Sica Fletcher

APRIL 2, 2024

The following report examines the health and outlook for insurance M&A deals in 2024. Insurance M&A Deal Valuation, 2024 Starting out in 2024, EBITDA and revenue multiples are in a good place, experiencing modest YoY growth despite the economic downturn of the last 18 months.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 8, 2024

The inherent uncertainty of the M&A market over the last 18 months has underscored the importance of context for supplementing a full understanding before we can gain a better sense of what to expect in 2024. This raises an important question: What Should Insurance Agency Owners Expect in 2024?

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 23, 2024

The following report discusses our predictions for what will likely occur as H2 2024 unfolds. Finally, we close with a few very simple suggestions for insurance agency owners about what they can do to put themselves in the best possible position to sell in H2 2024. Are you meeting the firm’s principals?

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 31, 2024

The 2024 insurance M&A market has changed substantially from just a few years ago, with potentially staggering implications for the future of insurance M&A transactions. Insurance M&A Transactions in 2024 The insurance M&A transactions we have observed thus far in 2024 indicate larger trends in the sector.

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Sica Fletcher

JUNE 20, 2024

The insurance M&A market in 2024 is significantly more complex now than it was 20 years ago. However, this report seeks to make sense of these qualities as a whole to provide an overview of the 2024 insurance M&A market. for insurance agencies.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 6, 2024

Our research team’s latest report compares the top insurance agency investment banks of 2024. The Top Insurance Agency Investment Banks of 2024 Sica | Fletcher Sica | Fletcher is a boutique investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 29, 2024

Our SF index covered 71% of all announced insurance M&A transactions in Q1 2024, putting Sica | Fletcher in a uniquely qualified position to offer an analysis of what is going on, why, and what it means for insurance M&A in 2024. While insurance M&A did see slight dips in deal volume and average value (Fig.2)

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 11, 2024

The following report details insurance brokerage M&A multiple averages for H1 2024. However, the brokerage's tech stack now handles many of these job functions, which significantly improves the bottom line and increases profitability.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 18, 2024

As 2024 starts, the U.S. The S&P 500 has recently traded near 4800, close to its record at the end of 2021. With interest rates looking like they may have peaked, and fears of a recession greatly reduced, will 2024 see a reversal of this trend? The post Will There Be an IPO for a Specialty Consulting Company in 2024?

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Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

S&P Global’s 2023 Market Intelligence League Table Released NEW YORK, NY - February 8, 2024 - Sica | Fletcher, a premier financial advisory firm, retains its commanding presence in the #1 spot on S&P Global’s Market Intelligence League Table, a position the firm has held quarter-over-quarter since 2017.

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Sica Fletcher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Who Performs A Valuation? RIA valuations are typically performed by one of three parties: The M&A Advisor A Third-Party Specialist The Seller Themselves Although many sellers attempt to perform their own valuations, we strongly recommend against this.

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Solganick & Co.

DECEMBER 21, 2023

While overall deal volume dipped slightly compared to the record-breaking highs of 2022, falling by around 5%, the total value of transactions remained surprisingly resilient, hovering near the $400 billion mark, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Sica Fletcher

APRIL 30, 2024

This article presents a step-by-step guide on how to value an insurance agency - both in the sense of how a valuation agency/M&A advisor goes about valuation, and also in terms of what insurance agency owners can do to maximize their valuation prior to running an M&A deal.

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Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Although insurance agencies are not always family affairs, the 2024 insurance landscape reveals that between 50% and 70% of agencies are family-owned. The valuation process has a few additional considerations when selling a family insurance agency. In particular, sellers should be aware of: Family Reputation as an Asset.

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Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The following article details the process of selling an insurance agency book of business in 2024, including deviations from the process of selling an agency, the valuation process, and common payout structures. This means getting a formal valuation done - typically through your M&A advisor, but sometimes through a third party.

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Focus Investment Banking

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

By: Mike Manges Hopefully, you’ve had an opportunity to peruse the 2024 MTD 100 , our list of the largest tire dealerships in the United States, published in the July edition of MTD. According to S&P Global, the monetary value of dry powder reached $2.59 I’ve looked at it many times!

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FineMark

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Equities and the S&P 500 At the onset of each new year, like clockwork, we’re asked for our near-term view. benchmark equity index, the S&P 500. Consequently, by the end of July 2023, the S&P was up more than 20% for the year. This year was no different.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

AUGUST 14, 2024

That hype has led to vast funding for AI startups: Over $35 billion in the first half of 2024 alone , which was around 21% of global VC funding for the period. Again, these are all perfectly viable and profitable businesses, but they don’t have the same margin or valuation profile as true SaaS companies.

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FineMark

JANUARY 17, 2024

The equity market also noted the Fed’s comments as investors piled back into equities and the S&P 500 finished the year up more than 26%. What’s intriguing about the chart in Figure 2 is how differently equities, as measured by the S&P 500, performed under each period, returning a modest 5.7%

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1]

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