

Merger Review: Insurance Commissioners
A unique facet of the merger process in health insurance is that the state’s insurance commissioner must approve all insurance mergers. ...

Merger Review: states’ Attorneys General
Along with the Federal Government, the states are also empowered to enforce the antitrust laws. If a merger is deemed anticompetitive,...


Merger Review: the Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Under federal law, the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) must challenge any merger that could “substantially lessen...


How are mergers stopped or approved?
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division, States’ Attorneys General, and State Insurance Commissioners all have the same obligation...