Meet the MGA: Kovrilo co-founder and commercial director Sonia Habib
Kovrilo co-founder Sonia Habib speaks to Jonathan Swift about how its use of technology, adherence to claims excellence and a pick n’ mix modular approach means the start-up MGA is much more than just another commercial combined player.
Why did you and fellow co-founder/CEO Tim [Smith] leave Jensten to set up Kovrilo?There was a mix of reasons. We could see a gap in the commercial combined market especially around optionality, speed of service and claims. Another factor was the point I was at in my career; I felt that I had enough knowledge to fly the flag myself.
Tim and I have worked very closely together over the years, know each other very well on a business level, and when entering any business partnership you have to be
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