Italy: insurance intermediaries' strategic and operational planning 2016

This statistic depicts the results of a survey conducted in Italy among insurance intermediaries as of 2016. Insurance intermediaries facilitate insurance transactions between insurance companies and clients. Insurance brokers work mostly independently, licensed to conduct business on behalf of insurance companies and assist clients in the choice of their insurance after presenting them a range of products and coverage alternatives. Thus, they usually cooperate with multiple insurers.
As of the survey period, the majority of Italian insurance agents (51 percent) declared to plan their business activities and distribution channel strategy independently, while 41 percent of them claimed to follow insurance companies' guidelines.