Our outlook on the industry

Managing Principal Jay Rittberg highlighted trends in the representation and warranty/warranty and indemnity insurance (RWI) market through August 2023. Read more in Jay’s recent blog (linked here) or view the full text below. Euclid Transactional R&W/W&I Insurance September 2023 Update With the recent passing […]

While a general decline in deal size and volume has been a common theme over the last year and half, certain areas of the market remain busy. A recent article in Institutional Investor states that lower middle market investments in founder-owned businesses have been “chugging along” […]

Summer may be winding down, but if July is any indication, our claims team is gearing up for what promises to be a busy end of the year.  As discussed in our previous post, Euclid underwrote a record-breaking number of policies in the second […]

As predicted in our Q1 2023 Claims Update, the first half of 2023 has proven to be another busy period for our claims team.  In the first five months of 2023 alone, Euclid Transactional reached settlements for claims totaling over USD 100 million. This […]

Euclid Transactional managing director Miranda Ma recently participated in Financier Worldwide’s Managing Transactional Risk Roundtable, where she was joined by other thought leaders in the transactional insurance and M&A space. See below for Miranda’s profile and  Financier Worldwide’s Roundtable discussion. Personal Biography  Miranda Ma is […]

At the end of Q1, 2023, Reuters reported that global M&A had suffered its worst quarter in a decade. A perfect storm of recent bank failures, rising interest rates, inflation, fears of recession, increasingly robust antitrust review, and global political tension spooked private equity […]

2022 was another great year for Euclid Transactional’s global claims team as we continue to ensure that the size, experience and quality of the team, and its deep connection to our underwriters, allows us to deliver the most consistent, thoughtful, and proactive claims process […]

Managing Principal Jay Rittberg highlighted January’s record-breaking numbers in a recent blog. Read more about Euclid Transactional’s success in his blog (linked here) or view the full text below. Euclid Transactional R&W/W&I Insurance February 2023 Update January was a record month at Euclid Transactional, […]

While economic markers continue to produce mixed signals, M&A saw continued growth in Q2 relative to Q1 of 2022. Our results demonstrate continued strong demand for R&W with an increase in submissions and policies bound compared to the first quarter. A Look at Our […]

The outlook for the M&A market appears murky for the second half of 2022, but the same cannot be said for RWI/W&I insurance claims. After record-breaking M&A volume from the end of 2020 through 2021, there are more RWI/W&I policies outstanding today than at any […]

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sweeping economic sanctions that followed have upended economic growth, oil prices, commodity markets – and, as a result, introduced uncertainty to 2022’s business outlook. In our market, we are watching developments closely and advising clients as they navigate […]

Despite the horrible challenges created by the war in Ukraine and some uncertainty in the world of M&A, our 2022 first quarter results demonstrate a strong start to 2022 with submissions and policies bound exceeding 2021’s first quarter. A Look at Our Numbers While […]

Deal sizes are continuing to grow, and excess policies are becoming more necessary to secure sufficient limits on M&A transactions. Our team has paid almost $50M in excess claims, and we estimate that over 50% of the deals we underwrote in 2021 had an excess policy.

Although February saw uncertainty in the M&A industry and challenges created by the war in Ukraine, Euclid Transactional bound a record 83 R&W/W&I insurance policies worldwide, 6% more than February 2021. The average transaction value also increased to just over $450 million.

This past year was marked by shifting narratives and unexpected outcomes.  The early optimism of new vaccines and a promising economic outlook was dampened by new coronavirus variants, supply chain constraints and pressure from inflation. Amidst this uncertain economic environment, M&A managed to post […]

10,000 requests for R&W/W&I insurance in a single year seemed unlikely in the past, but November’s M&A activity led to a couple of weeks where Euclid Transactional hit that pace with an average of over 200 submissions per week. In a record November 2020, we […]

Were you very busy with M&A transactions in October? Continuing on how Covid-19 is changing the landscape for M&A, below are Euclid Transactional’s stats through October on global R&W/W&I insurance submissions and policies bound for 2020. After a summer which the Financial Times described as “the […]

Continuing with our monthly updates on how Covid-19 is changing the landscape for M&A, below are Euclid Transactional’s stats through September on global R&W/W&I insurance submissions and policies bound for 2020. Consistent with articles like this one in the Financial Times describing the summer of 2020 as […]

Continuing with our monthly updates on how Covid-19 is changing the landscape for M&A, below are Euclid Transactional’s stats through August on global R&W/W&I insurance submissions and policies bound for 2020. In August, policy submissions increased, finally returning to 2019 levels after dropping around 70% […]

Continuing with our monthly updates on how Covid-19 is changing the landscape for M&A, below are Euclid Transactional’s stats through July on global R&W/W&I insurance submissions and policies bound for 2020. In July, we were glad to see an increase in policy submissions and bindings […]

Following up on our last post on how Covid-19 is drastically changing the landscape for M&A, below are our latest stats on global R&W/W&I insurance submissions and policies bound for 2020. After weekly submissions dropped by over 70% in April and May, we saw an increase in […]

Last month, Verizon announced plans to acquire videoconferencing firm Blue Jeans for under $500 million. The deal stands out as one of the few upper middle market transactions announced in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began to significantly impact the economy. In recent months, the […]

With Covid-19 drastically changing the landscape for M&A, you may find Euclid Transactional’s data on R&W/W&I insurance helpful. Below are our stats on global R&W/W&I insurance submissions and policies bound for 2020. Among other things, weekly submissions dropped by over 70%, average deal size decreased considerably […]