Brokers who need a self-esteem boost after lingering doubts about their future and their overall value can look to a new report for some validation.
Research from the University of Minnesota finds that brokers are associated with more and cheaper health coverage.
"Our central finding is that small firms in more competitive agent/broker markets are more likely to offer health insurance to their active employees," researchers wrote in the report, posted as a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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