You might also want to check out the website: http://www.Agencies4SaleListings.com . They have insurance agencies and books of business for sale listed on their website. It seems to be a pretty good mix of both Independent and Captive books. They also have an "Agencies Wanted" section that...

Can anyone provide me with some companies that are lending for insurance agency acquisitions? It seems the prospective lenders have been changing dramatically over the past few years.

Try checking out the website http://www.Agencies4SaleListings.com. They have available agencies and books of business for sale on the website. They also have some articles on the site that might answer some of your questions. You can also check out the websites of many different insurance agency con...

I think your plan appears well thought out and that you are on the right track. I like the previous poster's recommendation on having a mutual friend make the introductions. If the agency you are looking at currently turns out to be uninterested, you can check out http://www.agencies4salelistings.co...

Grassroots marketing seems to be the most effective from my personal experience. Working referrals hard, sponsorships of community activities, cross selling new customers and rechecking all mono-line customers for additional opportunties. Consumers today also highly utilize the Internet for research...

I believe you are correct about the Agencies4Sale.com website. Brooke owned that website, which is why there were so many of their franchises listed there. The website I've been utilizing is Agencies4Sale Listings .com, which is a completely different website. There are a lot of Allstate agencies, e...

To find independent agencies that are for sale, you might try looking at the listings of available agencies on http://www.agencies4salelistings.com. There are both independent and captive agencies listed on that website. You can sign up for notifications in order to receive alerts when new agencies ...

Thanks for posting. I'm a huge fan of Seth Godin and reference his book, Meatball Sundae, all the time. His tips translate well to marketing in the insurance industry.