The best time to start planning was yesterday. The second best time is today. If you’re not planning now, you’re already behind.
Why Get a Valuation?
You wouldn’t leave money on the table anywhere else… so why would you do it with your agency? Basing your agency value on industry folklore can be costly. Simply believing that your agency is worth some multiple of revenue (2x) could be an expensive mistake. So many factors go into a true calculation of agency value. Don’t guess at your agency’s value. Get a professional analysis and complete a valuation.
Our team of trusted agency advisors is eager to help you achieve your business and valuation goals with your agency. As you plan for the future of your agency, we want to be part of helping you make informed business decisions based on the independent fair market value of your agency.
Desired Growth
You have growth ideas but no plan. Start your planning by understanding where you are. Gain an analysis and insights on how to optimize your agency value, growth opportunities, and risk factors.
Agency Ownership Transition
For agencies that plan to transition ownership, an annual valuation and plan will ensure that you are on track to transfer your business for the value and manner which best suits your clients, legacy, family, and team.
Fair Market Value
Calculating the fair market value of your agency (EBITDA multiple) instead of expressing the value of your agency (revenue multiple), will prepare you to maximize your agency’s value regardless of what you decide to do with your agency.
Planning for your next chapter
Understanding what your agency is worth will strengthen your position in your negotiations with prospective partners and buyers. So much goes into what your agency is worth. Don’t sell yourself short on your life’s work.
What you receive
Once we have the information we need, we can compile your valuation report.
It will include:
- Fair Market Indication of Value Report
- Unique Agency Profile and Risk Factors
- Factors Affecting Ownership Transition
Let’s Hear it From your Peers
Don’t just take it from us, hear from your peers on the importance of having a valuation and the value it has created for their agency and operations.
Valuation Testimonials
“I am very appreciative of the team at IA Valuations. I knew an agency valuation would be critical to preparing my agency for sale, I was very impressed with the quality of the report and their quick turnaround time. The team was easy to work with, responsive, and knowledgeable. Their pricing was reasonable and I have and will continue to recommend their services to other independent insurance agents; I am a satisfied customer!”
Daniel Kiesewetter
Kiesewetter Insurance AgencyRick Hopp
Wiemann & Pues Insurance Agency“Thank you to the IA Valuations team for helping our agency obtain a valuation. We knew this was the right first step for us in planning out our agency’s internal perpetuation. They made the process really easy, and we are looking forward to continuing to work with them on our perpetuation plan. This team was great to work with and I recommend their services to all other agencies who are considering a valuation or need help with their perpetuation plan.”
Brad Winters
Winters Financial Network“I am so thankful for IA Valuations’ help and guidance. I am very impressed with the quality of the report and the details they provided. It’s a very insightful document and the team was very communicative and helpful to work with on this process. This valuation is a wonderful tool that every agency should consider. I’ll definitely be recommending their services to other agents in my network.”
Kari Breitbach
Insurance Services of NorwalkTom Olszowy
Tom Olszowy Insurance Agency“This is the 3rd installment of my agency valuation using this tool. It has become invaluable to managing my agency’s growing valuation as I begin moving toward retirement and the eventual sale of my agency. The team at IA Valuations is easy to work with, established in their knowledge of agency valuations, and can assist with the numbers that are generated. This has assisted me in growing the valuation of my agency over the last 8 years. I highly recommend this service.”
Perk Reichley, CIC
Reichley Insurance Agency“A big thanks to the IA Valuations team. I knew I needed a third-party valuation, and I’m glad I found IA Valuations. The team was incredibly helpful when it came to any questions and were prompt in their communication time. The price for the service was very reasonable and I would recommend their valuation or other services to my peers.”
Frank Chan
Chan Insurance AgencyJeff Murphy
Shore-Murphy & Associates Insurance“I’m very thankful for the valuation report IA Valuations provided to me. It is a very detailed document and will be incredibly helpful to our agency as we navigate the current market and decide what our goals are in the future. Their team was great to work with and I plan to work with them again in the future if I need any of the other consulting they offer.”
Chris Jones
McFadden Insurance Agency“I want to thank Craig and the rest of the team at IA Valuations for their help. They were very responsive and made sure to help me through every step of the way. This process was daunting, but they made it seamless. The report and analysis they provided me was so detailed yet easy to understand, and I think it’s something all independent agency owners should strongly consider doing. The team has a lot of insights on trends in agency valuation and sale – they know their stuff.”
