Surviving the perfect storm : the outlook for insurance M&A in EMEA

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<abstract displayLabel="Summary">The volume of insurance M&A transactions in the EMEA region fell sharply at the start of the financial crisis. Activity has been gradually increasing since the low of 2009, but is currently still well below pre-crisis levels. But this could all be set to change. Our survey respondents anticipate the level of activity will increase markedly in the next three years. Large companies and private equity funds are expected to drive consolidation in developed markets, where insurance penetration is high and the economic environment has been leading to depressed returns</abstract>
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