All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Howden expands in Peru with Innova Re purchase 

Innova Re, which began operations in 2017, specialises in commercial lines including property, aviation and civil liability insurance. 

Africa Specialty Risks unveils automated underwriting portal  

The platform is designed for authorised brokers, offering instant policy quotes, full binding capabilities and policy management resources. 

Markel Insurance hires ex-Aon executive as new Asia-Pacific MD 

Sucheng Chang was most recently CEO at Aon, Hong Kong, and before that worked at Liberty Mutual. 

McDougall Insurance merges with Keyes Insurance 

Keyes Insurance president Shaun Keyes will retain his leadership role and oversee McDougall’s activities in Atlantic Canada. 

Central Bank of India picks stake in Future Generali entities 

The state-owned bank acquired a 25.18% stake in FGILICL and a 24.91% stake in FGIICL.

Ryan Specialty to buy Michigan-based insurer JM Wilson 

This deal will see JM Wilson’s operations become part of Ryan Specialty’s RT Binding Authority specialty division. 

NZ Natural Hazards Commission raises reinsurance cover to $6.2bn  

The new coverage marks a NZ$1.15bn ($696.41m) increment from the previous year’s reinsurance total.  

Blackpoint Cyber, UKON join hands to improve cyber risk management  

The tie-up aims to help MSPs evaluate cyber risk, access insurance coverage and enhance security outcomes for their clients. 

NEC Specialty deploys Expert Insured policy management platform 

The Expert Insured platform consolidates policy management, workflow coordination and broker relationship management. 

BP Marsh offloads Sterling to Australia’s ATC Insurance 

The transaction saw ATC acquire 100% of Sterling’s issued share capital for a total consideration of A$33.2m ($21.53m).