It may not be news to many in the insurance industry, but the majority who took part in our poll on whether they have ‘office hours’ or true vacations stated that they are truly off the clock.

The question: ‘With today’s smart phone technology, is there such a thing as office hours for you?’ had most respondents answering ‘No,’ almost twice the number of those who replied ‘Yes.’

An even split of those who took part in the poll stated that they ‘work 365 days a year,’ compared to those who said that they ‘take true vacations.’

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Our new poll follows up on our survey question:  What can MGAs do to better serve brokers?

Our survey on Rating MGAs is a lead-up for the October cover issue of Insurance Business magazine, as we take the temperature of brokers from across Canada on what they look for when choosing a Managing General Agent.