Buyers seeking an edge in a merger or acquisition deal may be surprised to learn that there are insurance vehicles to help make the deal happen instead of losing it to the next bidder, according to experts at an insurance brokerage.

Speaking during a Webcast yesterday, two executives with Chicago-based Aon offered insights into five insurance vehicles they said can be utilized by negotiators to help facilitate the closing of a deal.

The products they discussed provide protection for a number of possible financial exposures a buyer or seller may fear. The covers include representation and warranties insurance, tax opinion insurance, litigation buyout insurance, environmental insurance and bankruptcy-insolvency distribution.

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