All the headlines from our Insurance Wholesale Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 21 2024 // Managing general agency Open Road Insurance announced its entry into the marketplace for collector vehicle auto insurance with its first license in Texas, and plans to launch in other U.S. states later this summer.National...
May 13 2024 // PoloWorks, a Lloyd’s and London Market insurance services business, announced the launch of Polo MGA – a managing general agent (MGA) incubator.This new offering provides services to both startup and established...
May 10 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon’s Capital Advisory function and BMS Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Allen as Executive Managing Director of Capital...
May 7 2024 // Casper Specialty UK Ltd., the casualty-focused MGA and independent sister company to the broker Miller, announced it had secured two new capacity providers, as it enters its second year of trading.Chaucer and TMK have...
Apr 23 2024 // Chubb said it is acquiring managing general agent Healthy Paws from Aon plc.Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based Chubb has been the exclusive underwriter of Healthy Paws’ pet insurance program for Aon since 2013....
Apr 22 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Nexus Group and PoloWorks.A summary of these new hires follows here. MGA Nexus Taps Willett From Barents Re as Head of DevelopmentNexus Group, the...
Apr 17 2024 // CIWA’s Annual Summer Forum 2024 set to foster collaboration and engagementFAIRFIELD, CA – April 17, 2024 – The California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA), a leading professional trade association...
Apr 9 2024 // Acies MGU, the London-based managing general underwriter and MGA incubator, announced the launch of Phoenix Specialty, a specialist MGA serving the construction sector.Phoenix will be led by managing director Tim James,...
Apr 2 2024 // Devonshire UW Ltd. and its affiliate Devonshire UW Europe GmbH (known collectively as “Devonshire Underwriting”) announced the launch of a managing general agent specializing in transactional risk...
Mar 27 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and DUAL’s specialist motor MGA KGM.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Cole to Global Chief Underwriting Officer for...
Mar 19 2024 // SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, March 19, 2024 – The California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocacy, education, and networking in the Property & Casualty segment of the...
Mar 12 2024 // Amynta Group, the New York-based insurance services provider, announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Sutton Special Risk Inc., a managing general underwriter (MGU) of specialty insurance and...
Feb 29 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the managing general agents Fusion Specialty and Nirvana.A summary of these new hires follows here. Fusion Specialty Appoints Harwood for M&A in Asia...
Feb 22 2024 // Cyber insurance provider Coalition said it expects the total number of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) to increase by 25% in 2024 to 34,888 vulnerabilities, or roughly 2,900 per month.The insurtech’s...
Feb 13 2024 // SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, and Stockholm-based managing general underwriter Ryan Specialty Nordics AB, have announced a new strategic trading partnership.SiriusPoint will support...
Feb 8 2024 // Corvus Insurance introduced a newly expanded Tech E&O product with an enhanced appetite backed by Travelers. Smart Tech E+O from Corvus provides creative risk solutions for technology businesses across the spectrum of...
Jan 24 2024 // Sands Point Risk, a new managing general agent to be led by the founder of transaction risk solutions at DUAL, has been launched to serve the transaction liability insurance (TLI) sector.Dennis Kearns, who founded the...
Jan 22 2024 // I recently read an article regarding how the U.S. Senate wants to investigate how well reserved Florida Citizens is because of their expressed concern that if a large hurricane destroys enough property insured by Florida...
Jan 11 2024 // Ventis, the commercial and residential real estate managing general agent that provides tailored solutions for a range of property profiles, has opened for business.Founded by Gareth Roberts, previously head of...
Jan 11 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Just a few years ago, Managing General Agencies (MGAs) were an attractive investment option in the insurtech space. But market turmoil and emerging industry challenges...