{
  "id": 1380741,
  "title": "Insurance M&A Pace Down 15% in First Half 2026: OPTIS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/insurance-m-a-pace-down-15-in-first-half-2026-optis",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/mag-features/2026/08/17/881415.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Insurance agency mergers & acquisitions in the first six months of 2026 were down 15% compared with the same period last year. As it did in its first-quarter report, investment banking and financial consulting firm OPTIS Partners said a downward …",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}