Recent MGA articles – Page 33
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AnalysisBriefing: MGA consolidation on the cards, but won’t have the pace of broker mergers
Broker CEO Forum attendees believe broker-owned MGAs are a ‘smart’ move, yet will innovative MGAs still be in demand when the hard market wanes?
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IT InterviewCharles Manchester: Mum ‘can’t ask for a much bigger, better parent than Gallagher’
MGA chiefs plan to capitalise on ‘period of commonsense underwriting’ to expand their firms’ distribution, using ‘the resources of the Gallagher group to support us’
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: Managing director confirms Burns and Wilcox is in ‘growth mode’
Following the publication of Insurance Times’ MGA Survey results, Burns and Wilcox managing director Stuart Kilpatrick reveals the MGA’s growth strategy and discusses industry challenges
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NewsAvid Insurance Services launches its first GAP insurance product
The product will ‘give retailers and customers much more confidence in GAP’ following years of unrated underwriting, says head of ancillary motor
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AnalysisMachine learning ‘is part of the answer’ in improving insurance services
MGAs are leading the pack to invest in machine learning, working to ‘deploy it far quicker into their distribution and into their business than insurers will’
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: Centrix Underwriting is ‘shaking up the market’ following four star success
Centrix Underwriting managing director Mark Hands explains what is on the MGA’s agenda in the next 12 months, including the development of new products to fulfil broker needs
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NewsHSB signs acquisition deal with specialist construction group
The deal will ‘expand our core insurance offerings into the structural warranty arena’, says insurer managing director
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IT InterviewIan Lloyd: Iprism reflects on ‘strong improvement’ in Insurance Times’ MGA Survey
The MGA has set itself a high bar ’to continue to find new ways to meet and exceed the standard of service that brokers have come to expect’
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NewsZurich agrees five-year capacity deal with travel insurer
The insurer will replace previous capacity provider Mapfre
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IT InterviewSam White: Unconscious bias barrier has led to a ‘skewer of male dominance’ in industry
Historically, it has been ‘unbelievably difficult for female founders to get funding’, says top boss
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AnalysisBriefing: Why can’t insurers innovate like MGAs?
Conversations at BrokerFest 2021 indicated that MGAs have the edge on insurers when it comes to innovation
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NewsGeo Specialty broadens UK political violence and terrorism BI cover
Cover will also include the increased cost of working while clients are unable to access their premises following an attack
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News‘MGAs need to look a little bit laterally’ when it comes to capacity - Mum
MGA boss also calls for more transparency around capacity provision, suggesting that brokers should be asking more questions
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NewsCFC secures significant investment from two private equity firms
The firm has grown its employee count over the past three years, establishing a global footprint with more than 500 staff located across the UK, US, Europe and Australia
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NewsBrokerFest 2021: Sustained period of cyber market hardening must be fully understood
Ransomware demand ’is 20 times more than what we saw in 2018’, says MGA’s head of cyber
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NewsHB Underwriting partners with insurtech to launch tenants’ contents product
The cover aims to close the insurance accessibility gap for social and affordable housing tenants
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NewsIndependent specialty MGA completes refinancing
The loan was repaid more than two years earlier than expected thanks to an investment injection from international firm
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AnalysisBriefing: Unpicking industry challenges at BrokerFest 2021
On Monday, brokers will hear a pandemic case study from commercial wheels broker McCarron Coates, as well as have the option to learn about the current lay of the land in high net worth
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NewsBrokerFest 2021: Harbour Underwriting partners with broker for ATE solution
Harbour Underwriting is keen to partner with engaged brokers
