Webinar: Insurance M&A – Recent developments in the sector – Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Many of the trends underpinning high levels of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the insurance sector over the past few years, such as persistently low interest rates, tightening regulation, and overcapacity in certain markets, continue to exist today. So what can we expect from M&A in the insurance industry in 2019? Will businesses pause in the pursuit of their M&A plans as a consequence of factors like Brexit, Trump’s trade agenda, and stock market volatility, or will M&A activity continue?

Please join us at our forthcoming webinar as we consider recent developments affecting M&A in the insurance sector from both a legal and financial perspective. We will consider developments specific to the insurance sector, including the potential impact of some of the recent High Court decisions on insurance business transfers in the United Kingdom. We will also consider some of the key legal developments that affect M&A generally, including the recent fines levied by the Information Commissioner’s Office for breach of the General Data Protection Regulation and how these are likely to impact M&A more generally. We will also consider some of the recent and ongoing financial developments, such as International Financial Reporting Standard 17 and supervisory statements on equity release, and consider the future shape of M&A in the life insurance sector.

The webinar will be hosted by members of our global Insurance sector team from London and they will be joined by Charles Dixon, a partner in KPMG’s Financial Services Deal Advisory team in London. The session will last around 50 minutes.

Date
Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Time
13:00-14:00 BST
14:00-15:00 CEST
08:00-09:00 EDT

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