MGAs

On 26 March, to coincide with the release of InsTech's latest report about the underwriting workbench landscape, we hosted a webinar to discuss implementation experiences and how insurers are using underwriter workbenches in 2024.

Launching a new insurance business is hard, particularly for those with limited experience in the complexities of a regulated market. OneAdvent can help. Joining Matthew this week are Tim Quayle, COO at OneAdvent and Matt Jones, Chief Strategy Officer at Cowbell, a cyber insurance company ...

Member Spotlight: CFC Could you introduce CFC? CFC was founded in 1999 as ClickForCover.com. It was one of the first companies to sell cyber insurance online. Today, CFC is a specialist insurance provider underwriting cyber, transactional liability, intellectual property, technology and other risks. It wrote $1 ...

Member Spotlight: Aventum Group Why did you found Mulberry Risk? I worked for over 25 years across actuarial roles and leadership positions in the insurance industry before I left full-time employment to start my own MGA. At that time, I received a phone call from someone ...

Member Spotlight: OneAdvent Can you provide an introduction to OneAdvent? OneAdvent helps MGAs launch their businesses in a way that meets the insurance industry’s regulatory requirements. The team seeks to do this by demystifying compliance, helping MGAs create new business models and providing advice, ...

Loadsure is a Lloyd’s backed MGA using analytics to automate the underwriting of shipped goods and cargo. Matthew Grant is joined by Johnny McCord, Founder and CEO of Loadsure. Topics they discuss include the benefits of an instant embedded solution to offer insurance, why ...

Member spotlight: Loadsure What was your motivation for founding Loadsure? Over 60% of cargo in transit is reported to be underinsured (a figure which Loadsure estimates to be closer to 80-90%). The 300-year-old freight insurance industry has been slow to embrace new technologies and ways of ...

InsTech event write-up: From MGA to full-stack insurer: Everything you need to know It is a good time to be an MGA. There has been significant growth amongst both new and traditional agencies. Inevitably, many MGAs are looking at the potential next stage of their ...

Member spotlight: Pen Underwriting Can you give us a brief introduction to Pen Underwriting? Founded in 2015, Pen is a multi-class, multi-territory MGA, which brought together twelve different MGA businesses, to create a single cohesive business. The first five years of Pen’s journey were effectively ...

It is a good time to be an MGA. There has been significant growth amongst both new and traditional agencies. Inevitably, many MGAs are looking at the potential next stage of their evolution – becoming a full-stack insurer.  According to an Insurtech UK survey, 57% of ...

Traditional insurers’ minimum premiums, small transactions and subsequent inability to absorb clients’ portfolio volatility leave MGAs vulnerable. Accelerant provides insurance capacity, technology and investment for MGAs in property and casualty insurance. Jeff Radke, Co-founder and CEO of Accelerant, speaks to Matthew about the role of ...

PitchBook is a financial data and software company that provides insights on private and public markets to help clients better evaluate opportunities. Robert Le, a Fintech Analyst at PitchBook, talks about how it gathers, defines and categorises different sources of information in its databases. He ...