Transactional Risk

Built upon diverse M&A expertise, our well-rounded approach balances technical underwriting with commercial savvy to create highly bespoke and flexible products for our brokers and clients.

What Sets Us Apart

  • Our solution-led approach combined with strong technical expertise.
  • Our customer-centric approach.
  • Our commitment to building long-term relationships with select partners.

Primary Clients, Sectors and Regions

We provide coverage to a broad range of sectors and international territories with a focus on UK and European transactions.

Maximum Line Sizes

Any one risk – £30m, €35m, US$35m

We can accommodate M&A transaction values between £20m and £300m.
We support transactions of all size from an excess perspective.

Michael Chu

Vice President

+44 (0) 20 7621 4583

[email protected]

Range of Coverage

Tax Insurance and Contingent Liability Insurance – insurance for loss from an excess position on specific tax or non-tax contingent liability (e.g. litigation buyout) risk, both with respect to M&A transactions and apart.
Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) Insurance – insurance for loss arising from the breach of a seller warranty or claim under a tax indemnity in a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) governing a corporate merger/acquisition (M&A). We offer both seller-insured and buyer-insured policies.

Transactional Risk Factsheet 2023

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Our Risk Appetite

Bryan Dressler, Head of Transactional Risk, explains where our primary appetite is focused: SME deals, particularly in the UK and Western Europe, across numerous sectors.

Our Brand Promise

Pursuing Better Together encapsulates how we do business at Arch Insurance. It is an approach that is based on collaboration, responsiveness and a genuine commitment to continually raising the bar.

It is our promise to our brokers, colleagues and other partners to:

  • Listen, share insights and work together to deliver informed solutions.
  • Build trusting, respectful and responsive relationships.
  • Understand your goals and explore possibilities together.