Managing general agents (MGAs)
Editor's comment: Fashion is fickle
Fidget spinners, dabbing and the bottle flip are just three of the crazes that my son brought home from school during the last academic year. Luckily for me, unlike Pokémon - which has been in our house for three full years now - these were short-lived…
Analysis: Has the sun set on insurer-owned brokers?
As The Ardonagh Group buys Carole Nash and Mastercover, has the bell finally rung for the model?
Bollington launches MGA Anjuna Underwriting
Bollington Group has launched a managing general agent, Anjuna Underwriting.
Interview: Manjit Takhtar, Charles Taylor Insurance Services
Manjit Takhtar, finance director and interim CEO of Charles Taylor Insurance Services, talks about hurricane claims and the role of the business in incubating maanging general agents.
Arron Banks's Eldon launches MGA
Arron Banks’s insurance company, Eldon insurance services has launched a managing general agent called Somerset Bridge.
Interview: Danny Maleary, Vibe MGA Management
Vibe MGA Management, an independent MGA incubator backed by Syndicate Holding, launched in June. Post sat down to talk with CEO Danny Maleary about his vision for the new venture.
Week in Post: Cancelled flights, closed doors and canned ads
My dad was one of 400,000 passengers affected this week by air traffic control delays, bad weather and a backlog in employee holidays for the delay, which lead to budget airline Ryanair cancelling 50 flights a day for the next six weeks.
Skuld and Asta launch Agora syndicate 3268
Marine insurer Skuld and third-party managing agent Asta have received in principle approval from Lloyd’s to establish Agora syndicate 3268.
Capsicum's Chris Hardcastle on the capacity struggle facing MGAs
Managing general agents are popping up all over the place but capacity is coming under pressure. Chris Hardcastle, managing director of Capsicum Delegated Authority, asks if there is enough capacity to go round.
Brightside to launch MGA Kitsune in Q2 2018
Brightside’s managing general agent, Kitsune Associates, is set to launch during Q2 next year.
Lloyd’s and MGA market are growth areas for Davies Group: Saulter
Davies Group eyes up Lloyd's and MGA market as opportunity for growth, says CEO Dan Saulter.
Harvey and Irma are not market turners, says Hancock
The financial fallout from hurricanes Harvey and Irma will not be enough to turn the market, according to Lloyd’s performance director Jon Hancock.
UK General appoints Vicky Hodgson as COO
UK General has appointed Vicky Hodgson as chief operating officer.
Sciemus to rebrand after securing investing partnership
Specialty Lloyd’s managing general agent Sciemus is set to rebrand after securing an investing partnership with HSCM Bermuda.
Novae backs Fiducia engineering facility
Fiducia MGA has launched an engineering facility with capacity provided by Lloyd’s syndicate Novae.
Construction and engineering MGA Ensurance launches in UK
Construction and engineering managing general agent Ensurance has launched in the UK this month.
Blog: How to make your MGA stand out
Managing general agents need to differentiate themselves to boost their income, advises Ed Halsey, sales & marketing director at Schemeserve.
Ascot launches specialty MGA Ethos
Ascot Group has created a standalone managing general agent and appointed Michael Sillat as CEO, effective 1 December 2017.
UK General's Karen Beales on why MGAs are the 'new black'
Regulators are forcing insurers to make more efficient use of their balance sheets and allocate capital where it can deliver the most effective returns, this allows smaller players in the market the opportunity to fashion insurance packages for special…
Towergate Underwriting launches Scandinavian MGA
Towergate Underwriting has launched an international managing general agent for Scandinavia.
Dale Underwriting Partners receives Lloyd's nod on contingency SPA
Dale Underwriting Partners has been granted in principle approval by the Lloyd’s Franchise Board to establish a special purpose arrangement.
Interview: Karen Beales, UK General
Karen Beales was recently appointed CEO of UK General from her existing role as managing director, following JC Flowers’s acquisition of the company. Post discussed with Beales what the future holds for the managing general agent.
Castel Specialty enters construction market
Castel Specialty has expanded its book of business with the launch of a construction portfolio.
Nexus acquires Equinox Global
Managing general agent Nexus Group has acquired Equinox Global, a registered and approved Lloyd’s Coverholder, and all other Equinox group companies.