Insurance Business has published its Top Brokerages and Fast Brokerages 2026 report, ranking the top-performing and fastest-growing insurance brokerages across Australia and New Zealand based on GWP growth, revenue growth, number of policies written, and number of new clients.
Brokerages headquartered in Australia and New Zealand submitted data for the 12 months to May 31, 2025 and the 12 months to May 31, 2026. Rankings were based on four criteria: GWP growth, number of policies written, revenue growth and number of new clients. Brokerages were ranked on each criterion, with the lowest cumulative score determining the top ranking.
Fast Brokerages recognises brokerages that achieved average GWP and revenue growth above 15%. Fast Starters recognises high-growth brokerages in operation for three years or less that met the same threshold.
Among the profiled winners is:
For the full list of Top Brokerages and Fast Brokerages 2026 winners, check out the report here.
The 20 brokerages ranked in Insurance Business's Top Brokerages and Fast Brokerages 2026 lifted revenue by a median of 20.5% over the 12 months to May 31, 2026 - close to double their median GWP growth of 11%. At 13 of the 20, revenue grew faster than premium, a gap that suggests growth at the leading brokerages is not simply riding premium volumes. Eleven brokerages cleared the 15% growth threshold to be named Fast Brokerages.
That performance landed against a soft market backdrop. Commercial insurance rates in the Pacific region fell 12% in the fourth quarter of 2025 and again in the first quarter of 2026, then 13% in the second quarter, according to Marsh's Global Insurance Market Index. In the second quarter of 2026 alone, property rates dropped 15% and casualty rates 10%. Katherine Wilson, chief executive of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ), describes the shift underway clearly: brokerages that adapt quickly to an advisory mindset - moving from policy renewals to proactive risk and governance advisory - will continue to perform strongly.
The full report, including individual profiles, the complete ranked list, Fast Brokerages, Fast Starters, and full methodology, is available now.
