All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Tokio Marine to acquire agriculture risk management company CIH 

CIH, based in Chicago, US, delivers risk management assistance to clients involved in agriculture and commodity sectors. 

Majesco to buy cloud-native pension software provider Vitech  

The acquisition is intended to enhance technology capabilities in Majesco’s Group & Benefits and Retirement & Pension units. 

ICA partners with EXL, Shift on insurance fraud detection platform 

Insurers across Australia can share data on fraudulent claims and coordinate investigations, beginning with car insurance. 

Pibit AI raises $7m to develop AI-driven underwriting platform 

Stellaris Venture Partners led the round, with Y Combinator and Arali Ventures also participating. 

King Risk Partners expands in New England with Acacia Insurance acquisition 

Acacia Insurance operates from Waltham, Massachusetts, US, and has provided services to clients throughout New England for more than 30 years.  

Liberate and HawkSoft team up on insurance-native voice AI automation 

The move will give insurance agencies new options to automate customer service, quoting and call routing. 

Peak3 and EaZy Digital partner to digitalise insurance sector in Thailand 

The partnership is set to support insurers and intermediaries in Thailand through an integrated digital framework.  

AI-driven insurance platform Federato raises $100m in Series D funding  

This latest investment follows business expansion for Federato, which reported a threefold increase in revenues over the past year.  

HDI Global’s insurance revenue rises 6% in 9M 2025 

The company posted higher revenue and net income for 9M 2025, driven by an uptick in new business and inflation-linked price adjustments. 

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to take 18% stake in MassMutual’s Barings for $1.4bn  

After the sale, MassMutual will continue to hold a majority position in Barings, maintaining an 82% stake and full governance control.