What are Your Options: Sell or Merge with a Local Competitor
One of the really great things about owning an independent insurance agency is that you are Independent! You can and do make choices every day that affect your agency’s performance and success, both in the short-term and long-term. In other words, you have options and you’re exercising them, some more purposefully than others. As we look forward to 2015, now’s a great time to examine some of the options you have concerning the future of your agency.
Option Five: Sell To or Merge With a Local Competitor
In most cases, this is not the optimal choice. Not always, but usually. You might create some economies of scale, but you won’t necessarily create a great agency.
The local competitor who wants to acquire your agency may not have the financial strength to finance or cash out the transaction, making it likely that you’ll become “The Bank.” At the local level, cash buyers are rare, so if you agree to finance the sale, it’s always possible...
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Roger Sitkins has combined his 35+ years of experience as a consultant for the insurance industry and compiled it into a comprehensive white paper. This free download is meant to help agents and agency owners identify and capitalize on opportunities.
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