Poll results from January
1. Insurance broker mergers and acquisitions in 2009 dropped 40% from the previous year, according to Hales & Co. What do you think will happen to M&As this year?
• The number will increase—there are some great deals out there for buyers — 21.4%
• They'll decrease—there's too much economic uncertainty — 42.9%
• The market will stay level with last year's activity — 35.7%
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2. Toyota is in the news for its vehicle recall due to faulty accelerators. Which of these well-known consumer products have NOT been recalled?
• Hydroxycut nutritional product — recalled in 2009
• O.B. brand tampons — no recall—although Procter & Gamble recalled Rely brand tampons in 1980 (12.5% of respondents answered correctly)
• Sony laptop batteries — recalled in 2006 and 2008
• Famous Amos cookies — recalled in 2009
• Bridgestone/Firestone tires — recalled in 2000
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3. What was your favorite commercial airing on the 2010 Super Bowl?
• Snickers' "Betty White" commercial — 23.0%
• Hyundai's "Brett Favre" commercial — 23.0%
• Budweiser's "House of Beer" — 15.4%
• Coke's Mr. Burns' Poorhouse — 30.8%
• BoostMobile "Super Bowl Shuffle" parody — 7.8%
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4. Nearly half of insurers plan to add employees in 2010, according to a recent survey by Ward Group and Jacobson Group. What are your hiring plans this year?
• We will be hiring — 33.3%
• We will have layoffs — 4.8%
• We will keep our staffing levels the same — 61.9%
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