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Report

Complexity to Clarity

The Broker Advantage

FEBRUARY 2026
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The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has released a sector-defining, new thought-leadership report, ‘Complexity to Clarity: The Broker Advantageʼ, presenting a client-led snapshot of the tangible value that brokers deliver in an increasingly complex and rapidly shifting risk landscape.

For the first time, this report provides the broking profession a clear understanding of the needs, expectations, and trust drivers of Australian clients and consumers. It confirms that brokers today are not just intermediaries, but trusted strategic advisers and advocates who create better outcomes for Australians.

This is the second report in a new series of sector insights by NIBA, building on the previous landmark report ‘Ready or Reactingʼ, released last year. If ‘Ready or Reactingʼ set the professionʼs agenda for the decade ahead, ‘Complexity to Clarityʼ delivers the professionʼs mandate: independent evidence, from clients and consumers, that brokers remove friction, create confidence and improve business outcomes.

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“This research delivers something incredibly powerful for our profession: clarity about why clients and consumers choose brokers, what drives trust, and where our value is most tangible,” said NIBA CEO Richard Klipin.

 

Key Findings

95%
See brokers as critical to claims resolution
98%
Have had their claims successfully resolved
87%
Have overall satisfaction with broker services

Watch the Webinar

Hear from Andrew Borden, General Manager, Operations, Insurance Advisernet, Alana Devitt, Research Consultant, CoreData, Kate Greaves, Managing Director, Goldsworthy General Insurance Services & 2025 Qld Broker of the Year, and Richard Klipin, CEO, NIBA in an insights-led session exploring what this landmark research means for the profession and how members can use it to strengthen their client conversations and value proposition.