All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Sentry finalises purchase of NSA insurance provider The General

The General will become Sentry’s primary brand for NSA insurance offerings. 

Maiden, Kestrel to merge as publicly listed specialty programme group  

The combined entity will be rebranded as Kestrel Group, with its shares to be listed on Nasdaq. 

OCBC to offload full 33.33% stake in Hong Kong Life Insurance 

The transaction involves the sale of 290 million ordinary shares for S$103m. 

China expands scope of shared access to employees’ health accounts 

With this move, the country aims to lower family healthcare costs and bolster medical risk resilience. 

Inszone continues buying spree with Coe Agency deal 

The Coe Agency team based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico will join Inszone’s Albuquerque office. 

Security First and Embark partner on Florida homeowners insurance programme 

The programme aims to simplify the process of obtaining insurance for new homeowners by embedding it into home-buying journey.  

RiverStone seals LPT deal with Zurich France group

The deal involves French discontinued motor and architects & engineers professional indemnity portfolios. 

Inszone expands with acquisition of Colorado insurer Esquire

Esquire Insurance, which conducts business under the name Loft & Co, has physical locations in three states. 

CCC enters deal to acquire EvolutionIQ for $730m  

The deal consideration will be a mix of around 40% CCC common stock and 60% cash.  

DvSum becomes part of Guidewire’s Insurtech Vanguards programme 

DvSum’s AI agents can analyse claims from first notice of loss (FNOL) and close them without human intervention.