Analysis
Top 75 MGAs: Ardonagh
Ardonagh's main MGA-MGU activities dealing in UK-based non-life risks in 2022 included Geo Underwriting, Midas Underwriting, Thames Underwriting and Uris Group.
Top 75 MGAs: Arch Capital Group Ltd
Arch Capital Group Ltd’s main MGA and MGU activities dealing in UK-based non-life risks in 2022 were Castel Underwriting Agencies and Somerset Bridge.
Top 75 MGAs: Animal Friends
Animal Friends is a quarter of a century old and one of the UK’s top revenue generating MGAs.
Top 75 MGAs: Policy Expert
Policy Expert’s more than one million UK customers has secured the business a place at the top of this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
How the Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs List 2023 was produced
Market analyst Insuramore reviewed revenues - defined as fees and commissions earned in relation to UK-based risks from any kind of direct non-life insurance - to produce Insurance Post's Top 75 MGAs List.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: £20m - £30m
Brown & Brown, Countrywide Legal Indemnities, Prestige Underwriting, Ripe, Simply Business and Zego achieved MGA/MGU revenues between £20m and £30 from UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: £30m - £40m
AutoProtect, Avantia, CFC Group, EGV (Holdings), Howden Group Holdings, and PIB Group achieved MGA/MGU revenues between £30m and £40 from UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: £40m - £60m
ICW Insurance Services, Many Group, and Nexus Underwriting achieved MGA/MGU revenues between £40m and £60m from UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: £80m - £100m
Markerstudy and Policy Expert achieved MGA/MGU revenues between £80m and £100m from UK-based non-life risks in 2022 earning the companies top billing in Insurance Post's Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Top 75 MGAs: Zego
Zego, the commercial motor insurance provider that offers cover for entire fleets of vehicles to self-employed drivers and riders, generated revenue worthy of inclusion in this year's Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Simply Business
Simply Business provides cover for more than 900,000 small businesses and landlords, earning it a place on this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Howden Group
Howden Group’s MGAs - Dual and KGM Underwriting Services - generated revenue that places the business in the top 15 of this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Top 75 MGAs: Nexus Underwriting
Nexus Underwriting is celebrating 15 years in operation and has managed to make this year's Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Many Group
Many Group, now based in the US, UK, and Sweden, have helped half a million pets stay happy and healthy since 2017 earning it a place in the Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Top 75 MGAs: EGV Holdings
EGV Holdings is continually developing a stable of MGAs, earning the business a place in this year’s Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: ICW Insurance Services
With offices in London, Belfast and South Shields, ICW’s links with mortgage lenders have made it one of the UK’s prominent providers of building warranties and building control.
Top 75 MGAs: Prestige Underwriting
Prestige Underwriting celebrated its 25th year in 2022 and 20% above plan growth helped the business achieve a place in this year’s Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Countrywide Legal Indemnities
Countrywide Legal Indemnities has been providing legal indemnity products for title defects affecting UK property for almost three decades.
Top 75 MGAs: Brown & Brown
Brown & Brown's main MGA-MGU activities dealing in UK-based non-life risks in 2022 earning the business a place on the Top 75 MGAs list were Camberford Underwriting, Decus, Mithras Underwriting and Plum Underwriting.
Top 75 MGAs: AutoProtect
AutoProtect (MBI) Limited’s CEO Graeme Nieman says the MGAs biggest achievement is "emergence from the pandemic as a stronger business than when we first entered it”.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: Markerstudy
Markerstudy was named one of the country’s two biggest MGAs after achieving revenues of between £80m and £100m for UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
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