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Independent Insurance Agencies and the Evolving M&A Landscape

27 May 2025

Benefits as a Tool to Recruit and Retain Talent in the IA System

28 April 2025

2025 Q1 Marketplace Report

21 April 2025

The Valuation Rule of Thumb

09 April 2025

The Power of Preparation – How Asking for Help Can Drive Growth

08 April 2025

The Independent Agency System Report Card – 2025 Evaluation

05 March 2025

How to Sell Your Insurance Agency

05 March 2025

Six Key Factors That Impact Insurance Agency Valuations

25 February 2025

Tax Implications and Guidelines for Independent Insurance Agencies – Part 2

18 February 2025

The Quiet Reason Many Agents are Selling Their Agencies

11 February 2025

Three Keys to an Internal Perpetuation

07 February 2025

Help! I’m Getting a Divorce and My Ex Wants Half of the Value of My

02 January 2025

Tax Implications and Guidelines for Independent Insurance Agencies – Part 1

11 December 2024

Navigating Private Equity in the Independent Agent System: Strategic Insights for Agency Owners

03 December 2024

Help! A Key Carrier is Cancelling my Contract – How will it Affect my Agency

14 November 2024

How the Election Outcome will Impact Insurance Agency Values

06 November 2024

The Camouflaged Contributor to Consolidation

23 October 2024

What is Private Equity in the Independent Agency System?

24 September 2024

Navigating the Complexities of Insurance Agency Acquisitions: Insights from Industry Leaders

03 September 2024

The Ins and Outs of EBITDA and How to Leverage It

19 August 2024

Available Internal Perpetuation Options: The Agency Perpetuation Process Part 2

15 August 2024

Help! Our Community Just Suffered a CAT, How Will This Affect My Agency Value?

03 July 2024

Three Ways Your Accounting Practices Affect the Value of Your Insurance Agency

19 June 2024

2024 State of Independent Insurance Agency Valuations – IA Valuations Webinar Recap

30 May 2024

The Resiliency of the Independent Insurance Agency System and How You Can Leverage It

09 May 2024

Big-Picture Questions for Navigating Perpetuation: The Agency Perpetuation Process Part 1

24 April 2024

Help! I’m Not Getting Profit-Sharing This Year. What Effect Will It Have on My Agency

11 April 2024

Contingency Performance Trends

08 April 2024

2024 Agency Tax Check-Up

07 March 2024

Help! I’m Buying My Dad’s Insurance Agency and It Has Not Been Updated in 35

30 January 2024

Help! I’m 65 and Want to Sell My Insurance Agency

22 January 2024

Small Changes That Will Impact Value

19 January 2024

New Year, New Opportunity to Focus on the Top 5 Areas that will Improve the

11 January 2024

Are M&A Transactions Really Slowing Down?

04 December 2023

Understanding Your Agency Value in the New Year

21 November 2023

Challenges and Opportunities Owners Face When Selling an Agency

02 November 2023

Is There an Optimal Age to Sell Your Insurance Agency?

01 November 2023

The Five Factors that Have the Greatest Impact on Value at Sale

27 September 2023

The Effect of the Hard Market on Agency Values

27 September 2023

The Importance of a Strong Balance Sheet

18 September 2023

The McKinsey Report – 10 Years Later… What Actually Happened

31 August 2023

Understanding How Revenue Per Employee Affects Your Agency Valuation

28 August 2023

Being in the Driver’s Seat

16 August 2023

Narrowly- Vs. Broadly-Held Stock Ownership and the Impact on Agency Value

07 August 2023

Red Flags that Weaken Agency Value

28 July 2023

Has Your Agency Value Peaked?

06 July 2023

5 Reasons to Use IA Valuations for an Insurance Agency Valuation

05 July 2023

The Power of Using an Agency Valuation as a Business Planning Tool

16 June 2023

Factors that Affect Agency Value – Growth

15 June 2023

The 6 Steps to Sell Your Insurance Agency

14 June 2023

Perpetuation Planning – The Sooner The Better

30 May 2023

How Does Consolidation in the IA System Affect the Value of Your Agency?

16 May 2023

Planting the Seeds for Your Agency’s Future to Bloom

09 May 2023

The Outsized Impact of Contingent Income

08 May 2023

Reliance on Contingent Commissions for Profitability

25 April 2023

Running an Efficient Agency in the Fast-Paced Insurance Industry

25 April 2023

More than 30% of Insurance Agencies Lack Employment Agreements

10 April 2023

The Missing Ingredient in Local Agency Acquisition Offers – Equity

20 March 2023

What Are Best Practice Agencies Doing to Differentiate Themselves from the Rest of the Field?

09 March 2023

Is it Time for Your Annual Agency Tax Check Up?

09 March 2023

Three Vital Agency Factors to Integrate Today!

09 March 2023

How Local Agents Can Compete with Private Equity for Acquisition Opportunities

21 February 2023

What Impact Does Agency Ownership Age Have on Agency Performance and Valuation?

16 February 2023

The Misperception About Agency Values and Private Equity Buyers

14 February 2023

Five Things to Consider When Selling Your Agency​

11 January 2023

Using an Agency Valuation as a Roadmap for Growth

08 November 2022

The Gap Between High and Low Performing Independent Insurance Agencies is Wide and the Effects

01 November 2022

Traditional Independent Agencies are Losing the M&A Game

01 September 2022
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