All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

BMS Re appoints new US COO to scale operations 

John Canavan has held roles at Willis Re, Guy Carpenter and most recently at AIG, where he served as global chief operating officer (COO) of reinsurance.  

Swisscom launches switch-on insurance range 

The Swiss telecom group is collaborating with Zurich Insurance, AXA and Europäische Reiserversicherung (ERV).  

PCF Insurance rakes in $400m debt to finance M&A 

After a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) slowdown in 2023, PCF Insurance has ramped up its growth efforts in 2024, focusing on both M&A and organic strategies.  

Insurtech Igloo expands insurance in Vietnam with new tie-ups 

As part of the initiative, Igloo is partnering with Zalopay, Lotte Finance and FE Credit, and OPES. 

Chubb registers 13% rise in Q1 net income 

The insurer’s consolidated net premiums written reached $12.22bn (SFr11.16bn), marking a 14.1% year-on-year increase.  

Allianz partners with Clearspeed to enhance fraud detection in UK  

Clearspeed uses voice analytics technology to assist in spotting possible fraudsters. 

MS Amlin partners Moody’s RMS to boost risk modelling capabilities 

The partnership aims to transform MS Amlin’s underwriting division by providing advanced catastrophe risk insight solutions.  

Marsh McLennan Agency to buy FBBINSURANCE for $315.9m 

FBBINSURANCE offers commercial property and casualty (P&) insurance, surety and employee benefits services to businesses and individuals. 

Liberty Mutual Reinsurance partners Safehub on parametric offering 

The collaboration aims to leverage Safehub’s seismic sensor technology to trigger parametric insurance policies for earthquakes. 

CFC forms renewable energy M&A insurance team 

This move further expands the UK-based specialty insurance company’s transaction liability practice.