All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

 Vienna Insurance bids for 80% stake in Moldasig 

Moldasig holds a market share of around 14% and offers a full suite of non-life insurance products. 

Swiss Re’s net income surges 16% to $1.27bn in Q1 2025 

The Zurich-based company’s insurance revenue decreased by 11% to $11.6bn (SFr9.66bn) from $10.4bn in the prior year. 

Belgian insurer P&V Group migrates to Guidewire Cloud platform 

The move is aimed at powering the group’s underwriting, billing and claims operations.  

SBM Bank India seals bancassurance deal with ICICI Prudential  

Through the tie-up, the bank aims to offer its customers a range of planning tools to support their financial goals. 

Aviva posts 9% rise in general insurance premiums in Q1 2025 

The company’s UK&I GI segment saw premiums increase by 12% to £2bn ($2.6bn). 

Fidelity National Home Warranty adopts Origami SaaS platform  

The move is aimed at improving policy administration, billing and claims processes. 

Zurich rejigs leadership in US National Accounts and Underwriting  

Heather Fox will head the US National Accounts business and Peter Caminiti will become the new CUO of Zurich NA. 

Indian digital health platform Apollo 24|7 ventures into insurance distribution 

Apollo 24|7 Insurance Services has concluded a pilot phase and intends to launch offerings from 12 insurance providers in the next two months. 

Aon names new chief strategy officer 

Lambrou will be responsible for leading initiatives that are central to Aon United strategy and its 3×3 Plan, and integration between Aon and NFP. 

IAG seals $1.35bn deal to acquire RAC WA insurance business 

This move is expected to improve IAG’s GWP by approximately $1.5bn (A$2.33bn).