• September, 2009
• Value Creation in Insurance: Laying a Foundation for Successful M&A
• Christopher Freese, Michael Imholz, Chris Kaye, Jan Willem Kuenen, Astrid Stange, Ulrich Stephan
• BCG analyzed more than 1,100 M&A deals that involved insurers from North America and Western Europe, and were announced over a ten-year period.
• The study reaffirms the tenets of M&A and highlights several factors—such as location, size, or acquisition premium of a deal—that make value creation
• easier or more difficult. It also explores the opportunities and challenges associated with doing M&A deals during an economic downturn.
• The benefits extend beyond riding the coattails of an economic recovery.