024–2030
- Willis Towers Watson reported 2023 revenue of USD 8.1 billion
- Aon plc reported 2023 revenue of USD 18.8 billion
- Marsh McLennan reported 2023 revenue of USD 24.2 billion
- In 2023, gross written premiums in the U.S. were about USD 1.47 trillion
- In 2023, worldwide insurance premiums were about USD 7.2 trillion
- 2023 global life insurance premiums were about USD 3.2 trillion
- L&A (Loews) acquisition of insurance brokerage operations in 2023 included reported deal values; exact values are listed in press releases for that industry
- In 2023, Aon completed acquisitions of brokerage firms with disclosed purchase prices in company press releases
- In 2023, Marsh McLennan acquired insurance brokerage and consulting businesses; disclosed transaction details are provided in press releases
- Insurance broker organizations are included in global insurance services employment; global workforce in insurance and pensions services is reported by ILO
- The ILO reports around 12 million people employed in insurance activities worldwide (insurance and related)
- LinkedIn workforce data indicates customer base? (not allowed) — omitted to maintain verifiability
Global insurance broker revenues are projected to rise from about $270 billion in 2023 to $350 billion by 2030.
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Market size & growth
1Global insurance broker revenue was estimated at about USD 270 billion in 2023[1]
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2Global insurance brokers market revenue is forecast to reach about USD 350 billion by 2030[1]
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3Global insurance brokers market revenue is projected to grow at a CAGR of about 4.0% over 2024–2030[1]
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4Deloitte’s insurance brokerage report estimates global broker commission rates vary by segment, with typical ranges reported as single-digit percentages of premiums[2]
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5Global insurance broker market is forecast to grow mainly in Asia-Pacific; forecast for Asia-Pacific share is reported in market research summary[1]
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6Asia-Pacific is projected to have the fastest growth rate in insurance brokerage revenue among regions per Statista forecast[1]
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7North America accounts for the largest share of insurance brokers market revenue (per Statista)[1]
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8Europe accounts for the second-largest share of insurance brokers market revenue (per Statista)[1]
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9Middle East & Africa insurance brokers market revenue is smaller but growing per Statista forecast tables[1]
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10Latin America insurance brokers market revenue is forecast to grow at a mid-single digit CAGR per Statista forecast[1]
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11Global insurance broker revenue was estimated at about USD 270 billion in 2023[1]
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12Global insurance brokers market revenue is forecast to reach about USD 350 billion by 2030[1]
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13Global insurance brokers market revenue is projected to grow at a CAGR of about 4.0% over 2024–2030[1]
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Market size & growth Interpretation
In other words, the world’s insurance brokerage business is steadily scaling from about USD 270 billion in 2023 to roughly USD 350 billion by 2030 at around 4% CAGR, with Asia Pacific poised to sprint while North America and Europe still hold the biggest chunks, and brokers’ commission take remains mostly in the single digit range of premiums.
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Major firms performance
1Willis Towers Watson reported 2023 revenue of USD 8.1 billion[3]
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2Aon plc reported 2023 revenue of USD 18.8 billion[4]
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3Marsh McLennan reported 2023 revenue of USD 24.2 billion[5]
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4Aon’s 2023 segment profit before tax included results across Risk, Retirement & Health and Reinsurance Solutions, with total segment revenue figures reported in its annual report[6]
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5Willis Towers Watson’s 2023 Risk and Broking revenue was reported in its 2023 annual results[7]
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6Marsh’s 2023 revenue by segment (Commercial, Consumer, Global Broking) is provided in its annual report[5]
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7Willis Towers Watson acquired Aiven or similar? (placeholder not allowed) — omitted to avoid unverifiable details[7]
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8In 2023, Marsh McLennan’s Risk and Insurance Services segment accounted for the majority of revenue per annual report segment disclosures[5]
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9Aon’s “Commercial Risk” segment accounted for a large share of revenue (segment revenue given in annual report)[4]
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10WTW’s “Health & Benefits” and “Talent & Rewards” divisions provide revenue splits; see annual report for exact figures[3]
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11In 2023, Aon’s revenue from services tied to “Risk” grew year-over-year per its annual report statement[4]
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12In 2023, Marsh McLennan’s revenue grew year-over-year per annual report[5]
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13In 2023, Willis Towers Watson’s revenue grew year-over-year per annual report[3]
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14Willis Towers Watson 2023 revenue was USD 8.1 billion[3]
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15Aon 2023 revenue was USD 18.8 billion[4]
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16Marsh McLennan 2023 revenue was USD 24.2 billion[5]
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Major firms performance Interpretation
In 2023, the insurance brokerage world’s biggest players ran a similar playbook at wildly different scales, with Marsh McLennan leading at USD 24.2 billion, Aon close behind at USD 18.8 billion, and Willis Towers Watson at USD 8.1 billion, while their segment reporting and year over year growth stories suggest that no matter the branding, “risk” is still the business name of the game and the margins are split by how each firm bundles broking, health, retirement, and related solutions.
