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Producers/retail brokers - help us rate your wholesale brokers and MGAs!

What qualities do you look for in a wholesale broker or MGA? Tell us how well your wholesale partners are performing!

Insurance Business America is reaching out to producers/retail brokers to help uncover the best businesses in the wholesale distribution channel.

Your participation in this survey ensures that our industry recognizes and addresses priorities in the producer/wholesale relationship. We want to award the best businesses in the wholesale industry and celebrate their achievements and excellence.

Look out for the results on Insurance Business America's website in March.

The survey ends Friday, January 3.

For any questions or clarifications, you may contact aly.balatbat@keymedia.com

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* 1. Please rate the importance of the following when choosing a wholesale broker/MGA where 1 = not important and 5 = very important

	1 (not important)	2	3	4	5 (very important)
Pricing	Pricing 1 (not important)	Pricing 2	Pricing 3	Pricing 4	Pricing 5 (very important)
Technical expertise and product knowledge	Technical expertise and product knowledge 1 (not important)	Technical expertise and product knowledge 2	Technical expertise and product knowledge 3	Technical expertise and product knowledge 4	Technical expertise and product knowledge 5 (very important)
Ability to place niche or emerging risks	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 1 (not important)	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 2	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 3	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 4	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 5 (very important)
Range of products	Range of products 1 (not important)	Range of products 2	Range of products 3	Range of products 4	Range of products 5 (very important)
Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.)	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 1 (not important)	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 2	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 3	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 4	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 5 (very important)
Overall responsiveness	Overall responsiveness 1 (not important)	Overall responsiveness 2	Overall responsiveness 3	Overall responsiveness 4	Overall responsiveness 5 (very important)
Reputation	Reputation 1 (not important)	Reputation 2	Reputation 3	Reputation 4	Reputation 5 (very important)
Marketing support	Marketing support 1 (not important)	Marketing support 2	Marketing support 3	Marketing support 4	Marketing support 5 (very important)
Technology/automation	Technology/automation 1 (not important)	Technology/automation 2	Technology/automation 3	Technology/automation 4	Technology/automation 5 (very important)
Geographical reach	Geographical reach 1 (not important)	Geographical reach 2	Geographical reach 3	Geographical reach 4	Geographical reach 5 (very important)

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* 2. How are wholesale brokers/MGAs performing in these key areas? 1 = not important and 5 = very important

	1 (not important)	2	3	4	5 (very important)
Pricing	Pricing 1 (not important)	Pricing 2	Pricing 3	Pricing 4	Pricing 5 (very important)
Technical expertise and product knowledge	Technical expertise and product knowledge 1 (not important)	Technical expertise and product knowledge 2	Technical expertise and product knowledge 3	Technical expertise and product knowledge 4	Technical expertise and product knowledge 5 (very important)
Ability to place niche or emerging risks	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 1 (not important)	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 2	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 3	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 4	Ability to place niche or emerging risks 5 (very important)
Range of products	Range of products 1 (not important)	Range of products 2	Range of products 3	Range of products 4	Range of products 5 (very important)
Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.)	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 1 (not important)	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 2	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 3	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 4	Compensation (commission, bonuses, profit-share, etc.) 5 (very important)
Overall responsiveness	Overall responsiveness 1 (not important)	Overall responsiveness 2	Overall responsiveness 3	Overall responsiveness 4	Overall responsiveness 5 (very important)
Reputation	Reputation 1 (not important)	Reputation 2	Reputation 3	Reputation 4	Reputation 5 (very important)
Marketing support	Marketing support 1 (not important)	Marketing support 2	Marketing support 3	Marketing support 4	Marketing support 5 (very important)
Technology/automation	Technology/automation 1 (not important)	Technology/automation 2	Technology/automation 3	Technology/automation 4	Technology/automation 5 (very important)
Geographical reach	Geographical reach 1 (not important)	Geographical reach 2	Geographical reach 3	Geographical reach 4	Geographical reach 5 (very important)

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* 3. How many times have you used a wholesale partner in the last 6 months?

Less than 10

11 - 50

51 - 99

100+

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* 4. Why would you choose to reach out to a wholesale broker/MGA? Please select the top three reasons

To check another wholesaler’s pricing/obtain competitive pricing

To check someone else’s approach

For industry expertise I don’t have

For coverage or a market I don’t have access to

For a very specific coverage need

For a complicated client need I am unable to handle myself

Not familiar with the particular type of risk

For a specialty coverage

Other (please specify)

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* 5. On average, how many wholesale brokers/MGAs do you "bid out" an insurance placement through?

1 or 2

3 - 5

6 - 10

More than 10