Note: The next Insurance Brokerage Summit is scheduled for September 29, 2009. The material below is from the most recent (September 2008) session.

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The SNL Insurance Brokerage Summit brings together leading executives, advisors, and analysts from across the insurance brokerage industry for an informed discussion of the key strategic issues and projections for the insurance distribution marketplace.

Insurance brokers continue to face the headwinds of a challenging organic growth environment amid a soft market cycle, succession and investment deficits and continued pressure from carriers to refocus operating capacity towards high-growth, low-loss organizations.  At the same time, the market is experiencing a dynamic shift in the merger and acquisition environment relative to supply and demand, pricing, structure and deal volume.

Join us as our panels of industry advisors, Wall Street analysts and brokerage executives examine the dynamics affecting the sector and offer their strategies for maximizing value in the changing marketplace.

What you'll take away:

• The evolving operating strategies of insurance carriers
• Detailed insight into the changing business models for insurance brokerages
• Key measures of profitability and financial strength
• What's behind forecasted valuation trends and the current disconnect between the valuation expectations of buyers and sellers
• Strategic approaches to maximizing agency value
• New perspectives to enhance your ability to make proactive investment, management and operational decisions