M&A: The perils of a shotgun wedding

They say opposites attract, and that a good marriage is greater than the sum of its parts. That is exactly what a number of insurers are gambling on in relation to commitments they have made of late in the form of an acquisition—they hope a complementary skillset will set them apart from the pack.

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