One of the consequences of Solvency II has been the requirement for all EU insurers to publish standardised annual information in the form of the Solvency and Financial Condition Report (SFCR). The public availability of SFCRs for EU insurers allows us to gain new insights into transactions. In this short article we illustrate the sorts of analyses which are possible by looking at a sample of 24 transactions in Europe over the last couple of years across a wide range of EU markets.