All the headlines from our Insurance Wholesale Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 19 2025 // The California Insurance Wholesalers Association launched two new initiatives: CIWA Women and an Insurtech Committee.CIWA Women is designed to promote women’s interests, development and empowerment in the...
Mar 17 2025 // A draft report examining Florida insurers’ relationships with their managing general agents fell through the cracks and was never finished, a current and a former state insurance commissioner told state lawmakers at...
Mar 4 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Argenta Syndicate Management and Specialty MGA UK.A summary of these new hires follows here. Wilson Named Deputy Chair of Argenta Syndicate Mgmt as Whiter...
Mar 3 2025 // Optio Group, the London-based independent specialty MGA, announced it has acquired Norwegian-based MGA S Insurance AS (S Insurance) for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approval.This acquisition follows...
Feb 28 2025 // Pen Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent, has expanded and enhanced its specialist insurance proposition for recruitment agencies, to support clients’ international growth strategies and help them...
Feb 28 2025 // Tennessee-based Selectsys, an insurtech specializing in business process outsourcing for insurers, has acquired Expert Insured, an artificial intelligence-led insurance management system for wholesalers, carriers and...
Feb 26 2025 // NormanMax Insurance Holdings, the Miami-based provider of parametric re/insurance solutions, has agreed to acquire FloodFlash, the parametric flood managing general agent, subject to regulatory...
Feb 25 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Specialty MGA UK.A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Taps Johnson From Travelers as Senior U/W, Transport and LogisticsMarkel, the...
Feb 19 2025 // Insurance companies spend billions of dollars a year on advertising—and for good reason. With auto insurance mandated in nearly every state and home insurance required by mortgage lenders, insurance product providers are...
Feb 14 2025 // The managing general agency model is attracting a number of ambitious underwriters keen to step away from established insurers to build nimble, specialized, and client-focused MGAs. For many, launching an MGA is a chance...
Feb 13 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker BMS and the managing general agent DUAL UK.A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Taps Howden Re’s Biddell as Managing Director...
Feb 5 2025 // Rokstone, the international speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, has announced the launch of a D&O and PI combined facility for financial institutions in the UK, Europe and the Caribbean,...
Jan 8 2025 // Managing general underwriter Private Client Select Insurance Services, majority owned by Stone Point Capital and American International Group (AIG), said Ross Bowie has been appointed chief executive officer, effective...
Jan 7 2025 // Ryan Specialty, a specialty insurance services firm and trading partner for agents and brokers, plans to acquire Nashville-based Velocity Risk Underwriters, with a closing date early this year.Velocity Risk, providing...
Jan 3 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details at Fairfax Insurance Group and Acrisure’s Volante.A summary of these new hires follows here. Fairfax Insurance Group Names Young as President, Barnard as...
Jan 2 2025 // Nexus Underwriting, a Brown & Brown group business, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Arma Fusion Ltd., the parent company of Arma Underwriting Ltd.Arma is a leading specialty reinsurance MGA based...
Dec 18 2024 // This story has been edited for clarity.In May of 2022, as Florida lawmakers debated solutions to the Florida property insurance crisis, a number of Democrats in the state Senate argued litigation and roof claims were not...
Dec 12 2024 // Specialty carrier Relm Insurance said it has launched a managing general agent licensed in all 50 states.Relm also said Keith Lavigne has joined as head of underwriting – US. He will report to Relm CEO and founder Joseph...
Dec 11 2024 // Envelop Risk, the data-driven cyber reinsurance and analytics specialist, announced it has just completed a capacity agreement with MS Reinsurance for a further three years.Further to that, MS Reinsurance recently became a...
Dec 2 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys.In the fast-paced world of insurance, MGAs and wholesalers need a management solution that is secure, highly customizable, and designed to accelerate every aspect of the...