How the Election Outcome will Impact Insurance Agency Values
Now that the election is over, it is time to analyze how the results will likely impact the independent agency system, specifically insurance agency values. Since 2016, agency values have steadily risen over the past 8 years, regardless of who occupied the White House or controlled Congress. This time period largely paralleled the hard market, […]
The Camouflaged Contributor to Consolidation
Backdrop of Burnout It’s 7 in the morning, you crack open your email inbox to see if there are any work red-alerts before you take the kids to school. You get them to school and get to the office at 7:30 just so you hopefully have an hour of uninterrupted time to get your inbox […]
What is Private Equity in the Independent Agency System?
In today’s insurance agent marketplace, the phrase “Private Equity” or PE is quite the buzz phrase. The mention of PE causes a wide range of reactions from agency owners. Some owners seek to sell their agencies to PE backed brokers and others are avoiding it like the plague. No matter where you fall on the […]