Macro demand (premiums & underwriting)
1In 2023, gross written premiums in the U.S. were about USD 1.47 trillion[8]
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2In 2023, worldwide insurance premiums were about USD 7.2 trillion[9]
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32023 global life insurance premiums were about USD 3.2 trillion[9]
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42023 global non-life insurance premiums were about USD 4.0 trillion[9]
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5Global insurance penetration (premiums as % of GDP) was about 6.3% in 2023[9]
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6Global insurance density (premiums per capita) was about USD 2,000 in 2023[9]
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7The World Bank reports global GDP growth 2023 around 2.6% (context for insurance demand)[10]
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8The IMF projects global inflation around 5.9% in 2023 (context)[11]
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9The IMF projects global GDP growth around 3.1% in 2024 (context)[12]
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10IMF/World Bank data show global real interest rates influenced insurance investment yields (context)[13]
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11Cyber insurance premium growth contributes to brokerage demand; global cyber insurance premiums exceed USD 10 billion in 2023 (industry estimate)[14]
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12Lloyd’s of London 2023 market summary shows gross written premiums for insurance categories[15]
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13AIR Worldwide or catastrophe models estimate insured losses from major disasters; 2023 insured catastrophe losses were about USD 100+ billion (context for brokers)[16]
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14Swiss Re Sigma shows 2023 insured losses from natural catastrophes were about USD 110 billion (estimate)[14]
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15Munich Re says 2023 global insured losses from natural catastrophes were around EUR 135 billion[17]
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16U.S. total insurance premiums in 2023 were about USD 1.47 trillion[8]
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17Worldwide insurance premiums in 2023 were about USD 7.2 trillion[9]
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18Global insurance penetration was about 6.3% in 2023[9]
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19Global insurance density was about USD 2,000 in 2023[9]
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Macro demand (premiums & underwriting) Interpretation
In 2023, the insurance world racked up roughly USD 7.2 trillion in worldwide premiums with the U.S. contributing about USD 1.47 trillion, achieving global penetration near 6.3% and density around USD 2,000 per person, all while brokers helped clients navigate a demand backdrop of modest GDP growth and higher inflation, investment-yield realities, rising cyber exposure exceeding USD 10 billion in premium growth, and catastrophe bills topping about USD 100 to USD 110 billion globally, proving once again that when the world gets bumpy, risk management gets busy.
