Managing general agents (MGAs)
Lloyd’s and MGA market are growth areas for Davies Group: Saulter
Davies Group eyes up Lloyd's and MGA market as opportunity for growth, says CEO Dan Saulter.
Harvey and Irma are not market turners, says Hancock
The financial fallout from hurricanes Harvey and Irma will not be enough to turn the market, according to Lloyd’s performance director Jon Hancock.
UK General appoints Vicky Hodgson as COO
UK General has appointed Vicky Hodgson as chief operating officer.
Sciemus to rebrand after securing investing partnership
Specialty Lloyd’s managing general agent Sciemus is set to rebrand after securing an investing partnership with HSCM Bermuda.
Novae backs Fiducia engineering facility
Fiducia MGA has launched an engineering facility with capacity provided by Lloyd’s syndicate Novae.
Construction and engineering MGA Ensurance launches in UK
Construction and engineering managing general agent Ensurance has launched in the UK this month.
Blog: How to make your MGA stand out
Managing general agents need to differentiate themselves to boost their income, advises Ed Halsey, sales & marketing director at Schemeserve.
Ascot launches specialty MGA Ethos
Ascot Group has created a standalone managing general agent and appointed Michael Sillat as CEO, effective 1 December 2017.
UK General's Karen Beales on why MGAs are the 'new black'
Regulators are forcing insurers to make more efficient use of their balance sheets and allocate capital where it can deliver the most effective returns, this allows smaller players in the market the opportunity to fashion insurance packages for special…
Towergate Underwriting launches Scandinavian MGA
Towergate Underwriting has launched an international managing general agent for Scandinavia.
Dale Underwriting Partners receives Lloyd's nod on contingency SPA
Dale Underwriting Partners has been granted in principle approval by the Lloyd’s Franchise Board to establish a special purpose arrangement.
Interview: Karen Beales, UK General
Karen Beales was recently appointed CEO of UK General from her existing role as managing director, following JC Flowers’s acquisition of the company. Post discussed with Beales what the future holds for the managing general agent.
Castel Specialty enters construction market
Castel Specialty has expanded its book of business with the launch of a construction portfolio.
Nexus acquires Equinox Global
Managing general agent Nexus Group has acquired Equinox Global, a registered and approved Lloyd’s Coverholder, and all other Equinox group companies.
Axis receives regulatory nod for managing agency
Axis Capital Holdings has received final approval from the UK’s regulators and Lloyd’s to launch its own Lloyd’s managing agent.
Strategy director and marketing manager leave UK General
Strategy and change director Nick Rawlings and marketing manager Ria Cusimano have left UK General.
MGAA takes action over members hit by Brexit disruption
The Managing General Agents' Association must take a leading role in supporting members through the challenges of Brexit, its chairman said.
Lloyd's broker Servca expands Canadian footprint
Specialist Lloyd’s broker Servca has expanded footprint into Canada, providing regional Canadian brokers with direct access to Lloyd’s of London.
Aquila sells Vectura Underwriting stake to Nexus Group
Aquila Underwriting has sold its interest in Vectura Underwriting to the Nexus Group.
Manchester Underwriting's Charles Manchester on why, if you’re not a broker, you’re an MGA
Charles Manchester, CEO of Manchester Underwriting believes insurers are no longer the providers of capital but instead the custodians of it.
Legal Update: The problem with delegated authorities
Do delegated authorities represent a short-term solution that is creating long-term problems? Jeremy Irving, partner at DWF, discusses.
LMA forms members’ agents committee
The Lloyd’s Market Association has formed a members’ agents committee, which will represent the interests and priorities of providers and advisers of third party capital at Lloyd’s.
UK General parts ways with DFS and Argos furniture warranty provider
UK General has closed its underwriting agency with the company which provides furniture warranty insurance to Argos and DFS.
Nexus's Colin Thompson on claims and the virtual insurer
Claims are the insurance shop window but are insurers really using them as differentiator they should, asks Colin Thompson, founder and executive chairman of Nexus.