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Compensation Disclosure

The IMA Financial Group, Inc. is a national financial services company with numerous affiliates and subsidiaries, including IMA, Inc., Signature Select LLC, IMA Acumen, LLC, CORnerstone Risk Solutions, LLC, Towerstone, Inc., and TrueNorth, Inc., which owns TrueNorth Securities, Inc. (collectively the “IMA Group”).  These entities, excluding TrueNorth, Inc. and IMA Acumen, LLC, are insurance producers licensed in accordance with respective state requirements. Insurance producers are authorized by their license to confer with insurance purchasers about the benefits, terms and conditions of insurance contracts; to offer advice concerning the substantive benefits of particular insurance contracts; to sell insurance; and to obtain insurance for purchasers.  

The producer may have access to more than one insurance company to place the purchaser’s coverage,  The producer may have authority to obligate the insurance company on the purchaser’s behalf and as a result may be required to act within the scope of contractual agreements with the insurer.

Compensation will be paid to the producer by the insurer or other third parties.  Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including the insurer and the insurance contract the purchaser selects, the volume of business the producer places with the insurer, and the profitability of that business.  In addition to the compensation received by the IMA Group, other parties, such as excess and surplus lines brokers, wholesalers, reinsurance intermediaries, underwriting managers and similar parties (some of which may be owned in whole or in part by the IMA Group), may earn and retain usual and customary commissions or other compensations for providing insurance products to a Client under separate contracts with insurers or reinsurers.  Such payments will not be considered as compensation to IMA and will not offset any compensation payable to IMA.  In addition, there may be referral compensation shared within the IMA Group. Further, the IMA Group may receive contingent or incentive payments or allowances from insurers or finance companies based on the size or performance of an overall book of business produced with them by the IMA Group.  Additionally, expense reimbursements for travel or technology enhancements, salary offsets or de minimus gifts may be provided.  The IMA Group may also receive interest on premium being held prior to disbursement.  

Upon written request, the IMA Group will provide to Client additional details and information about any and all compensation arrangements for insurance placed and/or quoted on behalf of the Client.