All the headlines from our Insurance Wholesale Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 13 2023 // Ryan Specialty said it has formed an international financial lines managing general underwriter (MGU), Ryan Financial Lines.This MGU is being created by unifying the operations of EmergIn Risk, led by Jamie Bouloux;...
Dec 12 2023 // Optio Group, the London-based specialty managing general agent (MGA), announced it has entered into an agreement with a new insurer partner to provide underwriting capacity for political violence and terrorism (PVT)...
Nov 30 2023 // Rokstone, the international speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, announced the launch of a new contingency portfolio with backing from “A”-rated carriers.Rokstone is launching the...
Nov 29 2023 // Markel, the insurance operations of Markel Group Inc., announced that its wholly owned subsidiary State National Companies is entering the UK market, effective Jan. 1, 2024.State National, the largest program services...
Nov 28 2023 // BluNiche, a London-based managing general agent (MGA) that specializes in product recall insurance, announced the launch of BluNiche UK to target small and medium sized businesses across the UK.BluNiche UK is led by Ed...
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...