All the headlines from our Insurance Wholesale Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 27 2023 // Aviva plc announced the acquisition of Optiom O2 Holdings Inc. from Novacap and other minority shareholders for a consideration of approximately £100 million (US$126 million).Calgary, Canada-based Optiom, which operates...
Nov 15 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SiriusPoint and Pro MGA Global Solutions.A summary of the new hires follows here. SiriusPoint Taps RSA’s Hardy as Director of Sales &...
Nov 9 2023 // Applied Underwriters has launched a new holding company called “United Risk,” which brings together the company’s MGA and MGU businesses under a single brand. Former SiriusPoint executive Dan Malloy has...
Nov 8 2023 // DOXA Insurance Holdings announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based MGA said the investment will help fuel its ongoing acquisition...
Nov 7 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Howden Tiger and Miller.A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden, the London-based insurance group, announced the appointment of...
Nov 3 2023 // The Travelers Companies today said it has agreed to buy cyber managing general underwriter Corvus Insurance Holdings, Inc. for about $435 million for its middle-market excess and surplus lines presence.“This...
Oct 31 2023 // Ryan Specialty announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AccuRisk Holdings, LLC, a medical stop loss managing general underwriter. AccuRisk is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and was founded in...
Oct 27 2023 // SiriusPoint Ltd., the specialty insurer and reinsurer, and managing general agent Banyan Risk Ltd. announced an extension of their capacity partnership.The deal extends for three years the Bermuda-based companies’...
Oct 25 2023 // USQRisk, the international managing general agent specializing in alternative risk transfer solutions, has announced the launch of Pera, a managing general agent providing cyber and blended cyber and technology E&O...
Oct 20 2023 // Markel, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., announced a 49% strategic investment in Certa Insurance Partners, the London-based specialist tax MGA.This move will accelerate the UK-based tax specialist’s...
Oct 12 2023 // Pine Walk Capital Ltd., a specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of specialty re/insurer Fidelis MGU, and Castlelake L.P., a global alternative investment manager, announced the launch of an aviation-focused...
Oct 10 2023 // iSure, the specialist SME managing general agent in Ireland, part of the re/insurance MGA Rokstone, has announced the launch of a professional Indemnity (PI) facility with a €2 million primary and a €3 million excess...
Oct 5 2023 // Coalition’s Executive Risks Insurance Now Available On Surplus Lines PaperCoalition announced its executive risks insurance products are now available on surplus lines paper, making comprehensive management liability...
Oct 3 2023 // Skyrisks Ltd., the London-based MGA and specialist in the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector, has officially launched with capacity and a cornerstone investment from Convex Group, the specialty re/insurer.Financial details...
Sep 29 2023 // Measured Analytics and Insurance, the Salt Lake City, Utah-based cyber insurance MGA, announced the launch of its insurance product, CyberGuard 2023, for the protection of small-and-midsize enterprises (SMEs).With its...
Sep 28 2023 // The private flood insurance market continues to expand, with a new managing general agent starting up in Florida.Titan Flood Inc., based in Tampa, is being launched by Stephanie Lee, the co-founder and chief operating...
Sep 27 2023 // Loadsure, the London-based insurtech and managing general agent, has partnered with WeatherOptics, a leading weather intelligence platform, with the aim of bringing weather intelligence into its risk calculations.Loadsure...
Sep 25 2023 // iprism, the London-based construction, property, commercial and high-net-worth MGA, announced the acquisition of property-focused MGA, SK Underwriting Ltd. for an undisclosed amount.Kent, England-based SK Underwriting was...
Sep 20 2023 // Nirvana, the London-based media, tech and cyber managing general agent (MGA), has launched its new European SME Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) binder.The team has a total available line size of €20 million ($21.4...
Sep 19 2023 // SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, and Stockholm-based Nordic Marine Insurance have announced a new strategic partnership.Founded in 2012, Nordic Marine is a managing general agent that...