Managing general agents (MGAs)
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.
Newcastle-based MGA Generation bought by Arden UW
The combined group, part of Belfast-headquartered Willis & Company, will trade under the Generation brand and plans to expand its footprint across the UK.
Markerstudy "keen to get back on the acquisition drug" after £200m investment
Group underwriting director Gary Humphreys says funding agreement led by Pollen Street Capital restructures the MGA's debt and opens the business up for making further deals.
MGA Inperio updates terrorism proposition
A digital trading platform focusing on terrorism & sabotage has been developed for brokers.
Markerstudy in £200m investment deal led by Pollen Street Capital
QIC is also set to participate in the transaction, as Markerstudy says it plans to grow organically and through acquisitions.
GB Underwriting joins Specialist Risk Group
The MGA specialises in construction and provides property and liability cover via UK brokers.
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.