2023 mid-year outlook: No easy fix on the horizon for M&A and talent challenges

August 4, 2023

There are many outstanding questions about what the coming months and year may bring for the independent agent given the economic uncertainty over the last 18 months. The M&A world wants to be able to answer the following: Will M&A activity pick up steam in the coming months? Will the broader economic labor shortage and insurance industry specific talent crisis resolve itself or at a minimum, improve? While we don’t have a crystal ball, we do see some positive trends that could signal the “return to normal” agency growth we’ve all been awaiting.

Read the full article, featuring Sean Kenny, SIAA’s Senior VP of Corporate Development, Published August 2, 2023 on blog.pia.org.