All the headlines from our Insurance Wholesale Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 11 2021 // TigerRisk Names Former Harbor Hill Solutions CEO Kilduff to Head MGA UnitTigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based re/insurance broker, announced the appointment of Jim Kilduff to head up the company’s...
Oct 7 2021 // 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...
Oct 4 2021 // Digital managing general agency Roamly will link with Hippo-owned carrier Spinnaker Insurance Co. to sell insurance for recreational vehicle rentals.Roamly is owned by Outdoorsy, a global online RV rental and outdoor...
Oct 4 2021 // This edition of International People Moves includes appointments at the first sustainable insurer, Parhelion; at brokers Piiq Risk Partners and Gallagher; and at Optio Group’s Nuclear MGA Northcourt.A summary of...
Oct 4 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its specialist underwriting subsidiary Pen Underwriting has acquired 100% of UK-based Manchester Underwriting Agencies Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Manchester...
Sep 28 2021 // Coalition, a San Francisco-based cyber insurance and security company, has already been focused on rapid growth. Its new $205 million venture capital financing will help supercharge that strategy even further.Coalition...
Sep 27 2021 // SageSure, a tech-driven managing general underwriter focused on costal residential property markets, raised $125 million in bank financing meant to enable its continued growth plans.“SageSure has always been focused...
Sep 15 2021 // Having weathered the pandemic of 2020 and a Lloyd’s review of low performing syndicates, managing general agents and their insurer partners are in good spirits and expressing optimism about the business opportunities...
Sep 14 2021 // 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...
Aug 25 2021 // ELEMENT, the Berlin-based insurtech, announced a partnership with managing general agent, Parametrix Insurance, launching parametric cloud outage insurance for companies in Germany.The product is designed to cover...
Aug 18 2021 // 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...
Aug 17 2021 // 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...
Aug 11 2021 // 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...
Aug 6 2021 // Managing general agent Corvus Insurance, fresh off of raising $115 million in new venture financing, has made an acquisition with an eye on the admitted coverage marketplace and more digital platform partnerships. More...
Jul 30 2021 // 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,...
Jul 13 2021 // These international People Moves detail appointments at AXA XL, Tegron Specialty (the new D&O underwriter), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, and London-based MGA platform Spring Partners.A summary of these new...
Jul 12 2021 // Rokstone, the international speciality re/insurance MGA, part of the Aventum Group, announced it has secured an insurance agent license from the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius (FSC).The company is now fully...
Jul 8 2021 // SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced the launch of Banyan Risk Ltd., a managing general agent that underwrites directors and officers (D&O) insurance.The company has been...
Jul 6 2021 // Truist Insurance Holdings and its wholesale insurance subsidiary CRC Group have closed on the acquisition of Constellation Affiliated Partners, an insurance distribution platform operating seven managing general agents...
Jul 6 2021 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has launched a US$18 million global facultative general marine cargo facility.Backed by A-rated global carriers, the facility includes US$5...