15 posts categorised "Insurance"

March 17, 2017 2017 Framework for action: valuation uncertainty for insurers By Elena Saarbrucken The European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA) and National Supervisory Authorities (NSA) of the EU and EEA plan to introduce substantial...

November 08, 2016 Alternative investments for insurers: Adhering to compliance in a higher risk environment By Elena Saarbrucken The Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) focus on valuation uncertainty might take on a wider remit in the near future. Given last month’s...

September 13, 2016 Mega deals in insurance, (re)insurance and global risk…set to continue? By James Tye Blog snapshot: The past 2 years have seen several mega M&A deals between high profile companies driven by several factors M&A is...

August 22, 2016 Life insurers’ balancing act: A quest for yield, illiquid investments and investor/regulator confidence By Albertha Charles Blog snapshot: Life insurers are becoming increasingly creative with their investment strategies in their search for yield These investment strategies are inherently...

August 17, 2016 The P&C/reinsurance M&A market - Challenges of a soft environment By James Tye The past year saw record merger and acquisition (M&A) volumes in the global property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance markets reflecting a drive...

August 17, 2016 Financial services M&A update Q2 2016 – Inbound investor interest set to rise By Andrew Cann Blog snapshot Financial services M&A activity in good health during Q2 2016 But one mega deal skews average deal values Anticipating quieter...

June 21, 2016 Financial services valuations market snapshot – Challenging but there are opportunities By Albertha Charles Download the full report here Nervousness around the global economy and the EU referendum has slowed UK deal activity. A mix of...

April 27, 2016 Insurance M&A - Dealing with the past in the present By Victor Nelligan It’s no news that M&A activity has been high recently in the insurance market. The introduction of Solvency II, pressure on pricing,...

December 15, 2015 A world of pain for personal injury firms? By John Baker There continues to be no respite from the raft of potential changes set to impact legal services firms in the personal injury...

October 15, 2015 Uncertainty in the annuity market driving M&A By James Tye Following the annuity reforms in the UK driven by the recent budget announcements, the annuity market is changing. Policyholders now have much...

May 21, 2015 PwC Deals Index – Quarterly deal volumes up 50% year on year* By James Fillingham With 268 deals completing in Q1 2015, our latest Deals Index shows that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume has increased by...

May 18, 2015 Insurance broker deals - are you deploying your cash effectively? By James Ferris Is your calculation of Threshold Condition 2.4 impacting value? Despite a "steady" reporting season across the insurance industry, deals activity in the...

April 15, 2015 Politicians or business leaders? Who will drive European financial services M&A in 2015? By Andrew Cann European financial services mergers and acquisitions total deal value fell 21% in 2014 over 2013 – from €64.9bn to €51.2bn. Gloomy statement?...

March 02, 2015 Financial crime compliance during international M&A – 3 top tips By Ben Luddington Having recently worked on a complex multi-jurisdictional acquisition on behalf of a client in the insurance sector, you might be interested in...

December 16, 2014 Insurance broker deals – a new way to release value in M&A By James Ferris Deals activity in the insurance industry is up: you might have seen our recent video where Albertha Charles, insurance valuations partner, discussed...

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