Recent MGA articles – Page 32
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NewsPrivate equity company finalises Direct Commercial Group investment
DCG’s founder and chief executive will remain the majority shareholder
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AnalysisBGLI and Markerstudy to ‘end up with much more than the sum of the parts’ following acquisition
Both businesses plan to cash in on the ‘real opportunities’ they believe arise from this ‘perfect strategic’ acquisition, including boosting pet insurance distribution
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NewsXS Direct no longer accepting new business
Ceasing renewals business will follow on 1 March 2022
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NewsPine Walk Capital boosts platform with sixth MGA launch
The new managing agent underlines the platform’s ‘ambitious’ five-year growth agenda’, says chief executive
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NewsFCA shuts down Tifgroup’s claims handling and insurance distribution services for previous partners
The regulator specifies that ‘Tif must not carry on any insurance distribution activities in relation to any new policies for any customer resident in the UK’ with regards to the firm’s past insurer partnerships
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NewsBlink Parametric partners with travel insurance MGA
The insurtech’s head of product believes the partnership provides reassurance to customers as ‘travel is still on a path to recovery’ following the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsMGA First Underwriting secures £1bn five-year capacity deal
The deal will fuel the MGA’s next phase of growth while providing capacity for new products
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NewsOptio Group buys warranty and indemnity MGA
The MGA says its latest purchase confirms financial lines as ‘a core underwriting pillar’ for the business
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NewsAviva inks five-year deal with Basildon-based MGA
The deal builds on the pair’s existing motor and non-standard home partnership
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NewsCFC creates London market healthcare division
CFC believes that having experts come together will help navigate emerging threats to patient safety
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NewsPersonal lines MGA appoints new chief underwriting officer
The new hire ‘will play a pivotal role’ in helping the business achieve ‘profitable growth’
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NewsMarkerstudy set to acquire BGL Insurance
The combined businesses form “one of the fastest growing players in UK general insurance”, according to investment management firm partner
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IT InterviewCFC Underwriting’s Graeme Newman - ‘We want to be the broker’s partner of choice’
Graeme Newman wants to be the ‘partner of choice’ for UK brokers. Here, he spells out his vision for CFC Underwriting and how he will make that happen
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NewsBackchat December 2021
Insurance as a ’silent hero’ in Christmas movies, Christmas tree woes and a lot of birds - what has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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NewsSpecialist Risk Group launches new MGA
The new business aims to achieve £100m GWP within its first year of trading and will target both organic and acquisitional growth
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AnalysisThe Big Question December 2021: What is on the insurance sector’s wish list for 2022?
Insurance Times asks the industry what’s on its wish list for 2022 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and an unprecedented 2020 and 2021
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NewsRevealed: Which firms came out on top at 2021’s Insurance Times Awards?
It was certainly a night to remember, with 36 industry awards being presented at a lavish ceremony in a swanky London hotel. But which firms were declared the evening’s winners?
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: MPR Underwriting’s approach is ‘perfectly tailored’ to tackle challenges
MPR Underwriting’s managing director Neil McCarthy promises that the MGA’s strategy will continue to be ‘broker led’
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: MGAs ‘react to uncertainty better than other businesses in the market’ - FloodFlash
FloodFlash’s commercial director Brent Jackson speaks on the MGA’s five star rating from brokers and outlines the challenges FloodFlash aims to meet in the coming year
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NewsConsumer Intelligence inks deal with Markerstudy
The deal will support Markerstudy’s long-term broking partnership
