All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

DUAL Europe unveils new cargo insurance business  

Chris Wittoeck, with more than 25 years of experience in marine cargo underwriting, will head the new business.  

Allianz X invests in small business insurance provider Coterie  

The investment is part of Coterie’s Series C funding round, which was led by Allianz X. 

Liberty Specialty Markets forms integrated third-party unit in UK and MENA  

The new division unifies FinPro lines with the casualty portfolio. 

SageSure to buy Florida’s Olympus MGA 

The deal is said to enhance SageSure’s market presence with 130,000 in-force policies and $700m in GWP.  

Sompo Group teams up with WTW to deploy Radar technology  

Radar is a pricing and underwriting tool that equips insurers with predictive modelling and ML capabilities.  

Canadian insurer Definity Financial prepares $723m debt sale 

The company is in discussions with investors regarding the issuance, with RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities leading the move. 

EXL and InsureMO unite for insurance sector modernisation

The alliance combines EXL’s insurance industry knowledge and AI proficiency with InsureMO’s cloud-native digital infrastructure. 

DUAL Group partners with KYND to bolster cyber insurance offerings  

The new services offered in Australia and New Zealand will provide brokers and their clients with risk assessment tools.  

MAPFRE invests in climate insurer Blue Marble  

Blue Marble, an insurtech company established in 2015, specialises in parametric insurance products for emerging markets.  

Applied Systems acquires UK insurtech company Cytora  

Cytora’s platform allows for the digitisation of the entire policy life cycle, from initial submission to claims servicing.