8 Considerations for Buyers and Sellers of Insurance Agencies May 30, 2019 By Zachary Lerner Insurance agency acquisitions and deal values are near an all-time high and all expectations are that deal flow in 2019...
Agent-Broker Profitability Reaches Record 21% for 2014: Reagan Consulting February 10, 2015 By Andrea Wells Agent-broker profitability reached 21 percent for 2014, a new record for the Reagan Consulting Organic Growth and Profitability (OGP) survey...
Essentials: Do Brokers Have to Offer the Cheapest Coverage? August 16, 2012 By Steven Plitt The question of whether insurance brokers are required to obtain the lowest cost insurance that meets the insured’s needs was...
Agency Compensation Expected to Rise in 2012: Ward Group January 30, 2012 Contingent commission payouts to insurance agencies are estimated to be 12 percent higher in 2012 than 2011, a new study...
Catlin Stokes Broker Compensation Controversy May 20, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle and Andrew G. Simpson The simmering compensation conflict between London’s broker community and the underwriters they work with erupted following a keynote speech given...
Insurers, Brokers Settle Spitzer-Era Bid-Rigging Case for $37 Million March 23, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Lawyers for a majority of the 15 insurance company and broker defendants in a long-running suit accusing them of bid-rigging...