Magazine
Cover Story
May 2023
In Flux
While still healthy, the insurance brokerage M&A marketplace may have to adapt and prepare for a new growth mode.
Features

2022 M&A by the Numbers
The following data reflect analysis published by MarshBerry based on announced mergers and acquisitions in the insurance distribution channel in 2022.

From the Hill: Politics & Risk
Working the Aisle
Q&A with Mike Carey, R-Ohio and member of U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.

From the Hill: Politics & Risk
Potential on Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
Q&A with Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri and Chairman, U.S. House Ways and Means Committee

Specialty Insurance Revolution
Capital and talent are supporting a sea change in the insurance industry’s structure.

Consolidation Spreads East
U.S. M&A trends have reached the European brokerage market.

Expanding in the Midsection
Brokerages are scaling up their middle-market business and moving up the ladder in volume and revenue.

Buyers Take Fresh Look at Capital Strategy
With the cost of capital rising, acquisitive brokerages and those trying to fund earnouts from past mergers or acquisitions are looking for innovative funding alternatives.
Thought Leaders

Chatter in a Box
Generative artificial intelligence has a ways to go before it catches up to smart people, but smart people should start teaching AI its lessons.

Made to Measure
Building-based sensors improve accuracy of parametric flood insurance triggers.

For Potential Sellers, What Matters Most Is Growth
With the cost of capital increasing, buyers are getting more selective.

The Numbers Game
Your agency’s technology and data are key to telling your story in a cooling M&A market.

SECURE 2.0
New tools can address old retirement-savings problems.

Merging Companies, Cultures and Coverage
Successfully integrating brokerages that are merging likely includes restructuring all entities’ insurance coverage.

Vital Signs
Stop-Loss Claims Grow with Advanced Care
Q&A with Tara Krauss, Head of Accident & Health, QBE North America

Tapping into the Power of Dissent
We need less harmony at work.
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