MGAA’s Keating says insurers must hold their nerve on rates
Trade Voice: History tells us that a sensible, hard market is often followed by a more unruly soft market. Mike Keating, CEO of the Managing General Agents’ Association, urges insurers to not sacrifice technical underwriting on the altar of new business.
The annual British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference in Manchester in May provided the perfect opportunity to network with the wider insurance market and, in particular, to take a gauge on if
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