Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley, an independent insurance agency in Willards, Md., retained its status as part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America “Best Practices” Study Group.

The booming agent and broker merger and acquisition frenzy of 2006-2008 has given way to a slower time, a Reagan Consulting report finds.

Robert Reagan

“The slowdown in deals is simply …  Read →