All articles by Shubhendu Vimal
Shubhendu Vimal
Howden acquires PIBL to expand Channel Islands operations
PIBL, formerly known as Vantage Insurance Brokers, serves clients in the offshore financial services sector as well as HNWIs, family offices and trust companies.
Fulcrum raises $25m to expand insurance automation tools for brokers
The financing was led by CRV, with backing from South Park Commons, Foundation Capital and a number of angel investors.
AXA completes re-domiciliation of China insurance unit to Hong Kong
The move involves ACRIB, which has been renamed AXA China Region Insurance Company (Hong Kong) following the transfer.
AXA platform partners with ICEYE for satellite-based extreme weather tracking
AXA DCP said the satellite data will be applied across areas including natural catastrophes, cybercrime and geopolitical risk analysis.
Zinnia collaborates with Snowflake on real-time insurance analytics and AI
As part of the arrangement, Zinnia has deployed Snowflake’s data platform across its operations to underpin ML and AI-driven applications.
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Wrisk secures Allianz backing in Series B funding round
The round was led by Alma Mundi Ventures and Opera Tech Ventures, with Allianz joining Wrisk’s existing group of strategic shareholders following earlier investment rounds.
SCOR joins insurer consortium for new global AI and data centre cover
Under the facility, SCOR will serve as lead insurer for the EIL component.
Aon increases data centre insurance programme capacity by $1bn
The expansion increases total available capacity to $2.5bn (£1.86bn), at a time when risks across global data centre developments are becoming more complex.
Warburg Pincus weighs potential sale of McGill and Partners
The transaction could value the business at more than $1bn (£743.2m).
SelectQuote closes $415m credit facility, extends debt maturity
The refinancing extends the company’s term debt maturity to January 2031 and increases liquidity to support ongoing operations.