All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Xceedance gains strategic investment from Portage Capital Solutions

The investment brings Xceedance’s total capital, including both debt and equity, to an estimated $100m (£74.92m).

Marsh McLennan to rebrand as Marsh in 2026 

The rebranding aims to unify the company’s expertise in reinsurance and consulting services under a single brand identity. 

Kirkland & Ellis dominates M&A legal advisory in first three quarters of 2025

Kirkland & Ellis attained the top rank by providing counsel on 384 transactions, which cumulatively amounted to $414.1bn.

Goldman Sachs and Houlihan Lokey lead in M&A advisory for Q1-Q3 2025

With regard to deal volume, Houlihan Lokey topped by offering advisory services on 240 deals.

Fairfax Financial to divest 80% stake in Eurolife’s life insurance business

Post-transaction, Eurobank will fully own Eurolife’s life insurance operations.

L&G names Scott Wheway as new chair designate 

Wheway will join the board as an independent non-executive director and chair designate on 2 January 2026.  

Sutherland unveils Insurance AI Hub to enhance operational scalability  

The hub encompasses AI agents for insurance domains such as life and annuity, P&C and group benefits.  

Aon names new chairman of Asia Reinsurance Solutions 

Simon Chisholm will be responsible for leading the division’s Global Clients Segment within the Asian markets. 

IRDAI mandates insurers to adopt zero-tolerance anti-fraud policy 

Insurers are required to establish a board-approved anti-fraud policy that reflects a zero-tolerance stance towards fraud. 

Insurer SIGNAL IDUNA deploys Gemini Enterprise to workforce 

The deployment is aimed at enhancing the development of decentralised AI agents to improve job-specific efficiencies.