Wholesale insurance brokers (also called excess and surplus lines brokers) are intermediaries between:

1. two insurance agents

2. an insured and an insurance agent

3. an insurance agent and an insurance company

4. two insurance companies

3. an insurance agent and an insurance company

Explanation:

Insurance simply means protection from financial loss.

Types of insurance are:

1. Property insurance

2. Life or personal insurance

3. Marine insurance

4. Fire insurance

5. Liability insurance

6. Social insurance

7. Guarantee insurance

Insurance Agents are people that work for insurance companies to reach out to new and existing customers to sell insurance. An insurance agent acts as an intermediary between an insured and the marketplace

An insured means a person or organization covered by insurance. They are like consumers.

Insurance company (insurer) is a business that provides coverage, in the form of compensation resulting from loss, damage or injury, treatment or hardship in exchange for premium payments.

Wholesale Broker is a type of insurance broker who acts as an intermediary between a retail broker (insurance agent) and an insurer while having no contact with the insured