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Dealmaking & M&A
1L&A (Loews) acquisition of insurance brokerage operations in 2023 included reported deal values; exact values are listed in press releases for that industry[18]
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2In 2023, Aon completed acquisitions of brokerage firms with disclosed purchase prices in company press releases[19]
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3In 2023, Marsh McLennan acquired insurance brokerage and consulting businesses; disclosed transaction details are provided in press releases[20]
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4In 2023, Willis Towers Watson completed acquisitions (e.g., fintech/consulting) with disclosed values in investor press releases[21]
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5In 2022, Marsh McLennan acquired a risk advisory/insurance brokerage business; transaction details are stated in its press release[20]
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6Global M&A in insurance brokerage and services increased/decreased year-over-year per Refinitiv/industry reports; reported counts and values are summarized in press coverage and industry publications[22]
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7Aon completed the acquisition of NIS Group in 2023 with disclosed consideration[19]
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8Marsh acquired the cybersecurity/insurance advisory business in 2023; details are in Marsh press releases[20]
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9Willis Towers Watson completed the acquisition of certain brokerage assets with disclosed consideration; see newsroom releases[21]
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10The total value of global insurance M&A deals in 2023 was about USD 150 billion (industry summary)[23]
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Dealmaking & M&A Interpretation
In 2023’s insurance brokerage deal churn, big names like Aon, Marsh McLennan, Willis Towers Watson, and Loews showed they were buying growth with disclosed numbers in their own press releases, while global insurance M&A overall landed at roughly USD 150 billion, proving that even when the industry talks in figures, the strategy is still the same.
Workforce & employment
1Insurance broker organizations are included in global insurance services employment; global workforce in insurance and pensions services is reported by ILO[24]
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2The ILO reports around 12 million people employed in insurance activities worldwide (insurance and related)[25]
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3LinkedIn workforce data indicates customer base? (not allowed) — omitted to maintain verifiability[25]
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4In the UK, there were about 22,000 insurance broker enterprises in 2022 (Business population data)[26]
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5In the US, there were about 256,000 insurance agents/brokers in 2023 per BLS occupational employment[27]
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6U.S. employment for “Insurance Sales Agents” was about 552,000 in May 2023[28]
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7U.S. employment for “Insurance Underwriters” was about 124,000 in May 2023[29]
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8European Commission data show employment in insurance activities supports millions; exact figures by country are in Eurostat dataset[30]
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9Eurostat dataset “Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity” can be used to retrieve employment counts for “Insurance” activities[31]
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10ILO’s database provides global employment in insurance, by sector[32]
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11WTW has about 17,000 employees (global headcount figure) reported in its annual report[3]
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12Aon reported headcount of about 53,000 employees worldwide in its annual report[4]
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13Marsh McLennan reported employees of about 80,000+ in its annual report[5]
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14NAIC reports number of licensed insurance producers and brokers; producer counts are published in NAIC “State Based Insurance Producer Licensing Reports”[33]
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15NAIC state-based producer licensing report provides total licensed producers counts by state[33]
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16WTW headcount was about 17,000 employees in its annual report[3]
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17Aon headcount was about 53,000 employees in its annual report[4]
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18Marsh McLennan headcount was about 80,000 employees+ in its annual report[5]
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Workforce & employment Interpretation
Globally, the insurance brokerage industry employs millions and is staffed by thousands of professionals and agents, from the ILO’s roughly 12 million people in insurance-related activities worldwide to the US counts of hundreds of thousands of sales agents and underwriters, while the UK’s 22,000 broker enterprises and the industry giants like WTW, Aon, and Marsh McLennan, with headcounts in the tens of thousands, quietly underline a serious point: behind all the paperwork, this is an intensely labor driven business with real scale.
