Section 7 of the Clayton Act as a Tool to Curtail Conglomerate Acquisitions of Insurance Companies

Authors

Roland W. Johnson

Abstract

Mergers of insurance companies with corporations which do not write insurance pose a substantial threat both to competition and to the resource allocating capability of the economy. This comment indicates that an attack on these mergers under the federal anti-trust laws will not be prevented by the McCarran-Ferguson Act. The comment also analyzes the possible application of Section 7 of the Clayton Act to conglomerate insurance mergers and evaluates possible attacks based on the principles covering vertical mergers, transfer of market power, and reciprocity.

First Page

497

Recommended Citation

Roland W. Johnson, Comment, Section 7 of the Clayton Act as a Tool to Curtail Conglomerate Acquisitions of Insurance Companies, 46 Wash. L. Rev. 497 (1971).
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