All MGAs articles – Page 42
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NewsInsurance Times Awards 2022: Arma Karma is ‘intent on driving real change’
Ben Smyth, chief executive of Arma Karma, tells Insurance Times why his firm deserves to be named MGA Challenger of the Year.
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NewsPen Underwriting and Aviva extend and expand strategic partnership
The MGA and the insurer are a ‘great strategic fit’ for eachother, says managing director
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NewsDual UK snaps up new chief risk officer from BGL
The new hire has also joined the board of Dual Corporate Risks
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NewsCFC launches Leadenhall-based Innovation Hub
The MGA’s offices in Gracechurch Street are nearing capacity, creating the need for a dedicated space for the firm’s technology organisation
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NewsRokstone targets ‘go-to’ status with trio of senior engineering underwriter hires
The three appointees join from Globe Underwriting and all have previously held roles at Pioneer
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NewsRevealed: Seven firms awarded five stars in Insurance Times’ 2022/23 MGA report
The survey behind this year’s report polled 1,300 UK-based brokers, who scored 43 MGAs on their service
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NewsJourney to the top: How seven MGAs climbed to five star status in 2022’s MGA report
Insurance Times has published the top line results from its latest MGA survey - what has been the three-year journey for this year’s five star winners?
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AnalysisMGAA targeting ‘every MGA in the UK and Ireland’ for membership
The trade body’s ‘clear objective’ is to provide ‘relevant’ support and content for both its current and future members
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IT InterviewJoshua Motta: The MGA hitting the UK with ‘reinvented’ cyber security insurance
It is now harder than ever to purchase cyber insurance in the UK, with capacity being pulled back, increasing exclusions and price increases – but Coalition aims to overhaul the market at a time when SMEs need it most
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NewsNorth American cyber MGA begins trading in the UK
The firm will be distributing its products via UK brokers to the SME sector, according to a statement
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Sponsored ContentSoft market in current climate would be chaos – Manchester Underwriting Management
Richard Webb, director at Manchester Underwriting Management, explains why he thinks a soft market would be ‘catastrophic’ amid claims inflation, global wars and UK leadership changes
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AnalysisEmerging Bazarcall ransomware attacks reinforce cyber risk to SMEs
A more ’robust and joined up approach’ is needed to combat the risks UK businesses are facing from cyber attacks, such as those distributed by bogus call centres, says director
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NewsMarkerstudy Group appoints new head of counter fraud
The new hire has over 20 years’ experience in fighting fraud within the insurance sector
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AnalysisBrokers should prioritise ‘critical’ cloud security following largest ever DDoS attack
The attack on a Google Cloud Armor customer was equivalent in scale to receiving all of the web’s daily requests to Wikipedia in just 10 seconds
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NewsRcapital Partners targets ‘significant’ scale-up with dual business buy
Montague Investment Group has taken a minority stake in the partnership as part of the deal
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NewsAzur acquisition set to make Aviva a one-stop-shop for its SME customers
Once the MGA has been integrated into Aviva, its boosted private clients division will be targeting ‘strong organic growth’ to help it achieve the ‘number one position’ in the HNW market, says UKGI boss
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AnalysisBriefing: What are the top five insurtechs to watch?
Insurtechs are blossoming to become a crucial part of the insurance ecosystem – but which ones have staying power in today’s climate?
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NewsAviva plans 2022 year-end share buyback programme
Group chief executive emphasises that any return of capital to shareholders must be ‘sustainable’ and ‘regular’
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: ‘When underwriting criteria tightens, MGAs come into their own’ - FloodFlash
FloodFlash’s head of marketing, Chris Hall, provides an overview of the factors impacting MGAs and explains what FloodFlash has been up to over the last 12 months
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: MGAs need to add value to survive – Renovation Underwriting
Renovation Underwriting’s managing director, Douglas Brown, provides an overview of the factors impacting MGAs today and explains what his firm has been up to over the last 12 months
