NU Online News Service, July 11, 2003, 1:01 p.m. EDT – Insurance companies announced 53 mergers and acquisitions in the second quarter, down from 81 in the second quarter of 2002, according to SNL Financial L.C., Charlottesville, Va.
The total value of the deals announced during the latest quarter was $4.6 billion. Although the value was down from $5.8 billion in the second quarter of 2002, it was up from less than $1 billion in the first quarter.