The Impact of COVID-19 on M&A in the P&C Insurance Industry

September 3, 2020

While the phrase might be over used, the effects of COVID-19 are truly unprecedented. In times like these, it is natural to try to make som...

How are Forecasts and Projections Important in Decision Making?

August 25, 2020

Financial forecasts and projections can be an important tool to help guide decision making for any business. To learn more about the differ...

June 25, 2020

In a previous blog article entitled, A Practical Approach to Setting Net Working Capital Targets, we looked at some practical consideration...

June 5, 2020

Last week, Smythe Advisory’s Mike Berris discussed Managing Brokerage Cash Flow during the COVID-19 crisis in a webinar hosted by the Ins...

May 13, 2020

When we started writing this piece, we were only vaguely aware of COVID-19 and had, frankly, never heard of Wuhan, China. A lot can change ...

April 28, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Understandably, part...

March 30, 2020

Someone once asked Ernest Hemingway how he went bankrupt and he responded, “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” This short piece is ...

February 27, 2020

We have written this piece to share our observations on issues that have an impact on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the Ca...

January 17, 2020

It is not uncommon for us to be engaged to provide our opinion on the fair market value of architecture firms. In this short piece, we lo...

November 13, 2019

When our clients engage us to value a business, a number of different assets need to be taken into consideration. Real estate assets, inclu...