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Insurance industry looks for M&A deals in 2017

No matter where insurers are located, trends indicate that an organic approach wont cut it in driving long-term growth.

By Marlene Y. Satter | Updated on March 17, 2017
Western Europe is seen as presenting the most divestiture opportunity. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Look for 2017 to be the year of the deal — at least in the insurance industry.

A new report from KPMG International in association with Mergermarket, “The New Deal: Driving Insurance Transformation with Strategy-aligned M&A,” predicts insurers will be looking to buy and to sell in the course of the year, with 84 percent of insurance companies planning to make between one and three acquisitions in 2017, while 94 percent plan at least one divestiture.

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