Deal Slowdown Softening R&W Insurance Market, Reports Say

Litigation attorney Jason Dubner was quoted in a Law360 article examining how reduced mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is impacting the representations and warranties (R&W) insurance market. The article examines how how fewer deals have led to more favorable premiums and retention rates for buyers of representations and warranties insurance, a key transactional product, even as risks remain steady and claims trends continue largely unchanged. Mr. Dubner, who represents R&W carriers, offered perspective on the timing of policyholder claims submissions.

"I think that's why you're finding that most claims arise in that first 12 months, because that's about the time when they've had a chance to experience the ups and downs of their company's business," he said.

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