Articles tagged “Hales & Co.”
Good riddance to agency M&A activity in 2009, fingers crossed for 2010
03.11.2010 | By Tony Ondrusek
Audra Szollosy, a VP at investment banking firm Hales & Co., wrote a good wrap up of insurance agency merger & acquisition activity in 2009 for Leader’s Edge magazine. The … Read →
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As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.

