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The below article was published in the March, 2008 Rough Note Magazine THE FASTEST ROAD TO OVERPAYMENT Underestimating the value of the due diligence process By Kevin W. Smith, CPA For the past several years, there have been over 200 consummated mergers annually in the insurance industry. Among other factors, the consolidation has been fueled…

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THE BELOW ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE DECEMBER, 2007 ISSUE OF ROUGH NOTES MAGAZINE. IT IS POSTED WITH PERMISSION OF THE ROUGH NOTES COMPANY. AGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GET SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR PERPETUATION PLAN Unrealistic expectations can doom internal perpetuation plan By Kevin P. Donoghue, CFA, CPA The 75 million Americans who are part of the…

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Post Spitzer, Merger Activity Picking Up, Says Mystic Capital By Andrew G. Simpson May 9, 2006 Last year wasn’t the busiest year for mergers and acquisitions in the insurance agency and brokerage field, but as concerns over various probes of the insurance industry fade, activity is picking up. Kevin Donoghue of Mystic Capital Advisors Group,…

  PERPETUATION MATTERS Agents of Westfield Insurance get a big boost in planning for the future By Elisabeth Boone, CPCU Westfield Insurance partners from around the Midwest gathered at Westfield’s Blair Conference Center, where keynote speaker Kevin Donoghue (left), along with members of a five-person panel, discussed agency perpetuation needs and options. A company that’s…

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mayAABarticle WWW.AGENTANDBROKER.COM Few transactions are more important to agents and brokers than selling their business— or buying that of another party. For sellers, the transaction can represent an opportunity to remain in business in an improved position or the cashing in of a life’s work in preparation for retirement. For buyers, acquisitions represent the fastest…

Valuing Your Insurance Distribution Business: If the multiples you are hearing about sound to good to be true, they probably are! By, Mathew Klossner You may have read an article recently where an industry consultant quoted current valuation multiples for acquisitions at 8 times EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization). Or maybe you…