All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Trump unveils new healthcare plan to cut insurance premiums

The plan outlines measures for the US to adopt pricing approaches similar to those used in other countries for prescription medicines.

Gryphon Holdings to acquire PrimeOne Insurance

PrimeOne specialises in P&C insurance, working primarily with programme administrators and MGAs.

NEXT Insurance changes name to ERGO NEXT Insurance

ERGO Group, a subsidiary of Munich Re, concluded the acquisition of the US-based P&C insurer in July 2025.

Inflexion sets up insurance broking platform via Ascend deal

The private equity firm is backing Ascend through its buyout vehicle, Enterprise Fund VI.

KatRisk expands risk management capabilities with Symfos purchase

The deal combines KatRisk’s climate and catastrophe analytics with Symfos’ software.

Taiwan’s Shin Kong Life and Taishin Life finalise merger  

Taishin Life Insurance has become the surviving company in legal terms but now adopts the Shin Kong Life identity. 

Senate finds UnitedHealth sought higher Medicare payments

The report concluded that UnitedHealth “turned risk adjustment into a business, which was not the original intent”. 

TransRe announces promotions to strengthen client and broker relations

Desmond Pollock has been appointed to lead the Go-To-Market team, while Eyal Shnaps will head the US Custom team.

Allianz partners with Anthropic to integrate responsible AI into operations 

A key area of focus is making Anthropic’s AI-driven coding tool, Claude Code, available for use by all Allianz employees.  

Cytora integrates Climatig climate risk data into insurance workflow 

The integration allows users of Cytora’s platform to access climate data from Climatig as part of their risk assessment process.