Trends in the S&I Insurance Market — Implications for M&A Practice

Warranty and indem­nity insu­ran­ces have been an inte­gral part of M&A tran­sac­tion prac­tice for many years. In the econo­mic result, the insu­rance company’s liabi­lity replaces the sellers’ own liabi­lity. Howe­ver, from the buyer’s point of view, the complete exclu­sion of the seller’s own liabi­lity is not unproblematic.