Insurance focused consultancy Gracechurch has published its London’s Leading Brokers report with Marsh, Aon and Howden taking the top three spots for overall broking bench strength. Lockton jumped three places to fourth and Gallagher took the fifth sport on the roster.

Martin Collins of WTW was named top individual broker of the 407 candidates nominated by 189 London Market underwriters from 60 different insurers. The nominations highlighted underwriters’ desire for client service excellence, technical competence, and the ability to deliver innovative solutions under challenging market conditions.

Ben Bolton, managing director of Gracechurch, said: “Broker success is fundamentally about client service excellence, combined with technical competence.

“Character traits and relationship skills are important too, but are supportive factors that drive nominations for being a leading broker in the London Market.”