John Leezer
Leezer Agency, Inc.Doug Brush
Jarrett-Brush Insurance“The IA Valuations Fair Market Value Report is going to be a guiding document for our agency. The team was very helpful throughout the entire process, and their work speaks for itself. A word of advice to other independent agents: if you’ve thought about getting a valuation completed, consider IA Valuations. Their pricing is fair and we are very satisfied with the product and the service they’ve delivered.”
Kelley Culley
Reno Insurance Agency“Craig and the rest of the IA Valuations team was very honest and on the money. I figured I had an idea of where my valuation would be at, and IA Valuations provided me a full valuation and explained all the multiples that factor in and where all the numbers come from. I am grateful for their help and and very please with the service they provided.”
Daniel B. McElwaney
Breedlove & McElwaney Insurance“As a small business agency owner and in my sixties, I need to begin preparing a perpetuation plan in greater detail and step one was obtaining a valuation. Craig and the IA Valuations team did an exceptional job, and the 24-page report was easy to comprehend.
We appreciate all of their help.”John Nelson
Nelson Insurance Agency“Jodie, Craig, and Jeff were simply excellent to work with. They were very timely and efficient during the entire process. I learned quite a lot from them and from the very detailed report, and I sincerely appreciate the service being offered. I have been recommending them to any agent in my network who could benefit from their services!”
Dan Imming
Imming Insurance Agency“We are so appreciative of the IA Valuations team. We’d been doing our valuations internally, and they helped us better understand the value of our agency. The IA Valuations team provided us with great insights to keep growing in the ever-changing marketplace. We plan to continue to engage with the team to assist with our internal perpetuation moving forward since we were so impressed with their valuation service. We would recommend this service to all agencies looking to gain insights on their value, perpetuation, and prosperity of their agency.”
Rudy Keister
Ruese Insurance Agency“IA Valuations has continuously provided Frost Insurance Agency with opportunities to expand and grow our business. This was our 5th year in a row getting a valuation, and I can’t say enough good things about their service. We have built a strong professional relationship with them, and our agency is better off because of their perpetuation planning services.”
Rachel Moll
Frost Insurance Agency“When we started working with Craig, Jeff, and the IA Valuations team 5 years ago, internal perpetuation seemed like a daunting task. However, over the years we have worked with them to understand our agency value, address our risk factors, implement a growth strategy, and execute our internal perpetuation. The annual valuation has been the guiding document for our business planning, partner development, and perpetuation planning. Whatever your reason may be, we highly recommend every agency get a valuation.
Cameron Caryer
Frost Insurance Agency“We received a very informative report. The Fair Market Valuation is a great tool for owners and managers. We received much more than a just a number with the valuation, which we are grateful for.”
Ralph Guarasci
Insurance Agencies of Ohio“Thank you to the IA Valuations analysts for helping my agency better understand its value. The report not only provided a number for the value, but it pointed us to areas of growth opportunities and showed us where we may be at higher risk. This report will help us plan for the future. I think this is an important service that other independent agencies would benefit from.”
Bill Isaac
William Isaac Insurance Agency“OIA and IA Valuations made it easy to obtain an agency valuation and identify areas we could improve upon to increase our value. The expertise and explanation they provided us was invaluable to our 10-year business plan.”
Joe and John Dumbaugh
Dumbaugh Insurance Agency“IA Valuations has been an instrumental partner that helped facilitate our growth and forced us to think strategically about our operations. Specifically, Craig Niess facilitated agency acquisitions for us by leveraging his expert valuation & consulting services. Literally cannot recommend this organization and the people, more highly!”
Matt Simon
Agency Owner, CoverLink“Craig Niess provided the expertise we needed for an updated agency valuation and buy-sell agreement. He helped address our agency’s specific needs. We would recommend using Craig Niess and the team for these services. He knows and understands our business. IA Valuations provides very good services at a great value for agents!”
John Flickinger
Agency Owner, K&J Flickinger Insurance“The Independent Agency system is constantly evolving and we are very lucky to have IA Valuations to provide guidance to our members. I’d like to specifically recognize their valuation and consulting services for their time and efforts to assist Independent Agents in successfully growing their agency operations in Ohio and beyond.”
