Strategy
Pricing Insurance M&A Deals: Disputes Minimized With Deep Dive Due Diligence
Post-acquisition disputes are triggered by a myriad of issues between the buyer and seller, with most revolving around purchase price adjustments. The genesis of purchase price adjustment disputes, ...
P/C Carrier 2012 M&A Deals Nosedive: Conning
Amounting to just $4.7 billion in aggregate deal value, 46 merger and acquisition transactions announced in the property/casualty insurance sector in 2012 were near record low levels, according to ...
Carrier CEO Survey: Growth Opportunities
While 55% of insurance industry CEOs will focus on an organic growth strategy for their companies this year, most of those (46%) will stay close to home, according to the 16th Annual Global CEO ...
Insurer CEOs Confident On Growth Prospects; Lag On Fundamental Strategy Shifts: PwC
Insurance carrier chief executives are upbeat about their companies' growth prospects, with nearly 90 percent of those recently surveyed saying they are at least reasonably confident about their ...Top Outside Shareholder Demands Dell Open Its Books
Dell Inc.'s largest outside shareholder is demanding the PC maker open its books, signaling that it could become more active in opposing founder Michael Dell's proposal to take the company private. ...
Crop Insurers Upbeat Despite Drought Conditions, Underwriting Losses: Fitch
Multi-peril crop insurance represents a very modest portion of U.S. property/casualty insurance industry revenues. However, this segment has garnered considerable attention as scorching summer heat ...
Snapshot: Who Are America’s Small Business Entrepreneurs?
About one third of America's entrepreneurs are women, many are between the ages of 30 and 49, and 60 percent spent more than six months working on their business idea before forming their entity. ...Markel, Alterra Shareholders Approve Acquisition
Markel Corporation and Alterra Capital Holdings Limited said that their respective shareholders have voted in favor of all proposals necessary for the acquisition of Alterra by Markel. The ...