Investment banking and financial firm OPTIS Partners said the count of agency mergers and acquisitions through the first three quarters of 2023 saw the largest decline ever recorded. There were 534 announced M&A deals of U.S. and Canada property/casualty insurance …
Investment banking and financial firm OPTIS Partners said the count of agency mergers and acquisitions during the first half of the year was 359, down 24% from 475 during the same time last year. “The drop-off in deal count continues …
This year’s first-quarter insurance agency mergers and acquisitions were down to the lowest total since Q1 2019, according to a recent report from OPTIS Partners. The total number of transactions (158) showed a 17% drop from Q1 2022 (190) and …
Last year was a tale of two halves for insurance mergers and acquisitions. OPTIS Partners reports 987 agency mergers and acquisitions were announced in 2022 – down 8% from 2021. A significant rise in interest rates and economic uncertainty may …
Global insurance broker Hub International reports it has acquired the assets of Winter Harbor Insurance Group. Located in Woburn, Massachusetts, Winter Harbor Insurance Group is an independent insurance agency providing commercial and personal insurance. Jimmy Aiken, president of Winter Harbor, …
There were 1,034 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2021, up 30% from 795 reported in 2020, according to agency consultancy OPTIS Partners. Also, the 384 deals during the fourth quarter of 2021 marked a 26% increase over the …
There were 553 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the first three quarters of 2021, up from 490 in 2020, According to an OPTIS Partners’ M&A report, that was the highest recorded total for this period. “Multiple factors that …
There were 339 announced property/casualty insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the first half of 2021, up from 307 in 2020. According to OPTIS Partners’ M&A report, It was the highest recorded total for the first half of the year. …
There were 744 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2020, up nearly 20% from 649 reported in 2019. The surge resulted from the pent-up supply of pending transactions from earlier in the year coupled with sellers looking to avoid …
There were 170 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the third quarter of 2020 compared to 173 for the same period in 2019, according to a report from consulting firm OPTIS Partners. The Chicago-based firm said deal activity was …
