Whenever one entity seeks to acquire another, the primary focus often is seller compensation. While sellers should insist on good prices for their businesses, other considerations often dictate whether the
Although Laura Mazzuca Toops, editor of our sister publication, American Agent & Broker, reported in our November edition that the red-hot agency acquisitions market had slowed, deals involving
While economy-related slowdowns in construction and merger-and-acquisition activity have adversely affected writers of environmental liability coverage in the short term, growth opportunities for the
A non-compete is so essential to the transaction that it falls under the category of "Deal 101," said William Kronenberg, chairman of Professional Underwriters Corp. in Exton, Pa., during a panel
If the soft market continues, it will have an impact on merger and acquisition activity among insurers, but ultimately, deals are made based on the specific needs of individual buyers and sellers,
The order, issued today by the SEC and the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority, will prohibit short selling of the companies' stock "to protect the integrity and quality of the securities ma
The continuing soft market will have an impact on merger and acquisition activity among insurers, but ultimately, deals are made based on the specific needs of individual buyers and sellers, industry
OneBeacon Professional Partners has appointed Susan Angelo senior vice president of managed care. Angelo will oversee all product, business development and underwriting strategies for managed care liability. Angelo, who has nearly 20 years of