Whether you decide to perpetuate internally, foster a funded business handoff to your successors, or go with an external sale, one thing is certain: There are several key steps you’ll need to take to maximize your agency’s value.
Integrating another agency into your operations presents both tremendous opportunities and significant challenges for employees and management alike.
For agency owners contemplating perpetuation, a sale or simply benchmarking their business value, understanding the four trends is critical for business planning.
For agency owners preparing for a sale, planning succession or assessing their competitive standing, it’s more important than ever to understand the forces that drive an agency’s valuation.
Independent insurance agency mergers and acquisitions slowed in the first three quarters of 2025, a 7% decrease from the same period in 2024.
A revenue acquisition can compress years of organic growth into a few short years and dramatically increase an agency’s value.
Independent insurance agency mergers and acquisitions are stabilizing after years of frenzied activity, but remain above pre-pandemic levels.
An independent agency valuation is the key to determining your agency value, and can also help you understand what levers you can pull to increase value over time.
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Peter van Aartrijk, executive vice president with insurance branding firm Aartrijk, hosts a discussion on best practices when making an agency acquisition—whether it’s your first purchase or just your most recent acquisition.
Our industry has been witnessing intense consolidation for at least the last decade, but we have never seen this type of activity at the top of the market. Will these mega deals usher in a new era of deal-making?
