Managing general agents (MGAs)
Kiln hires intellectual property underwriter
Kiln has appointed Ian Lewis as enterprise risk underwriter specialising in intellectual property.
Catlin cranks up UK General commercial capacity stake as Ageas steps aside
UK General has extended its capacity arrangement with Catlin to include commercial motor in a deal that has signalled the end of Ageas’ relationship with the managing general agent’s commercial arm.
Comment: Audit scope: New scope for coverholder audits
New requirements will need to be met after changes to coverholder audits were announced at the Lloyd’s Coverholder Auditors conference. Alec MacMillan, senior auditor at Triton Audit, explains what changes are in store for the sector
Gallagher hires Clear boss Taylor as UK MGA sales director
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed Simon Taylor as sales director for its UK MGA division, a newly created role to span the 10 MGAs brought together under the Pen Underwriting brand.
Weather index MGA to target brokers after securing capacity
The first UK-flagged weather index coverholder is targeting a range of smaller broking partners after securing underwriting capacity from a panel of market players.
C-Suite MGA: Playing the generation game
The other Friday I took a crowd of Dual employees to the pub for summer drinks in the evening sunshine.
RUP appoints Axa's Mansell as commercial motor underwriter
RUP Commercial Risks has appointed Axa senior motor fleet underwriter Spencer Mansell as commercial motor underwriter.
APC plotting underwriting return for Towergate owned-Folgate
Commercial managing general agent APC has acquired Folgate Insurance from Towergate, where the firm was in run-off, with an eye to returning the firm to active underwriting.
Gallagher CUO Fisher resigns
Arthur J Gallagher’s chief underwriting officer Sian Fisher has resigned for “a fresh challenge”, and will exit the broker in mid-October.
Ex-Arista liability boss cites market ambitions for Gresham switch
Managing general agent Gresham Underwriting has confirmed the appointment of Arista’s head of liability Tony Collman to the position of chief underwriting officer.
Pen Underwriting unveiled as Gallagher's collective MGA brand
Arthur J Gallagher has signalled its intent to accelerate underwriting growth opportunities and become "a force to be reckoned with" following the launch of a single brand for its collection of UK managing general agencies.
BP Marsh acquires 5% stake in Nexus Underwriting for £1.55m
Niche capital venture provider BP Marsh & Partners has snapped up a 5% shareholding in managing general agent Nexus Underwriting Management for £1.55m.
D L Dale looks to QBE for underwriting hire
QBE's Tim Butcher is to join D L Dale & Others Syndicate 2525 as senior class underwriter from 1 December.
C-Suite - MGA: At the crossroads
The industry is at a fork in the road regarding customer expectations as technology changes the game
Lloyd's coverholder promotes two in Hong Kong
SART Underwriting, a Lloyd's coverholder based in Hong Kong, has made two promotions.
MGAA membership hits 93 as original steering group is honoured
Managing General Agent Association chairman Reg Brown has heralded the association’s work in raising regulatory awareness of the booming sector after revealing the MGAA now represents more than £3.3bn of gross written premium.
Gable inks £10m Risk Alliance deal
Lichtenstein based non-life insurer Gable has completed a deal to write commercial business on behalf of UK commercial broker Risk Alliance Group.
Towergate Underwriting pair poached by Gallagher
Arthur J Gallagher has snapped up Towergate Underwriting duo Andy Westby and Simon Lewer for its online managing general agent division’s senior management team.
Co-founder Carslake leaves Towergate-owned Arista
Arista founder Lyn Carslake has left his role as deputy chief executive at the managing general agent.
Insiders expect Towergate exodus to help firm integrate Fusion business
Broker believed to be hit with FCA S166 order following client money failings
C-Suite - MGA: Charting the progress of the MGA
Evolution celebrated its 10th anniversary in March this year. It seems unbelievable that we have been trading for so long, but our anniversary has caused me to reflect on some of the huge changes we have seen within the industry over the past decade.
Former Fusion regional development manager joins Essex-based MGA
Essex-based MGA Incorporated Insurance Group has hired Ian Chapman as its regional development manager based in Leeds.
Sirius launches Lloyd’s managing agency
Sirius International Insurance Corporation has obtained approval to run its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1945 through its own managing agency effective 1st July.
UK growth behind W.R Berkley Europe's MGAA membership
W.R. Berkley Insurance Europe has joined the Managing General Agent’s Association in a bid to help drive the firm’s UK development.