Managing general agents (MGAs)
"No silver bullet" to fix industry reputation after BI backlash, says MGAA's Keating
Keating discusses the business interruption test case and the FCA's £7.5m special levy to recover the costs as he urges brokers, MGAs and insurers to pull together and rebuild trust in the sector.
Blog: Beware the hidden dangers of kerb appeal
As pubs, restaurants, and bars re-open with the use of outdoor areas and pavement seating, brokers need to ensure insurers are in the loop or risk disappointment when it comes to a claim warns Tom Hill, executive director at Aqueous Underwriting.
CFC creates Lloyd's syndicate
The syndicate has planned gross premium of over £100m for its first year of trading and will be managed by Asta Managing Agency.
Inperio unveils brokers' PI product
MGA says new offering is launched in response to rising rates and concerns about availability and affordability of cover after several providers introduced Covid-19 exclusions.
FCA confirms MGAs are exempt from £7.5m BI special levy
The regulator has reissued its consultation paper on fee rates for 2021/22 after the initial document wrongly said that MGAs were expected to contribute.
Interview: A niche focus
Insurance Age meets the team at specialist managing general agent Avid Insurance.
Getsafe targets becoming the go-to brand for UK millennials
One year after launching its first product in the UK, Getsafe CEO Christian Wiens tells Insurance Age about the insurtech's expansion plans.
Getsafe and Hiscox end contents insurance partnership
The company has chosen to team up with Wakam, deeming it “a more flexible European capacity provider.”
Advertising feature: Re-personalising property and package underwriting
Duncan Scott, head of underwriting operations for Q Underwriting's newly formed property and package division explains how its latest product can support brokers with larger complex and ‘hard to etrade’ risk.
Advertising feature: An open letter from Bernard Mageean, CEO of Q Underwriting
Bernard Mageean, CEO of Q Underwriting pens an open letter on the need for MGAs to adapt in an ever-changing market and what the future holds for the business.
PIB buys specialist M&A MGA Acquinex Group in European move
Acquinex has offices in London, Frankfurt, Warsaw and Copenhagen and the deal, which follows investment from Apax, is the consolidator's third this year.
Sabre reports profit fall as results are "heavily disrupted" by the pandemic
The motor provider posts £173.2m in GWP and a combined operating ratio of 75.3% in 2020.
MGA Arkel adds its Adapt product to SSP
The household insurance proposition will be available on the software house’s broker platforms.
Blog: It’s Simply Business as Markerstudy finally lands Brightside
As Markerstudy acquires Brightside Jonathan Swift looks at a deal over seven years in the making that has highlighted a tale of two investments for Anacap.
SRG adds MGA CLS Risk Solutions to stable
It is the fourth deal this year for Specialist Risk Group and adds £30m in GWP to the business.
Aston Lark buys Magenta Insurance
The MGA is chartered and based in East Anglia.
Avid swoops for specialist construction MGA
Deal for IIGL will see Avid diversify into four new specialisms as the MGA's GWP reaches £75m.
Meeting private equity: Andy Marsh of Beech Tree
In our continuing series, Beech Tree founder, Marsh talks through the investor’s interest in UK insurance distribution and its investment into managing general agent Avid Insurance.
D&O specialist MGA Rising Edge set for "imminent" launch
Provider to bring new capacity to the London Market at a time of "unprecedented upheaval" in the D&O sector, with the aim to reinvent the way the industry operates.
Simply Business teams up with Equipsme for health plan push
Simply Business has partnered with insurtech MGA Equipsme to allow its customers to directly purchase health insurance plans online for the first time.
Interview: Willis Insurance and Risk Management
Managing director Richard Willis tells Ida Axling about the broker’s acquisition and growth plans and reveals the thinking behind launching a new MGA offering.
Video Q&A: We chat to the MGAA's Mike Keating
Managing General Agents Association CEO Mike Keating talks to Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift about the hot topics impacting his members and their broker partners.
Inperio teams up with Thirdfort on solicitors' PI solution
New offering, which is distributed via brokers, will see Inperio offer reduced premiums for firms using Thirdfort's digital ID platform, with the aim to cut the risk of identity fraud.
Iprism unveils e-traded excess of loss product for SMEs
MGA says new offering was developed in response to broker demand.