Managing General Agency (MGA) News

MGAs Can Build Broker Relationships – Even in a Hard Market: Aston Lark’s CEO

How can managing general agents build broker relationships during a hardening market when insurers have much less incentive to provide capacity? After more than 25 years as a broker, Peter Blanc, CEO of the Goldman Sachs-owned consolidator broking group, Aston …

UK Commercial Fleet Insurance MGA Humn Raises $13.7 Million

Humn, a UK-based insurtech MGA focused on data-driven commercial fleet insurance, has raised $13.7 million in new financing. The money will fuel, in part, further development of its technology and a European expansion. BXR Group and Shell Ventures led the …

Specialty MGA Rokstone Launches Terrorism Facility in the UK, Led by Ensurance’s Steel

Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance managing general agency, has launched a new terrorism facility with “A”-rated capacity in the UK. The news follows the launch of its terrorism product in the U.S. in July this year, continuing its push to …

MGA Occam Acquires Terrorism Specialist Beech Underwriting Agencies

Occam Underwriting, the London-based specialist lines focused managing general agency (MGA), announced it is acquiring Beech Underwriting Agencies Ltd., subject to UK regulatory approval. Beech Underwriting is an approved Lloyd’s coverholder, led by Geoff Stillwell. The company has been a …

Arrow Risk Management Launches MGA Platform, Led by Former Barbican Executives

Arrow Risk Management announced the launch of its new MGA underwriting platform, led by Jon Godfray as chief executive officer and Mark Harrington as chief underwriting officer. The Arrow Risk platform provides a efficient and effective trading environment for underwriting …

Cyber Re/Insurance MGA, Envelop Risk, Announces $130 Million Series B Financing

Envelop Risk, the UK-based cyber re/insurance managing general agent, announced a Series B investment of $130 million, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The financing will facilitate Envelop Risk’s plans to expand its proprietary machine-learning and data-driven underwriting activity in …

OneAdvent’s Financial Lines MGA Secures Capacity from Active Re

OneAdvent, the London-based managing general agency platform, has secured additional capacity for its financial lines MGA from Barbadian reinsurer Active Re. Active Re has granted delegated underwriting authority to OneAdvent to write financial institutions and commercial D&O on a facultative …

Hudson Structured Capital Management Buys Majority Stake in MGA Occam

Occam Underwriting, the London-based specialist lines managing general agency, announced that Hudson Structured Capital Management (HSCM) has recently acquired a majority stake in the company. HSCM, an asset manager specializing in the re/insurance and transportation sectors, has also made a …

New MGA Hoxton Insurance Services Offers Mid/High Net Worth Personal Lines Cover

Hoxton Insurance Services, a new managing general agent (MGA) that trades exclusively through brokers, has been launched by MGA specialist, NuVenture International Ltd. Focusing on mid and high net worth personal lines insurance in the UK, Hoxton Insurance Services will …

UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) Expands to Republic of Ireland

The UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) has expanded its membership into the Republic of Ireland (ROI) following an initiative driven by Chief Executive Mike Keating. The move to enable MGAs, insurers and suppliers to join the association is designed …