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Brown and Brown-owned MGA appoints new chief underwriting officer for ART
’The team has already demonstrated impressive momentum in delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions,’ says appointee
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IT Interview
Tom Downey: Pen Underwriting aims to be £1.75bn GWP business by 2030
Despite a raft of new product launches this year, the MGA’s chief executive anticipates that the majority of the firm’s GWP growth will come from ‘thoughtful’ acquisitions
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MGA moves to full independence as it announces buyback of Arch’s minority shareholding
’Full independence will further enhance our ability to attract market-leading underwriters who share our long-term vision of building a specialist, diversified global marine MGA,’ says chief executive
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MGA launches motorhome Gap product with Financial and Legal
’We urge brokers to start selling this product again – which offers valuable protection that their clients have been missing,’ says business development manager
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Recent international retail attacks ‘not big enough’ to harden cyber market
’Just based on very early discussion around this, it’s looking like this isn’t necessarily going to be a big claims event for the cyber insurance markets,’ says senior editor
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Specialist MGA completes Custodian acquisition
The acquisition will reinforce the buyer’s professional indemnity business, says statement
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MGA sector entering ‘two speed market’ as innovation and maturity diverge – SiriusPoint’s Alex Hardy
As established MGAs scale up and sector startups seek to drive innovation, long-term partnerships must withstand shifting market cycles, changes and movements, says head of delegated and distribution
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Insurance Times launches MGA service survey to inform 2025’s five star report
The annual survey that underpins Insurance Times’ Five Star Rating Report: MGA market is now open for UK general insurance brokers to share their views on this subsector of the market
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Atec Group-owned MGA secures £120m of capacity in new deal
’We had reached a tipping point with more demand for our products than we were able to meet. This additional capacity will take the shackles off,’ says chief underwriting officer
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MGAs must adapt amid shifting client behaviour – Geo Underwriting’s Jaime Swindle
’What we’re now seeing is far more movement, which has been enabled by technology and more informed client banks,’ says chief executive
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MGA secures new capacity for PI risks as deal secured
’We look forward to growing our capabilities and reach yet further,’ says chief executive
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Sponsored Content
Taking ‘Pride’ in being a people first business – Dual
Julie Adams-Moore, chief financial officer at Dual UK, explains how the MGA strives to be an inclusive employer, ensuring that diversity driven Pride Month activities are a taster of year-round commitments
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Sponsored Content
Home market is seeing ‘natural bifurcation’ as need for specialist underwriting increases – Pen Underwriting
Andrew Booth, managing director of SME and personal lines at Pen Underwriting, explains underlying trends in the home market and why the rise of non-standard risks is causing class changes
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Revealed: Tech and Innovation Awards finalists 2025
The finalist shortlist for Insurance Times’ Tech and Innovation Awards 2025 is in, have you made the cut?
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Aventum-owned MGA hires ex-Aviva underwriter to lead new surety division
’He’s a talented underwriter with a strong track record and brings energy and experience to a complex market,’ says chief executive
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New MGA using AI-enhanced algorithmic underwriting launches
’The London market is not broken. It needs a steady hand to implement new technologies, such as AI, to enhance the way insurance operates,’ says chief executive
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MGA apologises after becoming aware of ‘wholly inappropriate and offensive’ internal email
’We are treating this with urgency and have launched an internal investigation to understand how this occurred,’ says spokesperson
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News Analysis
Ciaran Astin: Howden-owned KGM to ‘double in size’ as part of Dual UK growth push
‘Our ambition is to double the business in the medium term,’ says chief personal lines officer and managing director
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MGAs drive innovation in the insurance sector – FCA’s Matt Brewis
There has ’been a real growth in the MGA sector compared to general carriers and brokers,’ says FCA’s insurance director
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UK insurance distribution M&A has ‘slowest half year’ since H1 2019 – MarshBerry
’No single buyer has so far announced more than three deals in 2025,’ explains managing director