All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

HAYAH and APRIL partner to launch health coverage in Dubai 

The partnership’s first offering is an exclusive IPMI product designed for the expatriate community in Dubai.  

United Risk appoints new president and chief commercial officer  

Richard Christofer will lead the recruitment and acquisition of new underwriting programmes and manage the company’s existing business.

Definity enters $2.4bn deal to buy most of Travelers Canada  

The assets to be acquired are Travelers Canada’s personal business and most of its commercial insurance business, excluding surety operations. 

Slide Insurance files for IPO with US SEC 

The company applied to list its common stock on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol SLDE. 

Vienna Insurance Group pre-tax profit rises 7.5% in Q1 2025

The Austrian insurer’s GWP rose by 8.3% year-on-year to €4.6bn ($5.23bn). 

QIC unveils personal cyber insurance offering  

The offering covers financial losses due to cyberattacks, credit card fraud and phishing scams, among others. 

FWD Group names new president and CEO for Philippines unit 

Currently serving as chief growth officer for South East Asia within FWD Group, Lau Soon Liang joined the company in 2016. 

GIG Gulf gains Cat A health insurance licence from FSA in Oman 

The move allows the company to offer health insurance products under the Sultanate’s ‘Health Insurance Participation’ framework. 

 AXA to re-domicile China business to Hong Kong 

Following the re-domiciliation, it is proposed that ACRIB will adopt a new name, AXA China Region Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited. 

Peak Claims Group integrates Canopy Weather analytics 

This move is aimed at refining the claims handling process with data-driven decision-making capabilities.