Mike Humphry
Iroquois GroupAgency Link Testimonials
“Just a big thank you for all the IA Valuations team did in this process. We genuinely could not have done it without IA Valuations. I knew we were ready for the next step for our agency, but it’s hard to know where to begin. We would not have gotten the number of offers on our own as we did with their assistance. Having professionals to lean on throughout the course of the sale was both comforting and reassuring. I’m proud of what I built at Nelson Insurance, and Agency Link helped me find the right fit for the future of the agency. Even through post-closing, they have continued to help, so thank you!
John Nelson
Nelson Insurance Agency, New Philadelphia, OH“Thank you to the Agency Link and IA Valuations team for getting us through this process. Selling our agency was a big decision that came with many complexities, and we would have been lost without the help of Agency Link. They guided us through the sale seamlessly, educating us on all the proper steps, and helped us reach an outcome that we could not be more excited about. We are grateful for this service and would recommend to other similar IAs looking for guidance on their transition to sell.
Suzanne, Rik, and Kyle Murlin
Hecht-Murlin Insurance Services, Celina, OH“We are very grateful to the IA Valuations and Agency Link team for their guidance and help throughout this process. Selling your agency is a daunting task. The team eased our mind about every challenge and helped us reach our desired outcome. They took the effort of finding potential buyers off our plate and helped us rank what would be the best option for our particular situation! We are very satisfied with the final result of the sale and would recommend Agency Link to other independent agents in similar situations.
Scott and John Saunders
Saunders Insurance Agency, Gallipolis, OH“I am so grateful for the expertise, knowledge, and trust Jeff and the Agency Link team provided in this process. I am an insurance advisor that manages risk for a living, this process was completely foreign to me so I knew having an advisor would be paramount to making it successful. Engaging Jeff and Agency Link was the absolute right decision for me. They provided clarity and confidence to get me through the process. They took the time to truly understand my needs and my priorities with the process. They got me several offers, helped me consider them in an objective way, and reach the best decision for my clients, agency, staff, family, and me.”
Mark Allen
Webster Agency, Peru, IN“Agency Link was exactly what we were looking for to guide us through the process of selling our agency. The advice and trust Jeff and the Agency Link team provided were so helpful. We will miss our clients and the agency business; however, we are confident it is in good hands because through the process we found a buyer that shares our values in serving our clients and community. We knew we were only going to sell our agency once, so we had to get it right. The Agency Link team calmed our nerves during times of stress and assured us that it would all work out. It did work out, with a lot less uncertainty and stress thanks to Agency Link.”
Bill and Gloria Robinson
Johnson Agency, Washington Courthouse, OH“It has been a pleasure working with you and your team at OIA and IA Valuations. Going into this whole process – we had no idea where to start or how to go about the entire process. You helped guide us and gave us valuable information along the way and for that, we truly say, “Thank You.” Without your advice and help, we would not have gotten through this. Agency Link was an incredibly valuable part of this process. It is very bittersweet – knowing that I will have nothing to do with a business I spent 43 years at. However, I know I am leaving my clients, who are like my family, in good hands thanks to the vetting and due diligence process you worked through with us.”
Sherry Doepker and Bill Sommers
Sommers Insurance Agency, Toledo, OH“As a small agency owner, it was difficult for me to get someone to give me advice and guidance on my agency sale. I was ready to retire and wanted my clients to be taken care of. Thanks to Jeff and the Agency Link process, they were able to get me three offers for my agency, guide me through the process of selling, and help me transition into retirement with no regrets.”
Jess Girard
Girard Insurance Agency, Worthington, OH“Thank you for advising me through this process. It took time and patience to get from start to finish and I am confident that our outcome was much better with your engagement.”
Annetta Chappell
AC Agency, Bellefontaine, OH“Agency Link helped guide us through the process of selling our agency. Jeff and his team provided us with the trust, confidence, and structure to get an ownership transition done in a way that met our needs. They were with us every step of the way and we are so grateful to have them involved. I highly recommend that every agency owner contemplating selling their agency should engage with the Agency Link Team.”
Barb Harrod
Harrod Insurance Services, Wapakoneta, OHContact your team of trusted agency valuation advisors and let’s start planning for your agency’s future.
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