Headwind concerns drive European insurers to consider business sales

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European insurers are increasingly look to divest parts of their business in the wake of the pandemic, a survey of chief financial officers conducted by rating agency Moody’s has found.

The survey found that insurers’ overall appetite for mergers and acquisitions had grown, with 62% of respondents saying they expected to participate in M&A in the next two years, compared to 40% in

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