OPTIS Partners: Insurance Agency Mergers and Acquisitions Boom in 2020 Deals for property & casualty and benefits brokers in US and Canada explode past pre-pandemic levels, OPTIS Partners reports CHICAGO, IL / ACCESSWIRE / January 20, 2021 / There were 744 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2020, up nearly 20% from 649 reported in 2019. The surge resulted from the pent-up supply of pending transactions from earlier in the year coupled with sellers looking to avoid an expected increase in capital gains taxes. The 290 deals during the fourth quarter of 2020 marked a 68% incr...