Barry Chen

Barry Chen is a Principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP, leading the US Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice. With over 15 years of deep experience in navigating insurance M&A transactions, Barry has successfully partnered with his clients through the entire M&A lifecycle, from strategy to execution, focused on clearly defining M&A integration / carve-out strategies, front loading go-to-market value capture, establishing clear operating model and talent strategies, and leverage transformative technology solutions to accelerate value realization of the deal.

As the leader of the US Insurance M&A offering, he brings holistic, innovative, and transformative solutions to clients across all insurance segments, including Life & Annuities (L&A), Property & Casualty (P&C), and Brokers. Barry has led numerous high-profile M&A deals, with notable projects including the carve-out of a full-service retirement business, carve-out acquisition of commercial P&C businesses, multiple transactions in the Group Benefits, and the IPO of a global financial services company. His commitment to excellence and transformative approach consistently deliver exceptional results for his clients.

Other examples include:
US market entry acquisition of a term-life business
Acquisition of employee benefits consulting
Sponsor backed MGA / MGU acquisitions
Diligence (Synergy, Ops, and Technology) for major insurers across all sub-sectors