MGA Analysis – Page 7
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News AnalysisBusinesses look to ethical accreditation as clients and staff demand ESG excellence
’As an industry, we have the power to change the track on building sustainable and environmentally friendly businesses,’ says chief financial officer
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News AnalysisMGAs have a bright future in UKGI
Insurance DataLab pulls apart findings from Insurance Times’ Five Star Rating Report: MGA market 2022/23 and its own MGA performance report to uncover why MGAs are seeing so much success with brokers
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News AnalysisBriefing: Underwriter seeks to haul clients into tackling cargo crime with pricing incentive
MGA takes action after campaign to improve lorry safety appears to be on the road to nowhere
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News AnalysisInsurers make brokers’ ‘life hell’ when dealing with professional indemnity claims
Improving broker and insurer relationships in the PI market include ‘getting back to the basics’ and investing in internal claims teams, rather than insurers ‘just hiding behind the broker’
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News AnalysisParametric insurance poses ‘really compelling’ solution to climate change driven weather events
Following November’s Cop27 conference, the impact of weather events influenced by climate change has hit home – and brokers are looking outside of traditional covers to help clients
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IT InterviewQ&A: Markerstudy supports ‘broker partners by being responsive and agile’
Insurance Times catches up with Amanda Fox, head of broker management and product governance, at MGA Markerstudy
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News AnalysisRevealed: Who won at the Insurance Times Awards 2022?
With gold, silver and bronze awards across 36 categories, the winners from last night’s Insurance Times Awards have now been revealed
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News AnalysisBriefing: Drone cover moving from ‘niche’ to ‘vanilla’ risk for insurance sector
As more businesses look to deploy in-house drone capabilities, corporate cover requirements need to change to accommodate this risk
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IT InterviewAlison Williams: Prestige Underwriting’s ‘relationship with brokers is paramount’
The MGA’s managing director explains why the firm is ‘not a computer says no type of organisation’
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IT InterviewRichard Marriage: Nexus Underwriting flags its ‘independent brand’ as a ‘strong character trait’
UK and Europe chief executive outlines the principles behind ‘the Nexus ethos’ which have helped the business become a five star MGA
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IT InterviewNeill Johnstone: Lorega eager to invest in success, despite five star rating for third year running
The MGA’s group managing director says the firm aims ‘to deliver the best possible service for brokers and policyholders’
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News AnalysisBriefing: Are insurtech MGAs disrupting the market as much as they think?
The marriage of insurtech and MGAs could bring ‘fresh energy’ to the insurance sector, but do these businesses have the know-how to attract customers?
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IT InterviewTom Donachie: Investment in underwriting expertise underpins First Underwriting’s DNA
MGA managing director has ‘built an army of skilled and experienced underwriters’ to ensure that brokers don’t need to scour the market and ‘work with other MGAs’
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News AnalysisIn Focus: MGAs are undoubtedly ‘the sexy side of insurance’ - but what is driving their increasing relevance?
The advantages that MGAs can provide to the insurance sector in a rapidly changing world could help the industry stay relevant
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News AnalysisMGA financials under the spotlight
Insurance DataLab reveals the preliminary findings of its 2022 MGA performance report exclusively in Insurance Times, rating the performance of MGAs based on their financial performance
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How can MGAs entice insurers to provide capacity amid challenging market conditions?
Three industry experts discuss how MGAs can make themselves as attractive as possible to capacity providers amid hard market indicators
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IT InterviewNeil McCarthy: MPR Underwriting achieves five star success thanks to ‘the quality of our staff’
Describing employees as the firm’s ‘biggest asset’, MGA managing director confirms he is not a believer in the value of eTrading for certain financial lines business
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IT InterviewMatthew Puttick: Brokers continue to drive KGM Underwriting Services’ ambitions
Chief executive explains that the MGA is striving ‘to be the best that we can be’ in the UK motor insurance market because ‘if you stand still, you fail’
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IT InterviewDouglas Brown: Providing value for brokers is vital for Renovation Underwriting
The managing director attributes the MGA’s success to investment ‘in our people, our proposition and technology’.
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AnalysisBriefing: Brokers believe PE firms should reject historic ‘disjointed’ view of MGA investments
Attendees at this year’s Broker CEO Forum discuss the drivers behind the current MGA capacity crunch
