All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Aon company NFP buys UK-based Bspoke Insurance Group 

Bspoke offers insurance products to sectors such as property, leisure, lifestyle, commercial enterprises, and others. 

Howden Re gains full reinsurance licence from Dubai Financial Services Authority 

The licence will enable the company to extend its existing broking services, with an emphasis on treaty, facultative and MGA reinsurance. 

Amphitrite Underwriting buys back minority shareholding from Arch Group 

Arch will retain its role as a key capacity provider and continue to lead Amphitrite’s Marine Hull portfolio.  

Optio Group wraps up acquisition of Luxembourg’s Circles Group 

Circles Group has been operating in the European insurance market, particularly in the cinema and live performance sectors.  

AIG swings to profit in Q2 2025  

AIG’s total net investment income for the quarter reached $1.5bn, a 48% increase.  

Lloyd’s names new chief operating officer 

Stephane Flaquet will be at the helm of the operations function, tasked with delivering services to both the market and Corporation.  

Indian insurance regulator fines Policybazaar for compliance lapses 

The fine is a result of the company’s failure to comply with certain regulatory requirements. 

Climate insurtech company Previsico gets investment from BlueOrchard-managed PE fund 

This is part of a funding round that included participation from Burnt Island Ventures and other existing shareholders. 

WTW teams up with Klarity to enhance life insurance underwriting  

Klarity developed a risk scoring tool that offers individual mortality scores to address limitations in traditional assessments. 

Howden steers US retail broking push with Mike Parrish as CEO 

Mike Parrish, as CEO of Howden US, is tasked with establishing a US retail broking business.