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Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Meiji Yasuda plans 5% wage increase for 47,000 staff 

This move comes as part of a government-led campaign to bolster wages and stimulate economic recovery. 

Arch Insurance names new managing director for UK Regional Division 

This move follows Steve Bashford’s retirement from the role of chief executive of the UK Regional Division.  

WTW gets reinsurance licence in Saudi Arabia 

Mohammed S AlSudairy has been appointed as the new head of Reinsurance Broking for WTW Saudi Arabia.  

Sompo Thailand collaborates with Collinson International to ease air travel experience

The partnership will see the integration of the Sompo TravelJoy platform into Collinson International’s SmartDelay solution. 

MiKargo247 collaborates with Falvey Insurance on cargo insurance  

This move helps MiKargo247 offer all-risk cargo insurance to motor carriers, freight brokers, freight forwarders and shippers. 

HoneyQuote adds flood insurance to its platform 

Through HoneyQuote’s platform, users can now compare flood insurance quotes from various private carriers. 

Columbia Insurance Group adopts One Inc payments solutions 

The integration will be implemented using Guidewire InsuranceSuite on the Guidewire Cloud Platform. 

Africa Specialty Risks unveils Lloyd’s service company in Mauritius 

Africa Specialty Risks Mauritius is said to be the first Africa-focused Lloyd’s service company based in the country. 

Zurich North America sets up new Specialties unit 

This overhaul is in line with Zurich Insurance’s latest three-year business plan, unveiled during Zurich Investor Day 2024.  

Howden named partner for SailGP team Emirates GBR  

The partnership is said to align with Howden’s focus on the marine, yachting, sport and entertainment, and specialty sectors.