August 7, 2026
The MGA market has entered its proving phase
After years of rapid expansion, softer pricing and tougher capacity negotiations are forcing MGAs to demonstrate what sits beneath the growth. Five signals from across the delegated authority market suggest the next phase will be defined by data, discipline and genuine underwriting edge.
June 15, 2026
Soft market survival skills: how MGAs can succeed
InsTech explored how MGAs can succeed as the market softens and carriers become more selective, examining the practical skills needed to demonstrate strong data governance, disciplined underwriting and operational resilience while diversifying capacity and adapting to evolving expectations.
June 9, 2026
The MGA boom meets its first soft market
As the insurance market softens, MGAs are facing tougher scrutiny from capacity providers, regulators and investors. This article explores why governance, data quality and underwriting discipline are becoming the key differentiators between MGAs built to thrive through the cycle and those that grew up in a hard market.
February 22, 2026
Building the modern MGA
In this episode, Robin Merttens sits down with Frank Perkins, CEO and Co-founder of inari, to explore what it really takes to build and scale a modern MGA in 2026.
January 11, 2026
Bringing the joy back to underwriting
In this episode, Robin Merttens is joined by Andy Yeoman, CEO of Concirrus, to unpack how a key player in marine insurance tech has reinvented itself as a core platform provider for the specialty market, and what that transformation says about where the industry is heading.
September 14, 2025
How portfolio thinking and data science are rewiring cyber reinsurance
Jonathan Spry, CEO and co-founder of Envelop Risk, joins Robin Merttens for a deep dive into how data science, AI and portfolio-level modelling are transforming cyber reinsurance.
September 7, 2025
The global push: Why US insurance tech is eyeing Europe
Robin Merttens speaks with Chris Quirk, VP and General Manager at Insurity, to unpack the drivers behind the company’s international expansion and what it signals for the wider market.
July 27, 2025
Underwriting weather: reducing uncertainty with claims-driven models
In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Matt Coleman, Chief Risk Officer at The Demex Group, a reinsurance MGA using a new modelled loss index to reshape how the market covers severe convective storms, one of the fastest-growing sources of weather-driven loss.
July 15, 2025
MGA Half Day – Photos
View the photos from our first MGA Half Day event in July 2025. The event was built around the idea that this is a great time to be a specialty MGA. London remains the global centre for specialty insurance, where technology-powered MGAs are redefining underwriting and distribution, especially in high-volume, lower-premium segments. Join us for a new half-day conference as we touch on all aspects of the future of the MGA ecosystem.
July 6, 2025
What makes an MGA succeed?
In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks to Tim about the real ingredients of MGA success.
June 17, 2025
MGAs – so, have they been the fast track to innovation?
Matthew Grant revisits his earlier article, ‘MGAs: the fast track to insurance innovation?’, ahead of our July MGA Half Day event. How well has his original assessment held up, and more specifically, have MGAs proven to be the fast track to innovation in insurance?
