All the headlines from our Insurance Wholesale Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 20 2022 // Resilience, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent, announced it has earned delegated authority as a coverholder at Lloyd’s.As a Lloyd’s coverholder, Resilience will be positioned to deliver its...
Jan 13 2022 // Chicago-based investor Agman has announced the launch of Aurenity, a new tech-enabled Managing General Agent (MGA) targeting the Excess and Surplus (E&S) market.Aurenity will deploy underwriting analytics to determine...
Jan 12 2022 // Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the London-based specialist MGA platform, has announced the launch of its sixth MGA, OPEnergy Ltd.OPEnergy received regulatory approval from the UK regulator on Jan. 6, 2022 and will write onshore...
Jan 11 2022 // First Underwriting Ltd., the London-based specialist MGA that is part of Kingfisher UK Holdings, announced a five-year capacity deal to place approximately £1 billion (US$1.4 billion) of gross written premium into the...
Jan 5 2022 // Optio Group, a London-based specialty MGA focused on emerging insurance risks, announced it has acquired Brockwell Capital Ltd., a leading warranty & indemnity MGA, for an undisclosed sum.Brockwell, an approved...
Dec 30 2021 // United Valley Insurance Services Inc. promoted Rubby Jarnagin and Jamie Kilby.Jarnagin has been promoted to marketing team supervisor. Rubby was formerly a marketing consultant/supervisor and focused on workers’...
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Dec 22 2021 // Banyan Risk Ltd., the managing general agent (MGA) that launched in Bermuda this year, is expanding its operations into Canada.Banyan, which underwrites directors and officers (D&O) insurance risk solutions in complex...
Dec 21 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Investing in technology can be daunting. The thought of setting up an entirely new system, or migrating from an old one, is enough to stop progress in its tracks for...
Dec 20 2021 // Global re/insurance adviser Pro Global Holdings Ltd. announced the incubation of environmentally focused managing general agent, Tierra Underwriting Ltd., by its independent managing general agent incubator subsidiary, Pro...
Dec 14 2021 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG) announced the launch of MX Underwriting. Led by Lee Anderson, SRG deputy CEO, and James Gerry, MX chairman, MX aim to be a £100 million gross written premium business within its first year of...
Dec 10 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Here at AgentSync, we love talking about growth. Personal growth, professional growth, company growth; we even have an internal slack channel called green-thumb-agents...
Dec 9 2021 // According to wholesale insurance executives, their segment of the property/casualty insurance industry is more exciting and fulfilling than other sectors of the industry.It’s also full of potential for young...
Dec 8 2021 // Buckle, a technology-based financial services company, has entered into a managing general agency agreement with Amwins Specialty Auto to place non-standard automobile insurance for gig workers in Florida. Gateway...
Dec 7 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.As managing general agents (MGAs) and managing general underwriters (MGUs) examine their next steps as businesses and investment opportunities, some are attracted to...
Nov 30 2021 // CFC Underwriting, the specialist managing general agent, has released a new tool designed to help customers understand the potential cost of a ransomware attack to their business.“Ransomware threats are one of the...
Nov 23 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mosaic Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and MGA Alta Signa Europe.A summary of these new hires follows here. Mosaic Launches London...
Nov 23 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.The sales role is the lifeblood of insurance, and with a complex pipeline of agencies, agents, brokers, etc., carriers and MGAs can understandably be confused by how to...
Nov 22 2021 // K2 Insurance Services LLC launched a managing general agency called K2 Parametric, which is being led by Scott Carpinteri, who has experience in the parametric insurance space. K2 Parametric will be based out of...
Nov 15 2021 // Marguerite Dixen, a veteran insurance executive, has established Adroit General Agency, a managing general agency providing workers’ compensation insurance along with technology-driven safety, loss prevention and...