All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

BMS Group hires Ryan Phillips as director and African practice leader  

Phillips’ scope of work will cover the entire African continent, with a focus on expanding the company’s regional presence. 

Trucordia expands SU foothold with new acquisition 

For more than 25 years, the DeLuca Agency and Denver Insurance Brokerage has been serving both businesses and individuals.  

NFP buys assets of employee benefits brokerage AnchorGroup 

The acquisition also includes the transfer of Kiehl Hutchings from AnchorGroup to NFP. 

AI-driven insurtech start-up Federato scores $40m in Series C round 

Existing investors such as Emergence Capital, Caffeinated Capital and Pear VC also contributed to this round. 

WTW, Kayna partner with Vibrant to bolster cybersecurity oversight   

The tie-up offers vendors that are at risk with immediate access to insurance quotes and facilitates rapid policy issuance. 

VOOM Insurance names new head of insurance 

Thomas Coyne has expertise in developing and implementing new non-standard auto specialty programmes for managing general agents (MGAs). 

Davies acquires US loss adjuster Barker Claim Services  

The acquisition will add to Davies’ existing North American operations, headed by Barker CEO Don Lederer. 

One80 Intermediaries buys specialty reinsurance MGU Waypoint  

Waypoint provides a range of reinsurance solutions including property, casualty, workers compensation, and accident and health.  

Optio Group names head of financial lines 

Oliver Sheppard is tasked with overseeing the company’s professional indemnity portfolio development and management. 

Guy Carpenter enters deal to fully acquire Athens reinsurance JV  

Carpenter Turner will be rebranded as Guy Carpenter Greece on deal completion.