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        "uri": "/2017/07/12/privately-held-brokers-succeeding-in-agency-ma/",
        "title": "Privately held brokers succeeding in agency M&A",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
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        "prettyDate": "July 12, 2017",
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        "summary": "The driving force behind insurance agency M&A the last few years is no secret: Private equity investors accounted for more than half of all transactions over the past two years.",
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        "uri": "/2012/07/09/is-long-term-independence-a-realistic-goal-for-your-agency/",
        "title": "Is Long-Term Independence a Realistic Goal for Your Agency?",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
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        "prettyDate": "July 09, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Whats the primary goal for your firm? For many agency owners, the answer to this question is to remain independentand with good reason. A commitment to independence is a positive story to tell employees, clients and carriers. It can help shape your organizational culture and can also provide an advantage...",
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        "uri": "/2011/05/06/agency-acquisition-market-heating-up/",
        "title": "Agency-Acquisition Market Heating Up?",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
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        "prettyDate": "May 06, 2011",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "Recent data suggest that the agency-acquisition market may be heating up.",
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        "uri": "/2010/08/01/whatever-happened-to-the-ma-recovery/",
        "title": "Whatever Happened To The M&A Recovery?",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
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        "prettyDate": "August 01, 2010",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "From 2006 through early 2008, the mergers and acquisitions market for agents and brokers was red hot.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2009/06/21/agency-acquisition-market-may-be-down-but-not-out/",
        "title": "Agency Acquisition Market May Be Down, But Not Out",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "June 21, 2009",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "From 2006 through 2008, the mergers and acquisitions market for insurance agencies and brokerages was robust. Activity and valuations both soared as highly-motivated buyers competed against each other to get deals done.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2008/10/05/credit-crunch-complicates-bank-insurance-agency-deals/",
        "title": "Credit Crunch Complicates Bank-Insurance Agency Deals",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "October 05, 2008",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "Although focus on the national credit crisis has been ratcheted-up considerably over the past few weeks, banks have been feeling the heat for much longer, with fallout for those planning to acquire",
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      {
        "uri": "/2008/08/17/dont-let-fear-factors-stop-agency-perpetuation/",
        "title": "Don't Let Fear Factors Stop Agency Perpetuation",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "August 17, 2008",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "The challenges facing the business today are many--a brutally soft property-casualty market, the prospect of nationalized health insurance, a lousy economy, potential increases in capital gains tax",
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      {
        "uri": "/2008/06/22/how-will-banking-turmoil-impact-agency-ma-trends/",
        "title": "How Will Banking Turmoil Impact Agency M&A Trends?",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "June 22, 2008",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "By anyone's standards, these are tough times for the banking industry. The subprime credit crisis and record losses in trading activities are among the issues that have taken a heavy toll on recent",
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      {
        "uri": "/2007/08/19/will-community-banks-win-the-bank-insurance-business/",
        "title": "Will Community Banks Win The Bank-Insurance Business?",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "August 19, 2007",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "A decade ago, banks began entering the insurance distribution business with high hopes for cross-sales. Terms like "one-stop shopping" and "financial services supermarket" were often used by banks as",
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      {
        "uri": "/2006/08/20/are-banks-losing-interest-in-agency-deals/",
        "title": "Are Banks Losing Interest In Agency Deals?",
        "byline": "Jim Campbell",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "August 20, 2006",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "Current lull seen as temporary, as banks pause and refocus their efforts",
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