General Insurance Article - New Marsh report: Annual Transactional Risk Report

 Highlights of the report include:

 • There are now in excess of 25 insurers globally that offer transactional risk insurance, a 30% increase from 2014.
 • The split between private equity firms and corporate buyers now stands at 56%/44%, signaling that corporate buyers are becoming more comfortable purchasing the coverage.
 • There is a greater awareness of and interest in transactional risk insurance from Latin America, driven by cross-border deals into Latin America from the US and the UK.

 “Strategic investors and private equity firms turned to transactional risk insurance to close deals in record numbers during 2015, and we do not see this trend slowing anytime soon,” said Karen Beldy Torborg, global leader for Marsh’s Private Equity and M&A Services Practice. “Global dealmakers across all sectors recognise the important role this solution can play in limiting risk and improving deal terms.”

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