Managing general agents (MGAs)
David Williams joins Qlaims in first NED role
Former Axa leader David Williams has joined Qlaims as a non-executive director, Insurance Age can reveal.
MUM reveals growth post Pen takeover
Manchester Underwriting Management has grown to just south of £70m gross written premium since being bought by Gallagher-owned Pen Underwriting, CEO Charles Manchester told Insurance Age.
Video Q&A with Mike Bottle, VP of Arch Insurance
Insurance Age's editor, Sian Barton, interviews the senior vice-president, strategy and distribution, of Arch Insurance UK on their recent success relating to the broker satisfaction survey hosted by Insurance Age.
Blog: Lessons in the use of confidential information
Browne Jacobson’s Mark Daniels and Chloe Poskitt outline the key lessons for MGAs following recent court cases.
Sam White streamlines UK businesses
Pukka and Freedom Brokers have been brought into Action 365 as the business slims structure and adopts CDL and Amazon Web Services.
Iprism posts increased profit in run-up year to MBO
Iprism Underwriting Agency has reported a 9.7% increase in profit for the year ended 30 June 2021.
Financials Acquisition Corp to float on Stock Exchange
The special acquisitions company is looking to raise £150m to drive MGA and tech deals.
AM Best rates MGA Castel
The organisation said it is the first UK MGA to receive a performance assessment from the rating agency.
R&Q agrees £482m sale to Brickell
The deal would give shareholders a premium of around 20% on yesterday’s closing price.
KGM buys Eridge Underwriting Agency
The MGA forecast the combined business will underwrite £175m in gross written premium this year.
Q&A: Mike Keating – MGAA CEO
Ahead of the Meet the MGA event which takes place on 30 March in Birmingham, Mike Keating explains the value of MGAs to the broker space.
Pro Global adds Aurora to MGA platform
Insurtech Aurora targets SME business directly and through brokers.
Profile: Sian Fisher: The future for Fisher
Siân Barton meets the outgoing CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute to reflect on her career, the challenge of modernising the CII, and the future
Pikl reveals £100m GWP ambition
CEO Louise Birritteri told Insurance Age that the company was also preparing to expand into the shared mobility space this summer.
MGA evolution can support broker independence, says Pro Global’s Danny Maleary
MGA leader assesses opportunities for brokers, changes in capital providers backing risks, market consolidation and the sector’s expansion.
MGA Lares launches unoccupied property product
The product is available to brokers via the Go-Insur digital insurance platform.
Jackson Lee highlights EV as "growing opportunity" for brokers with new launch
Jackson Lee Underwriting has launched electric vehicle early termination cover for companies participating in salary sacrifice schemes, as part of a wider push into the EV space in 2022.
Meet the MGA: Arc Legal
Peter Harvey, deputy chief executive of Arc Legal, tell Insurance Age about the bespoke products the MGA offers brokers and how 2022 might shape up for the market
Aqueous increases capacity in professional indemnity push
The managing general agent has increased capacity under plans to expand its foothold across the UK professional indemnity insurance market in 2022.
Freeway announces £250m deal with Sabre
The deal will stretch over five years and will see Sabre become an exclusive underwriting partner for Freeway’s MGA portfolio.
Acrisure highlights £1bn GWP aim as it moves to "disrupt" UK broking
President of UK Retail, Mark McIlquham, tells Insurance Age about the US-headquartered broker's UK expansion plans and reveals it is targeting £1bn in GWP within five years.
First Underwriting eyes £130m GWP
The MGA is also looking to expand into fresh product lines following its £1bn capacity deal with Accredited.
CBPE completes Direct Commercial deal
After receiving backing from CBPE, the MGA will sit alongside Carraig Insurance under Direct Commercial Group.
XS Direct goes into run-off in Ireland
The broker confirmed that, as a result, staff at its Dublin headquarters had been informed that they would be made redundant.