Insurance corporate transactions require interdisciplinary legal experience involving insurance regulatory expertise, in addition to traditional corporate, capital markets, securities, and tax advice. Additionally, the impact of the recent financial crisis on the insurance industry has resulted in the need for innovative capital-raising transactions, divestitures of underperforming assets, reorganizations, and strategic merger and acquisition transactions. 

We work regularly with investment bankers, actuaries and accountants to develop and implement innovative insurance transaction structures. As a result of our extensive knowledge of the insurance industry and the agencies that regulate it, we are able to provide focused, practical, strategic planning advice related to the preparation and negotiation of the definitive agreements and obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals. 

We represent acquiring companies, financial advisors, target companies, shareholders and boards of directors in a variety of insurance transactions, including stock transactions, mergers and acquisitions, asset transfers, transfers of insurance risk through innovative reinsurance transactions, loss portfolio transactions, conversions of not-for-profit entities to for-profit, mutual holding company transactions, demutualizations and asset transfers. 

Count on us to provide focused, practical and strategic advice on:

• Mergers
• Acquisitions
• Divestitures
• Reorganizations
• Liquidations
• Reinsurance
• Risk Management
• Asset Transfers
• Formation and Licensing

Insights

Responding to emerging legal trends to mitigate and manage risk

February 25, 2022

Canada: Chief Legal Officers are increasingly relied on as key business partners to manage and mitigate risks in their organizations. In this episode, Blair McCreadie speaks with Toronto litigation partner Michael Schafler to discuss the emerging legal trends that are affecting in-house counsel, and what they can do protect their business.

Dentons contributes to "Insurance in M&A transactions in Europe 2021" report by M&A Review Europe

November 29, 2021

EU: The article on "Hedging liability risks for management in the context of corporate transactions through insurance solutions" provides a brief overview of the role of the target company's management in the transaction process, discusses typical liability risks for management and highlights possible insurance solutions.

Disruption in Canada’s insurance market

April 15, 2021

Canada: Canada has long been seen as a key player in the global insurance industry. With increasing M&A and consolidation in the Canadian market, alongside heightened regulatory activity both federally and provincially, what challenges are on the horizon for Canada's insurance sector in 2021 and where do the opportunities lie?

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Recent Press Releases

Dentons adds Insurance Regulatory duo in Los Angeles

April 2, 2020

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announces that Robert P. Barbarowicz and Kathleen M. McCain have joined the Insurance Regulatory practice.