All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

The Hanover Insurance Group names new COO  

Richard W. Lavey will continue to oversee his existing responsibilities, which include leading the personal lines and core commercial sectors. 

K2 Insurance Services unveils MGA focused on SMB cyber cover  

K2 Cyber offers Intelligent Cyber Insurance, leveraging “continuous risk engineering”, prevention and mitigation solutions.  

Verisk snaps up Nasdaq subsidiary Simplitium  

Simplitium operates NRMC, a SaaS platform that supports an open ecosystem where specialised model partners provide models, hazard data and analytics. 

Marsh McLennan Agency  buys Arthur Hall Insurance 

Established in 1966, Arthur Hall offers commercial and personal lines insurance in the US. 

Willis, The Nature Conservancy unveil wildfire resilience insurance  

The policy, structured by Willis, is tailored for Californian private homeowners’ body the Tahoe Donner Association.  

Insurtech company FurtherAI secures $5m in funding  

With the new capital, the company aims to expand into the UK market and further its goal of reducing expense ratios by 50%.  

Rokstone seals five-year capacity deal with Allianz 

The tie-up aims to enhance programmes and explore new opportunities through Rokstone’s MGA platform. 

Shift Technology launches network for claims data exchange  

The network allows policyholders with a history of “suspicious behaviour” across multiple carriers to be identified. 

American Coastal Insurance concludes sale of Interboro to Forza 

This move marks American Coastal’s exit from the personal lines insurance market to focus on its commercial specialty property portfolio. 

Insurance company Equal Parts launches with $10m acquisition capital 

The company aims to acquire agencies generating less than $5m in revenue, providing them with AI tools to streamline back-office operations.