First-term Democratic incumbent North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan lost in a tight contest against GOP challenger Thom Tillis, according to a CNN projection. It was the most expensive Senate race this cycle: A great deal of the funding was provided by out-of-state organizations backing harsh television attack ads.
Noun. 1. brokerage-a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller. brokerage firm, securities firm. bucket shop-an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm.
Insurance brokerage is largely associated with general insurance (car, house etc.) rather than life insurance, although some brokers continued to provide investment and life insurance brokerage until the onset of more onerous regulation in 2001.