Transactional Insurance Demand Spikes Due to Robust M&A Activity

USI acquires Texas agency

According to a new Marsh Specialty report, organizations around the world turned to transactional risk insurance in 2021 amid a record-breaking mergers and acquisitions (M&A) environment. Last year, the insurance broker and risk advisor placed a global transactional risk insurance limit of $81.1 billion. According to the report Transactional risk insurance 2021: Year in review,… Continue reading Transactional Insurance Demand Spikes Due to Robust M&A Activity

Insurance Agency M&As Took Off in 2021

USI acquires Texas agency

There were 1,034 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2021, up 30% from 795 reported in 2020, according to OPTIS Partners. Investors flush with capital continue to meet an increasing supply of business owners looking to take advantage of all-time high valuations while capital-gains tax rates are low, the firm said. The 384 deals… Continue reading Insurance Agency M&As Took Off in 2021

M&A Performance in North America and Europe Keeps Pace with Record Rate

USI acquires Texas agency

Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity set new records in the second quarter, eclipsing previous highs reached in the first three months of the year and putting 2021 on track to be the most active year ever. The unprecedented surge in dealmaking follows a robust rebound in economic confidence, as companies race to remake themselves… Continue reading M&A Performance in North America and Europe Keeps Pace with Record Rate

Aon Research Details Volume of Representations and Warranties Insurance Claims

Chubb buys General Aviation Insurance

Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, has released the “Representations and Warranties Insurance Claim Study: An analysis of claim trends, data, and recoveries” analyzing data it has collected with respect to nearly 2,500 representations and warranties (R&W) insurance policies placed by Aon in… Continue reading Aon Research Details Volume of Representations and Warranties Insurance Claims

M&A Insurance Solutions Announces Release of its RWX Specialty Wholesale Platform

The only exclusively representations and warranties (R&W) insurance broker in the U.S., M&A Insurance Solutions, has announced their wholesale R&W delivery platform, RWX Specialty Wholesale, leveraging the first and only proprietary cloud-based R&W platform, The RW Exchange (RWX) – www.RW-Exchange.com. “We realized with the growth of the R&W insurance space showing no signs of slowing… Continue reading M&A Insurance Solutions Announces Release of its RWX Specialty Wholesale Platform