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Global M&A: How does Canada compare?
November 14, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterFewer insurance merger and acquisition (M&A) deals are being completed in the global insurance industry, but Canadian M&A does not appear to be following the global decline. Global M&A volume sunk by 12.3% in the first half of 2017, although…
Continuing fast pace for insurance M&A in U.S., Canada: OPTIS
October 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSellers seem to be enthusiastically responding as buyers continue the aggressive valuations of p&c and employee benefits agencies, with OPTIS Partners reporting Thursday there were 132 deals inked during 2017 Q3, bringing the year-to-date total to 457. Chicago-based OPTIS Partners’…
Insurance-related M&A activity explodes, insurance company moves in Canada high: OPTIS Partners
April 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterOPTIS Partners has likened recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity among U.S. and Canadian agencies selling p&c insurance and employee benefits to an explosion, with the 178 reported transactions in 2017 Q1 dwarfing the 115 deals in the prior-year quarter.…
Insurance agency M&A in Canada and U.S. in 2016 second-highest recorded: study
February 1, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMergers and acquisitions (M&A) of insurance agencies last year were the second-highest ever in 2016 at 449 deals in Canada and the United States, a slight dip from the all-time record of 456 in 2015, according to OPTIS Partners’ annual…
Canadian, U.S. insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in Q1 breaks record, OPTIS Partners’ report reveals
May 12, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterInsurance agency mergers and acquisitions in Canada and the United States hit an all-time high for the first quarter of the year, with 109 reported transactions in the first three months of 2016, according to OPTIS Partners’ M&A database. The…