More than 50% of brokers have experienced a mental health issue in the last 12 months

By Insurance Times 2020-12-07T08:37:00

Heavy workloads and dealing with regulation are flagged as two key causes of broker stress

More than 50% of brokers have experienced a mental health issue within the last 12 months, according to research by insurer Ecclesiastical.

Its latest Broker Wellbeing Survey, which polled 250 brokers, found that stress and anxiety is still a key concern for many brokers, with heavy workloads (76%), dealing with regulation (59%), customer demands (54%) and pressure to hit targets (47%) being the main contributors.

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