NU Online News Service, March 1, 2:45 p.m. EST

Property and casualty mergers and acquisitions activity is expected to be slow in 2012, as low valuations and reserve concerns impact dealmaking, but activity among agents and brokers is expected to remain strong, according to Deloitte.

In a report, “Top Ten Issues for Insurance M&A in 2012,” Deloitte outlines challenges that constrained M&A activity in 2011, and says the same conditions are likely to persist throughout this year.

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