To The Point: A MarshBerry Video Series

The Thriving M&A Landscape for L&H Specialty Distributors

June 6, 2024
George Bucur

Transaction activity of specialty firms has held strong in the face of market headwinds such as increased capital costs and availability. One of the trends supporting this transaction activity relates to the increasing deal activity when it comes to (brokering) general agents of life and health insurance distributors and managing general agents.

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