AGENCY VALUATION ISSUES by Roy Phillips More and more banks are entering the insurance industry by buying agencies, leading owners to ponder how to properly determine their agency&...

BANKS AND INSURANCE: DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE by Fred Dent The power of the Internet as n information resourc...

BANKS: IF WE CAN'T BEAT 'EM, SHOULD WE JOIN 'EM? by Patty Vaughn The Supreme Court decision, Barnett Bank v. Florida Insurance Commissioner, has created a plethora of new partnerships. T...

EVALUATING BANK OPPORTUNITIES by Carol Hammes Faced with shrinking profit margins from their traditional products and services, financial institutions have been searching for ways...