Eubronet Meeting in Turin
Unser internationales Brokernetzwerk
Gastbeitrag
Um unsere Kunden auch über Ländergrenzen hinweg verlässlich zu begleiten, braucht es vor allem eins: starke, persönlich gewachsene Partnerschaften. Mit EUBRONET, unserem internationalen Brokernetzwerk, stellen wir genau diese lokale Expertise in vielen Märkten bereit. In diesem Jahr hat Julien Vincentelli (Belgien) die Präsidentschaft des Netzwerks übernommen. Im Anschluss an diese kurze Einleitung veröffentlichen wir seinen Bericht zum EUBRONET Meeting 2026 in Turin.
Julien Vincentelli:
Every year, the Eubronet meeting reminds us why we built this network in the first place. Not for the formal presentations – though those are always packed with insight – but for the conversations in between. The realisation that a colleague in Madrid is dealing with the exact same challenge you are or that a contact in Nicosia has just the expertise your client in Brussels needs. At this year’s meeting, that spirit was very much alive. Twenty-four members from thirteen countries gathered around the table, each bringing in a perspective on their own local market. And while the contexts vary widely some topics kept coming up again and again.
The most obvious one? Consolidation. Almost every country reported the same story: larger players buying up smaller ones at a pace that‘s reshaping the broker landscape. Spain took the prize for sheer volume – 141 M&A transactions in the Iberian market in 2025 alone. The UK wasn‘t far behind, with Aon, Ardonagh, Howden, and others continuing their buying sprees. Several members reported picking up clients who are frustrated with the declining service quality that often follows a big consolidation.
Several Eubronet members reported organic growth driven precisely by this dynamic. When the big players get bigger and more impersonal, clients come looking for a broker who actually picks up the phone. On the market side, conditions are generally softening – which is welcome after years of hardening but comes with its own complications. In Germany, ARTUS GRUPPE noted that while conditions have eased slightly for well- protected risks, the market is under real structural pressure – marginal GDP growth, claims inflation running at + 6.6% across all lines, and a record insolvency rate not seen in 20 years.
Their message was sobering but practical: in today‘s environment, a client‘s insurability increasingly depends on the quality of their data and the seriousness of their risk prevention. Cyber continues to be the line everyone is watching. ARTUS shared striking figures: ransomware is driving around 60 % of losses above €1 million, and generative AI is making phishing and social engineering attacks faster and more convincing than ever. The good news is that strong IT security genuinely pays off – both in faster recovery times and in better policy terms. It‘s becoming one of the most important conversations brokers can have with their clients right now.
One topic that sparked genuine debate was the question of what Eubronet should become. ARTUS put it directly: they‘d like to see us evolve into a global network. Dieter Schäublin from Switzerland pointed to the need to strengthen our public profile and ATSYR, a member for all 34 years of the network‘s existence, summed it up: more collaboration, more confidence in each other. And Diot-Siaci highlighted something we all feel but don‘t always say out loud – the human scale of this network is one of its greatest strengths. Direct communication, real relationships, genuine trust.
Turin was a reminder that the best meetings are the ones where you leave with more questions than answers – because those are the questions worth thinking about together. We look forward to continuing that conversation.