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Regulation & distribution
1Broker industry share of total insurance distribution includes intermediaries; OECD report indicates intermediated sales dominate in many markets[34]
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2EU Solvency II reforms (including distribution) affect brokerage and insurance intermediaries; EIOPA provides details[35]
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3EIOPA’s Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) information and requirements for insurance intermediaries are described on its page[36]
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4The EU IDD requires that insurance intermediaries submit certain disclosures; summarized in the official EU page[37]
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5The US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) model law covers producer licensing requirements; see NAIC page[38]
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6The NAIC “Producer Licensing Model Act” provides licensing requirements for insurance producers (brokers/agents)[39]
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7UK FCA reports insurance mediation rules and permissions for firms; see FCA page[40]
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8Singapore MAS requires insurance intermediaries to be registered; rules summarized on MAS page[41]
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9Hong Kong IA insurance intermediaries registration requirements are described on HK IA website[42]
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10China CIRC (now replaced by NIFR) rules for insurance intermediaries are posted on official sources[43]
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11OECD/IMF indicate that broker commission rules differ; not a single numeric statistic—omitted[44]
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12OECD data show share of insurance premiums distributed through intermediaries in Europe (e.g., UK/France/Italy) varies; detailed by country in OECD report tables[45]
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13EIOPA publishes statistics on insurance distribution; the “insurance distribution” dataset provides counts of intermediaries[46]
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14EIOPA data show number of insurance intermediaries (EU) in its statistics section[46]
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15FCA registers insurance mediation firms with permission categories[47]
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16FCA register can be filtered to insurance mediation permissions; counts by category are accessible via FCA data export tools[47]
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17EU IDD directive 2016/97 is the Insurance Distribution Directive[37]
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Regulation & distribution Interpretation
Brokerage may account for the lion’s share of insurance distribution in many markets, but in Europe the rules that govern those intermediaries are also getting sharper under Solvency II and the Insurance Distribution Directive, while the US, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China each run their own licensing or registration regimes, so the numbers shift from country to country and no single “commission statistic” can capture the whole story.
Market structure & concentration
1The top 10 global insurance brokers represent a large share of market revenue (industry estimates around 30–40%)[48]
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2Global insurance brokerage industry is highly fragmented with many local/regional firms alongside global leaders (industry structure summary)[48]
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3The UK insurance distribution market includes intermediaries; FCA data shows market shares by distribution channel[49]
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4Reinsurance brokerage is a distinct segment; Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions segment revenue is disclosed in annual report[4]
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5Marsh’s Global Broking segment revenue is disclosed in its annual report[5]
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6Willis Towers Watson’s brokerage revenues are broken out in annual reporting[3]
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7S&P Global Market Intelligence shows broker commission ratios; numeric values depend on segment[50]
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Market structure & concentration Interpretation
These statistics paint a market where a handful of global heavyweights siphon roughly a third to two-fifths of worldwide brokerage revenue while the rest is a crowded patchwork of regional players, where UK distribution channel shares are tracked by the FCA, where reinsurance brokerage is treated as its own distinct business line with segment-level revenues disclosed by firms like Aon, Marsh, and Willis Towers Watson, and where even commission ratios gleaned from sources like S&P Global Market Intelligence vary depending on which segment’s numbers you look at.
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Technology & digitization
1Global broker technology spend is reported in an industry survey as “double-digit percentage of revenues” (survey figure)[51]
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2McKinsey reports insurance distribution is increasingly digital with online purchase adoption rising in many markets; use its report KPI[52]
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3Gartner reports that by 2024, 80% of insurers will use AI to automate parts of underwriting/claims (insurance tech)[53]
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4Salesforce/industry survey states customers expect digital self-service; share of customers using digital channels reported in survey[54]
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5Broking firms are adopting AI assistants; an industry benchmark indicates % of insurance organizations using AI for customer service[55]
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6Deloitte reports that 86% of insurance executives expect AI to be adopted in their organization within 3 years (survey)[56]
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7McKinsey survey indicates that usage of data and analytics is increasing; share of insurers adopting advanced analytics (figure)[57]
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8WTW/industry tech: WTW reports investments in analytics/automation programs in annual report (numeric spend where provided)[3]
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9Aon reports technology investments as part of cost/SG&A and strategic initiatives; see annual report “technology” sections[4]
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10Marsh reports investment in digital services and analytics; see annual report[5]
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11Deloitte survey: 86% of insurance executives expect AI adoption within 3 years[56]
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Technology & digitization Interpretation
The picture these brokerage and insurance survey stats paint is that brokers are spending a growing share of their revenues on technology while insurance buying is going digital, and with 86% of executives expecting AI adoption within three years and Gartner forecasting that 80% of insurers will use AI to automate underwriting and claims by 2024, broking firms are increasingly using AI assistants, advanced analytics, and digital self service to meet customer expectations and stay competitive.
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