Managing general agents (MGAs)
Uinsure adds Covéa Insurance to its broker platform
Uinsure is seeking to grow broker distribution of home insurance products.
Geo Underwriting moves into the captive market with latest acquisition
The purchase of Robus by the Ardonagh-owned MGA has been hailed as a “powerful addition” by Geo CEO Derek Coles.
Aston Lark launches joint MGA venture
The broker has teamed up with Spring Partners as the platform buys Neon Sapphire Underwriting.
Brightside shuts down MGA Kitsune
The decision puts 16 people at risk of redundancy from the organisation which launched in January 2019.
Simon Cooter joins Modus
The former Covéa commercial lines boss has been appointed as non-exec chairman.
MGA Integra added to CDL
The Hannover Re-owned provider has joined CDL’s insurer hosted pricing platform Proteus.
Parametric insurtech FloodFlash targets bigger risks with new launch
Insurtech FloodFlash has launched a new iteration of its parametric commercial flood insurance designed to support risks and portfolios where the flood premium is between £20,000 and £1m annually.
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Former Brightside boss Mark Cliff takes NED role at MGA
Cliff has been appointed chairman of the firm which specialises in the social housing sector, travel and associated insurance and property insurance.
Bollington has five deals in the pipeline as it gears up for growth
Group CEO Paul Moors chats to Insurance Age about the broker’s Watson Laurie deal, future growth plans and cutting ties with Gefion.
Ardonagh buys Thames Underwriting
The MGA, which specialises in the construction, leisure and commercial sectors, brings £20m of GWP to Ardonagh and will operate within Geo Specialty Group.
Fiducia develops terrorism policy
The product covers nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological attacks.
Grumpy Old Insurance Execs: Bunker, Cooter, Hanks and Smith on trading through a hard market
For the 36th episode of Post and Insurance Age’s Covid-Cast video series we gathered together an esteemed panel of ‘grumpy old insurance execs’ to talk about how to trade through a hard market, something many might have not experienced before.
MGAs failing to deliver on data
Survey by the MGAA and Aventus shows fewer than a third provide brokers with customer data for account-based marketing and cross-selling.
Insurance Covid-Cast: How has staff productivity been impacted by remote working?
For the 35th episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we gathered together a panel of senior insurance managers to discuss how productive staff have been since Covid-19 lockdown, and whether it has changed as restrictions have eased?
In Person: Pen Underwriting CEO Tom Downey
Downey discusses what it was like to take over as CEO just before lockdown, the future for Pen and why Covid-19 could lead to a “Darwinian moment” for the MGA market.
MGAs under threat as insurers set to crackdown
News Analysis: Covid-19 and BI wordings row likely to see a flight to quality, specialist providers while vanilla offerings set to struggle.
Pikl moves forward with property and vehicle MGA
The sharing economy specialist has secured capacity from Accredited Insurance.
Insurance Covid-Cast: Future of Insurance Work - What do millennials want from their employers; and has it shifted due to Covid-19?
For the 32nd episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we gathered together a panel to discuss how millennials have experienced lockdown and what temporary practices they would like to see made permanent.
Insurance Covid-Cast: What next for Managing General Agents?
In the 30th episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we gathered together an expert panel to discuss what the future holds for managing general agents.
MGAA names ex-One Commercial boss Mike Keating as new MD
Keating will take over from outgoing MD Peter Staddon in September.
Insurance Covid-Cast: Insurtech 100 special – 'The Last Word' with Pie Insurance CEO John Swigart and Shift Technology CEO Jeremy Jawish
In the 26th episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we gathered together two start-ups featured in the Insurtech 100, to provide the last word on the rankings.
Insurance Covid-Cast: Insurtech 100 special – ' Property/Contents Focus' with Getsafe, Hippo and Urban Jungle
In the 25th episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we gathered together a trio of start-ups featured in the Insurtech 100, all of which are focused on the household and property markets.
Blog: PI under pressure
The evolving PI landscape presents significant challenges not just for insureds, but their brokers and insurers as well, says Danny French of Aqueous Underwriting.