OIP: Innovation under pressure spurs growth in E&S marketShawnae Bentley and Martina Seferovic of OIP believe the company's strategic emphasis on knowledge and education over merely adopting technology has propelled its expansion in the competitive E&S market.
The tragedy in Baltimore may cause reinsurance carriers to establish more pricing resolve throughout the rest of the yearPat Gallagher, CEO and chairman of Arthur J Gallagher, on specialty class outlook
FTI Consulting’s O’Brien: Plethora of “attractive assets” driving industry M&A in Europe, but threats on the horizon
FTI Consulting’s O’Brien: “Consolidation of consolidators” tops M&A theme barometer TVThe “consolidation of consolidators” among the large PE-backed brokers will continue to be a key theme in European insurance M&A, ahead of some of these firms mapping out exit strategies, according to Rory O'Brien, head of EMEA forensic and litigation consulting and co-leader of global insurance services at FTI Consulting.
TV Leading VoicesM&AAUB CEO declares Tysers deal “exceptionally positive” for Lloyd’sLloyd’s and the wider London insurance market will benefit substantially from AUB Group’s £500mn+ (A$880mn) agreed acquisition of Tysers, the CEO of the Australian group has said in an exclusive interview with The Insurer TV.Fri 13 May 2022
NewsM&ARyan Specialty bullish on M&A opportunities in wholesale transactional, binding and MGUsConsolidation is not complete in the wholesale transactional broking sector, while M&A opportunities abound in the binding authority and MGU spaces, according to Ryan Specialty Group founder, chairman and CEO Pat Ryan.Wed 15 Dec 2021
TV NewsM&AHowden: Sky-high broker valuations creating “unsustainable” expectationsHowden Group founder and CEO David Howden has said the private equity buying spree for UK (re)insurance intermediaries is driving valuations to record levels but warned that generous price premiums are raising expectations that may be “unsustainable” in the long term. Fri 26 Nov 2021
NewsM&AGallagher’s European head speaks on Willis Re and becoming a new “credible” global choiceOnly a week after it was confirmed Arthur J Gallagher has agreed to pay $3.57bn to acquire a host of Willis Towers Watson (WTW) divestments, the broker’s EMEA CEO Simon Matson in an exclusive interview with The Insurer TV opens up on his firm’s “once in a lifetime” transaction. Thu 20 May 2021