Insurance industry mergers and acquisitions increased in 2005 to the highest level since 2001, and may foreshadow an acceleration of activity this year and the next, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting Inc.
Stephan Christiansen, director of research at Conning, cited a number of factors in the urge to merge.
“The insurance industry is growing capital faster than revenue, and while revenue growth is anemic, prospective profitability appears relatively solid,” he said.
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