All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Markel unveils specialist cyber cover for collateral losses in war  

This new offering was developed by Markel International’s London-based cyber team. 

GTCR seals deal to buy into UK broker JMG Group  

The capital influx is aimed at accelerating JMG’s growth through acquisitions, talent development and platform investment. 

UnitedHealth Group names new CEO  

Andrew Witty’s departure from the CEO position was due to “personal reasons”, the company said in a statement.  

Indian insurtech company Zopper plans to go public in three to five years 

Zopper is open to exploring inorganic growth opportunities to accelerate its expansion.   

KatRisk buys property risk analytics provider Gamma   

KatRisk plans to incorporate Gamma’s property-level visualisation technology to offer clients map-based risk insights, dashboards and spatial analytics. 

Revau expands with addition of two Texas MGAs  

This marks Revau’s eighth transaction and the largest since its partnership with investment firm Novacap in 2020.  

Willis unveils new insurance product for fintech companies

The solution has been jointly developed over the past 12 months by Willis’ fintech leaders in the UK and the US. 

Cobalt Specialty deploys ChainThat BPA platform for surety business 

The BPA platform has now been deployed for Cobalt’s Surety business line in Toronto.  

HUB International secures $1.6bn investment at $29bn valuation 

HUB said that its latest valuation is the “largest enterprise value to date” attained by a private insurance broker. 

SiriusPoint names Chris Fenn as new global marine head 

The company also appointed Anthony Grew as head of cargo and Giulia Argano as marine claims adjuster.