Demand for transactional risk insurance at high: Marsh

Global mergers and acquisitions activity remained robust in 2017, Marsh L.L.C. said in a report released on Thursday, and the competitive atmosphere led private equity and corporate investors to turn to transactional risk insurance in record numbers. In Transactional Risk 2017: Year in Review, Marsh said it placed 28% more transactional risk insurance policies globally compared with 2016. Average limits placed also increased, Marsh said rising 38% in 2017, driven by the size and number of transactions in which insurance is being used. Marsh said that 2017 was the third consecutive year with transaction volumes in excess of $3 trillion.