What trends can we derive from year-end 2011 and the first six months of 2012 insurance M&A activity statistics? What do those mergers and acquisitions tell us about the industry and what effects might we expect from that activity? For insurance carriers and brokers, the observable deal metrics tell quite a story.

Join us as Ron Fry, Senior Vice President at Sherman & Company, an insurance focused M&A advisory firm, discusses different elements of the Mergers & Acquisitions process including financing activity and the ability of the capital markets to support large transactions. This session concentrates on a number of deals, metrics, and segments common to the industry to analyze the most prevalent trends.

Students taking this class learn:

• What near-term activity to expect in the markets
• The year-to-date 2012 mergers and acquisitions indices
• How to translate deal metrics into expected valuations
• Growth opportunities and macroeconomic pressures and their effect on deal flow and pricing