Insurance products are distributed both by independent and dependent agents, although the use of independent agents is …. -- Insurance intermediation ; service quality ; distribution systems …

Until its liberalisation in 1994 exclusive agents dominated the distribution of products in the German life insurance …-channel distribution firms in the German life insurance. Thus, we are able to explain the development and the coexistence of the industries …' distribution systems. Our study contributes to research on coexistence of different distribution systems in insurance industry …

Introduction -- Agents and brokers in the insurance industry : an intriguing area for further research -- Valuation of … small and medium-sized insurance brokers : establishing a valuation approach for business succession -- Value creation in … insurance intermediary mergers and acquisitions : an opportunity for realizing positive abnormal returns -- Performance …