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Simplicity Welcomes Three New Partners with the Acquisition of DuVall Financial Group
Simplicity Group Holdings ("Simplicity"), a leading financial products distribution firm, today announced the acquisition of DuVall Financial Group ("DFG"), a brokerage general agency focused on supporting independent agents and their clients with insurance and marketing solutions. A longtime business partner of Simplicity, DuVall Financial Group will immediately re-brand to "Simplicity DFG" but will continue to be led by Gaines DuVall, Paul Hazard, and JP Penzkover, all of whom will become Simp
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