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Murach manages LIMRA’s insurance and investment intermediary/third-party distribution research program. She and her team conduct various research studies related to independent producers, wholesalers, and other distribution intermediaries including BGAs/IMOs, broker-dealers, wirehouses, and financial institutions. Murach also conducts advisor research and manages LIMRA’s Panel of Financial Professionals.

Murach is staff representative to LIMRA’s Wholesaler Leadership Summit and research liaison to LIMRA’s Independent Producer Marketing Committee and LIMRA’s Brokerage Committee. Murach is a graduate of Ithaca College and earned her LIMRA Leadership Institute Fellow (LLIF) designation in 2018.

Dan Beatrice joined LIMRA in 1999. He serves LIMRA’s independent insurance research program for studies pertaining to independent sales professionals and intermediaries. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Connecticut.

Peter focuses on research pertaining to insurance- and investment-focused distribution. His research areas include independent practice models such as RIAs and independent insurance agents, robo-advisors, and sales benchmarking for banks and broker-dealers. Prior to joining LIMRA in 2017, Peter worked as an analyst for a boutique investment firm. He is currently pursuing his M.B.A. from Boston University Questrom School of Business and he earned his B.S in Finance from Central Connecticut State University.