Predicting The Future: Will The Boom In Insurance M&A Continue?

In a 2015 article, we reported that global M&A in the insurance sector was on the rise again after a number of quiet years in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Deal activity in the European market was hit particularly hard by the financial crisis, but a steady stream of transactions in the United States helped the Americas' deal activity remain stable and eventually showed signs of recovery in 2013.

Earlier this year, we followed up to discuss a report which stated that 2015 had been a record year for North American insurance agency M&A. The question we are asking now is whether we can expect the good news – or, perhaps more specifically, growth – to continue?

In a 2013 report Insurance 2020: A quiet revolution – The future of insurance M&A, PwC answered that question with a soft, but confident yes. The report predicts several factors that will drive insurance M&A over the next five to ten years: