All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

Markel hires key personnel to expand Asia-Pacific operations 

The new hires will contribute to the company’s growth strategy and underwriting capabilities in the region. 

MDS Brasil acquires D’Or Consultoria, expanding health and benefits offerings 

The acquired company, which was a unit of Rede D’Or São Luiz, is a broker specialising in health, dental, life insurance and pensions.  

Ambac completes acquisition of majority stake in Beat Capital Partners 

Beat is a London-based insurance underwriting and managing general agent (MGA) incubation platform.  

Howden agrees to buy Allianz UK’s musical insurance book 

The customer base, as well as the marketing and operations teams, will be integrated into Howden’s existing music scheme, Lark Music. 

Miller acquires Swiss advisory company 4809 Brokers 

The acquired company specialises in advisory services for insurance transactions aimed at capital relief.  

AXA XL partners with US Marine Insurance Group 

The partnership seeks to expand AXA XL’s inland marine insurance services within the supply chain and transportation sectors. 

Arch Insurance completes $1.4bn acquisition of Allianz’s US assets 

The deal, first announced in April 2024, includes Allianz’s US MidCorp and Entertainment insurance businesses. 

AIG reports net loss of $3.97bn in Q2 2024 

The company’s performance was hit by the recognition of a $4.7bn loss following the deconsolidation of Corebridge Financial. 

Swiss Re appoints Athora executive as new CFO  

Anders Malmström will join Swiss Re from European savings and retirement services provider Athora in early 2025. 

Insurtech company wefox finalises two deals for German market retreat 

The company’s local arm, wefox Germany, signed deals to sell its operations to Ecclesia Group and IWV Versicherungsservice.