All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

KatRisk expands risk management capabilities with Symfos purchase

The deal combines KatRisk’s climate and catastrophe analytics with Symfos’ software.

Taiwan’s Shin Kong Life and Taishin Life finalise merger  

Taishin Life Insurance has become the surviving company in legal terms but now adopts the Shin Kong Life identity. 

Senate finds UnitedHealth sought higher Medicare payments

The report concluded that UnitedHealth “turned risk adjustment into a business, which was not the original intent”. 

TransRe announces promotions to strengthen client and broker relations

Desmond Pollock has been appointed to lead the Go-To-Market team, while Eyal Shnaps will head the US Custom team.

Allianz partners with Anthropic to integrate responsible AI into operations 

A key area of focus is making Anthropic’s AI-driven coding tool, Claude Code, available for use by all Allianz employees.  

Cytora integrates Climatig climate risk data into insurance workflow 

The integration allows users of Cytora’s platform to access climate data from Climatig as part of their risk assessment process.  

Allianz concludes 23% stake sale in Bajaj insurance JVs

Allianz will divest its remaining 3% interest by the end of July 2026, either through a buyback process or by other means.

Ridgemont Equity Partners takes over CRS  

The senior leadership team at CRS will remain invested in the business along with Ridgemont. 

QBE Re enters sidecar market with George Street launch 

George Street is backed by Culpeper Capital Partners, Calidris Investment Partners and specialty reinsurer Compre. 

Gallagher integrates AssuredPartners aviation team with global aerospace unit 

The integration follows Gallagher’s $13.45bn acquisition of AssuredPartners, which was finalised in August last year.