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December 22, 2008 Year in Review: Top Newsmakers, Markets and More Wishes and Predictions Mergers & Acquisitions

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In this Issue

• Features
  Top Markets in 2008
  Top Coverages Searched by Agents Using www.mynewmarkets.com...
• Editor's Note
  Agents’ Wish List for Carriers in 2009
  The past year has brought down a lot of businesses and people — but...
• Features
  Top Regional Stories of 2008
  West California Passed Agent-Broker Law The most notable bill...
• Features
  After Stormy 2008, P/C Industry Facing Uncertainty in New Year
  Agents Wish for Firmer Pricing, Higher Commissions, Solid Client...
• Features
  Other Agency/Brokerage Transactions in 2008
  Transactions involving agencies and brokerages other than the Brown &...
• Closing Quote
  2008 Quotes to Remember… and Forget
  "You always find out who's been swimming naked when the tide goes...
• Features
  Producer Protection Introduced During Turbulent Times
  On Sept. 16, 2008, the Wall Street Journal announced "U.S. to Take...
• Features
  Use ‘Wheel of Activity’ to Create a Balance in Life
  How to Balance Your Sales Life and Personal Life to Lead a Happy Life...
• Features
  2008: Busy Year for Mergers, Big and Small
  A lot happened in the world of insurance agency/brokerage mergers and...
• Features
  Gallagher Stocks Up; M&A Activity Steady
  Stock Prices: Arthur J. Gallagher's stock price remarkably continues...
• Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
  Lost Bid Surveys Reveal Reasons Behind No-Sales
  Learn From Your Past Sales Mistakes There is always some type of...
• Features
  Example of a Lost Bid Survey
  Modify our sample questions and add your own to match up with how you...
• Features
  2008: A Year of Financial Storms
  2008 can be described as a year like no other in the...
• Features
  Mergers Slow as New Agencies Pop Up
  Report: Number of Agencies Unchanged Since 2006 A new study by an...
• Features
  The View From London
  Insurers Can Weather Global Financial Crisis Buyers that aren't...
• Features
  The Busiest Agency Buyers in 2008
  Brown & Brown December: Stewart & Tunno Insurance Agency Inc.,...
• National Section
  My New Markets
  The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
• Features
  Customer Service Centers Can Help Your Agency in Today’s Competitive Environment
  The Key May Be Finding the Right CSC Partner In today's soft market,...

National Coverage

• Features
  Top Markets in 2008
  Top Coverages Searched by Agents Using www.mynewmarkets.com...
• Editor's Note
  Agents’ Wish List for Carriers in 2009
  The past year has brought down a lot of businesses and people — but...
• Features
  Top Regional Stories of 2008
  West California Passed Agent-Broker Law The most notable bill...
• Features
  After Stormy 2008, P/C Industry Facing Uncertainty in New Year
  Agents Wish for Firmer Pricing, Higher Commissions, Solid Client...
• Features
  Other Agency/Brokerage Transactions in 2008
  Transactions involving agencies and brokerages other than the Brown &...
• Closing Quote
  2008 Quotes to Remember… and Forget
  "You always find out who's been swimming naked when the tide goes...
• Features
  Producer Protection Introduced During Turbulent Times
  On Sept. 16, 2008, the Wall Street Journal announced "U.S. to Take...
• Features
  Use ‘Wheel of Activity’ to Create a Balance in Life
  How to Balance Your Sales Life and Personal Life to Lead a Happy Life...
• Features
  2008: Busy Year for Mergers, Big and Small
  A lot happened in the world of insurance agency/brokerage mergers and...
• Features
  Gallagher Stocks Up; M&A Activity Steady
  Stock Prices: Arthur J. Gallagher's stock price remarkably continues...
• Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
  Lost Bid Surveys Reveal Reasons Behind No-Sales
  Learn From Your Past Sales Mistakes There is always some type of...
• Features
  Example of a Lost Bid Survey
  Modify our sample questions and add your own to match up with how you...
• Features
  2008: A Year of Financial Storms
  2008 can be described as a year like no other in the...
• Features
  Mergers Slow as New Agencies Pop Up
  Report: Number of Agencies Unchanged Since 2006 A new study by an...
• Features
  The View From London
  Insurers Can Weather Global Financial Crisis Buyers that aren't...
• Features
  The Busiest Agency Buyers in 2008
  Brown & Brown December: Stewart & Tunno Insurance Agency Inc.,...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
• Features
  Customer Service Centers Can Help Your Agency in Today’s Competitive Environment
  The Key May Be Finding the Right CSC Partner In today's soft market,...