All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

Insurtech CoverForce forges alliance with Great American 

CoverForce will offer digital access to Great American’s workers’ compensation and other commercial insurance products.  

Japan’s Dai-ichi Life agrees to acquire Benefit One 

Dai-ichi Life is looking to bolster its non-insurance operations through this acquisition.

CMA launches probe into Aviva’s acquisition of AIG Life UK   

Announced in September 2023, the deal involves Aviva purchasing AIG Life UK from AIG’s Corebridge Financial. 

Insurance broker Pacific Prime expands into Australia 

This move is part of the company’s efforts to enhance care access and provide employee benefits solutions across Asia-Pacific.

Kooperativa enhances fraud detection with AI technology 

Kooperativa’s decision to adopt advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology is part of the insurer’s broader strategy to digitalise operations and enhance security measures.  

Insurtech company Shepherd secures $13.5m Series A investment  

Shepherd plans to use the funds to expand the underwriting and software team, and scale software offerings. 

bolttech launches new travel insurance in Hong Kong 

The new travel insurance product is available exclusively through FWD’s platform. 

Xceedance rolls out product to boost MGAs’ market responsiveness   

The suite targets programme administrators, managing general agents (MGAs) and managing general underwriters (MGUs). 

Fosun kick-starts process to sell Peak Re stake 

Fosun is seeking a valuation of around $1bn (7.17bn yuan) for its majority stake in Peak Reinsurance (Peak Re).

WTW reports 5% net income growth in Q4 2023 

The company’s revenue for the quarter stood at $2.91bn (£2.31bn), up 7% on a reported basis year-on-year (YoY).