Who’s next in healthcare M&A frenzy?
Insurers, drugstores, distributors and pharmacy benefit managers looking for partners.
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Cigna to draw antitrust scrutiny amid wave of healthcare deals
Justice Department looks to assess proposed merger with Express Scripts, as well as CVS Health-Aetna combo.
Alera Group adds two more brokerages to its nationwide benefits practice
Takeover of Benefits Planning Services and IMG Benefits Group brings the total number of the firm’s acquisitions since its launch to 23.
Cigna agrees to buy Express Scripts as health shakeout speeds up
Insurer acquiring the largest remaining independent drug middleman.
HUB International buys Rubino Enterprises, Spectra Management
The employee benefit brokerage continues its M&A streak with agencies in Massachusetts and Utah.
OneDigital acquires The Survey Group to expand HR consulting business
The employee benefits firm will combine TSG with Insight Performance to focus on clients in New England.
OneDigital acquires The Survey Group to expand HR consulting business
The employee benefits firm will combine TSG with Insight Performance to focus on clients in New England.
Alera Group acquires brokerages at furious rate
The year-old adviser firm continues to quickly roll up benefit and insurance brokers.
Albertsons to buy Rite Aid in latest Amazon countermeasure
Grocery chain to buy drugstores in a deal that would accelerate the remaking of the retail and healthcare industries.
Albertsons to buy Rite Aid in latest Amazon countermeasure
Grocer Albertsons will buy drugstore chain Rite Aid in a deal that would accelerate the remaking of the U.S. retail and healthcare industries.
Amid an acquisition wave, Alera Group buys Wilson Albers & Co.
Not stopping after scooping up four brokerages at the beginning of the month, the Deerfield, lll., benefits consortium continues to grow.
Benefits Think The rise of reference-based pricing
How brokers can benefit from this trend driving big changes, such as the CVS/Aetna merger.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Alera Group acquires four brokerages
A strong economy and firms eager to sell are fueling the consortium’s acquisition wave.
What is driving strong M&A activity in the benefit brokerage market?
Industry observers say a strong economy and potential benefits from the Tax Cut and Jobs Act will continue to impact deals in 2018.
Benefits Think Advising’s talent acquisition problem
With many large benefit brokerages focused on M&A, developing the next generation of producers is too often ignored.
Bob Gearhart, Jr.
DCW Group
Benefit brokerages see 90% increase in M&A activity
More than 174 transactions occurred last year, accounting for 28.8% of the total insurance agency mergers and acquisitions that took place in 2017.
AIG is said to have weighed $10 billion Voya Financial deal
American International Group Inc. may be back in the market for large-scale deals.
Benefits Think Will big market mergers help healthcare?
The CVS-Aetna deal, for example, would have the potential to take over costly, and previously difficult-to-control, primary care costs.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think Expect more mergers between health plans and pharmacy entities
Perceived benefits of CVS/Aetna deal are likely to encourage organizations to consider consolidating as well — could Walmart and Humana be next?
Natalie Kish
AArete
BenefitMall sees high growth potential after Carlyle Group acquisition
New CEO Scott Kirksey talks about the company’s immediate investment priorities and the importance of its adviser network.
