September 1, 2024
Martin’s market musings – some lead and others follow
This week, Robin Merttens talks with Martin Reith, Chairman at Artificial Labs. Next month, Martin Reith will mark 40 years in the London Market. Discover his thoughts on the challenges of modernising the London Market.
August 18, 2024
Built by underwriters, for underwriting teams
Matthew Grant caught up with Quotech’s CEO and founder to touch on his underwriting past and how it has helped build a company, the issues with Excel spreadsheets and targeting specific insurance lines to produce tailored products.
July 7, 2024
Bringing two brains together: combining underwriting with tech
Tune in to hear Robin speak to Charlie and Graham about entrepreneurship in the MGA world, how technology can slot itself into an underwriting business and why the cultural aspect is the hardest thing to get right.
April 2, 2024
From data to decision: how insurers are using underwriter workbenches in 2024
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.
July 28, 2023
The plumbing and wiring for successful insurance businesses
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 ...
July 10, 2023
CFC: insuring the dangerous decade ahead
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 ...
April 27, 2023
Mulberry Risk, Aventum Group: helping MGAs secure, manage and protect capacity
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 ...
February 14, 2023
OneAdvent: Launching scaleable MGAs
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, ...
October 21, 2022
Freight insurance – variable, reliable, available
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 ...
August 22, 2022
Loadsure: solving the underinsurance dilemma
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 ...
August 16, 2022
From MGA to full-stack insurer: Everything you need to know
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 ...
August 12, 2022
Pen Underwriting: Providing customer-centric solutions in diverse niches
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 ...
