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"There's a log jam": Why global M&A’s biggest buyers could be pulling back
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (513+ words) OPTIS Partners recorded 695 North American agent and broker transactions in 2025, down 12% from 2024 and 24% below the previous five-year average. Private equity-backed brokers completed 10% fewer acquisitions, while activity among publicly traded brokers dropped 27%. The number of identifiable buyers also fell for a…...
"There's a log jam": Why global brokerage M&A’s biggest buyers might be pulling back
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (513+ words) OPTIS Partners recorded 695 North American agent and broker transactions in 2025, down 12% from 2024 and 24% below the previous five-year average. Private equity-backed brokers completed 10% fewer acquisitions, while activity among publicly traded brokers dropped 27%. The number of identifiable buyers also fell for a…...
Large commercial accounts see first price drop since 2017, WTW finds
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (355+ words) Large commercial accounts posted their first price decrease since the end of 2017 in the second quarter of 2026, according to WTW's Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), as an eight-year run of sustained rate increases continued to unwind across the commercial…...
Meet the industry leaders behind Elite Women 2027
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (141+ words) As nominations continue for Insurance Business' Elite Women 2027, we're pleased to introduce the accomplished industry leaders who will help guide this year's selection process. Representing some of the insurance sector's most respected organizations, the independent advisory panel will review nominations…...
DSEX edges up as bargain hunting offsets energy crisis jitters
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (456+ words) The country's premier bourse ended a volatile week with marginal gains as a mid-week surge in bargain hunting successfully offset heavy selling pressure seen in the early sessions. The benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) inched up…...
Aon makes £12.4 billion broker deal
1+ week, 5+ day ago (702+ words) Insurance Business Aon makes £12.4 billion broker deal Giant broker agrees major US play, but the money runs through London The broker's global headquarters sits in Leadenhall Street. The business it just bought sits entirely in the American middle market Aon…...
Aon USI KKR $17B Deal Nears Finish Line in Major Insurance Brokerage Shakeup
1+ week, 6+ day ago (690+ words) America ı By Rihem Akkouche A deal years in the making appears to be reaching its final stretch. Aon Plc is closing in on an agreement to acquire insurance brokerage USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR, in a…...
Aon Nears $17 Billion Acquisition in Insurance Brokerage Push
1+ week, 6+ day ago (598+ words) Aon is approaching an agreement to acquire insurance brokerage USI Insurance in a transaction valued at roughly $17 billion including debt, a move that would further expand the global broker’s presence among midsize corporate clients. The potential transaction could be announced…...
Chesnara's capital generation jumps 79% on HSBC Life UK boost
2+ week, 4+ day ago (333+ words) Chesnara has reported a sharp rise in first-half 2026 profitability, with operating capital generation up 79% to £96 million and adjusted operating profit rising 46% to £31 million, driven substantially by the completed acquisition of HSBC Life (UK), now rebranded Chesnara Life UK. The board…...
Steadfast profit rises as takeover puts Lloyd's broker in play
2+ week, 4+ day ago (525+ words) Steadfast Group has posted underlying net profit after tax of A$319.5 million for the year ended June 30 2026, up 8.2%, in what is likely to be its final full-year result as a listed company - and the last before London Lloyd's broker HWS…...