Broker M&A eases off record pace of 2017: Optis

Merger and acquisition activity involving insurance brokers fell
24 percent in the first quarter but remained at an historically
high level in North America, investment bank Optis Partners said
today.
The number of announced deals in the January through March
quarter fell to 142, down from 186 in the 2017 period, the
Chicago-based boutique investment bank said. For all of last year,
the number of transactions surged 33 percent to 611, a record,
according to Optis data.
But the dynamics...