Managing general agents (MGAs)
Pukka to expand into home
CEO Sam White says new product will launch towards the end of 2018.
Jackson Lee unveils business travel product
Policy, underwritten by a Lloyd’s syndicate, is available through the MGA's online broker facility.
Peter Cullum rolls with Oasis deal
MGA Lexicon Property targeting mid-market property owners.
Pen Underwriting reveals its largest ever “master binder” in £110m annual deal with Legal & General
L&G to lead on UK household and SME for five years.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Emmanuel Kenning and Ida Axling review the top articles as clicked on by brokers.
IIG launches electrical contractors’ liability product
New product added in response to requests from brokers.
Ensurance adds combined construction liability policy
The combined liability offering also caters for environmental impairment.
Axa partners with Gresham in £20m deal
Axa now provides in excess of £100m in capacity to MGAs.
GRP appoints Clive Nathan as CEO of MGA division
Ex-Towergate leader Nathan moves from Primary Group.
Manchester Underwriting Management buys Pelican
Charles Manchester targeting of £10m of GWP in the next 12 months.
Blog: Building an MGA is not for the faint-hearted
RSA’s Steve Hedge looks at technology and traits for success in response to Insurance Age’s In-depth on MGAs.
Quizzical questions: 16 February 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Jackson Lee claims a market first for its hybrid and electric vehicle GAP cover
MGA highlights battery cover in new offering.
GRP wants Camberford to buy
GRP’s Stephen Ross said Camberford Law has targets in mind as he also seeks to expand the MGA’s wholesale capabilities.
In-depth - MGAs: Is biggest best?
Nimble MGAs that put technology at the heart of their business will thrive, says Andrew Holman
In-depth - MGAs: Agents of change
The MGA sector is showing strong growth, but how is it affecting the market and is there a risk it could go pop? Sam Barrett asks
Opinion: Ant Gould on transparency, broker ownership and conflicts of interest
While most in insurance manage to avoid potential conflicts of interest, more transparency can only be a good thing, says Ant Gould
Volante launches first MGA – Edison Motor
Platform was launched in December 2017.
Markerstudy keeps brand after insurance company sales – Gary Humphreys interview
Group to be an MGA and is looking to expand broking arm.
Review of the year: December 2017
Bluefin being fined £4m by the FCA dominated the interest of Insurance Age’s readers in the final month of there year. There were two stories in the top five but there was also room for a new MGA, a fraud court case and another look at Amazon’s insurance…
Profits down one third at UK General for 2016/17
Results show net written premiums ticking up by 3.6%.
Losses narrow to £3.48m at Sure Thing! in 2017
Gross written premium and policy numbers stable at the broker.
Volante launches multi-class international MGA
Talbir Bains is the founder and CEO of Volante with Nephila Capital the principal equity investor and the Volante management team participating as minority shareholders.
Former LV man leaves to set up Birmingham MGA
Mark Hands, former head of trading (North) at the insurer has set up Mercia Underwriting which is due to begin trading on 1 January with capacity arranged through Lloyd’s by Circle Insurance Services.