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#1 ‘We’ll Have to See How This Plays Out,’ Says CEO Berkley on MGA Competitors

Jul 23 2025 // The leader of W.R. Berkley Corp. has seen it before—some version of the MGA movie in which delegated underwriting authority is given to market participants whose ambitions aren’t always aligned with capacity...

#2 McCarty Critical of Consultant’s Report on MGAs, as Average Premiums Drop in Florida

Mar 25 2025 // Amid an uproar over reports that Florida property insurance companies had shifted profits to affiliated firms while rates rose and carriers slid into insolvency a half-decade ago, former Florida Insurance Commissioner...

#3 Viewpoint: Strong In-House Claims Functions Help Build Trust in MGA Sector

Oct 15 2025 // The managing general agent (MGA) market is in the spotlight as one of the most agile and innovative arrows of growth for the insurance sector. But as with any arrow, direction and precision matter. Fired without the right...

#4 IJ Q&A: Fortegra on the Growth Path for MGAs

Nov 14 2025 // At the recent Target Markets Annual Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, a gathering of 2,000 MGAs, program administrators and carrier executives, Insurance Journal sat down with Abbie Taylor, executive vice president and chief...

#5 SageSure and Affiliate to Acquire Olympus MGA and Olympus Insurance in Florida

Sep 10 2025 // In a three-way deal involving carriers, underwriters, holding companies and more, catastrophe-focused managing general underwriter SageSure announced it will acquire the managing general agent for Florida-based Olympus...

#6 AmTrust Expands E&S Division, Spins Off Some MGAs With Blackstone

Sep 16 2025 // AmTrust Financial Services has a busy day on Sept. 15 as it expanded its excess & surplus division to include new lines, appointed leadership, and announced an agreement with Blackstone Credit & Insurance to spin...

#7 Consultant Sheds Some Light on MGA Fee Report at Florida Legislative Hearing

Apr 4 2025 // A Florida House of Representatives panel went straight to the source of a consultant’s report that has caused widespread concern among lawmakers about insurance company profit-shifting.But the hour-long web interview...

#8 AM Best Report Cites MGA’s Role in Insurer Insolvencies

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...

#9 Property Cat Reinsurance MGA, Bobcat Re, Launched in US by Former K2 CAT Execs

Nov 18 2025 // A new property-catastrophe reinsurance MGA, Bobcat Re, has been launched by a group of private investors, including former K2 CAT executives David Carson and James Sharpington as well as Glenn T. Jackson from...

#10 Global Indemnity’s Penn-America Underwriters Launches its First Reinsurance MGA

Oct 6 2025 // Global Indemnity Group LLC (GBLI) announced that its subsidiary, Penn-America Underwriters LLC, is launching its first reinsurance managing general agency (MGA), in partnership with veteran reinsurance executive George...

#11 Applied Underwriters Starts MGA Platform Innovation Risk

Jul 29 2025 // Applied Underwriters said it has launched Innovation Risk, a new managing general agent (MGA) platform that will focus on casualty, accident, and life underwriting. The MGA, while firmly rooted in proven, traditional...

#12 AM Best Affirms Performance Assessment of MGA First Indemnity

Oct 1 2025 // AM Best has affirmed its Performance Assessment of PA-3 (Strong) of First Indemnity Insurance Agency, Inc. of Boston. AM Best said the outlook of the assessment is stable.The ratings firm said its PA-3 assessment of the...

#13 Viewpoint: The Recipe for Building a Successful MGA

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...

#14 The Fidelis Partnership Launches MGA, Imala Re, Opening 1st US Office in Miami

Sep 25 2025 // Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced it has launched a new managing general agent, Imala Re.TFP also announced it will be opening a...

#15 Markets/Coverages: MGA Coalition Launches Cyber Insurance in France

Aug 20 2025 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cybersecurity firm, announced the launch of its Active Cyber Insurance in France through its subsidiary, Coalition Insurance Solutions GmbH.French...

#16 People Moves: Markel International Restructures, Promotes Hillier as CUO; Miller Taps Optio’s Robinson as CEO of MGA Platform, AXIS’ Ross Named CUO

Oct 14 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Insurance and the insurance broker Miller.A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel International Restructures and Promotes Hillier as...

#17 US Property-Focused-MGA Avatar Launches in UK, Led by Clapham From Aon

Jul 31 2025 // Avatar MGA Ltd., a next generation managing general agent (MGA), has received Lloyd’s coverholder and UK regulatory approval to begin binding business from Aug. 1, 2025.The US D&F property-focused MGA is backed...

#18 MGAs by the Numbers: Fronting Biz, Nonaffiliated MGAs Drive Growth

Jul 9 2025 // Direct premiums written by U.S. managing general agents jumped to over $114 billion in 2024, according to the latest installment of an annual research series on the MGA market.The report titled “Managing General...

#19 Macquarie Insurance Facility to Launch Multi-Line MGA Longbrook Insurance

Nov 12 2025 // Macquarie Insurance Facility (MIF) has announced its intention to launch Longbrook Insurance, a multi-line underwriting business, backed by highly rated carriers.Part of Macquarie Asset Management, MIF is a global...

#20 Aon’s NFP Acquires UK MGA Platform, Bspoke Insurance Group

Aug 7 2025 // NFP, an Aon company and leading international insurance brokerage and consulting firm, announced it has acquired Bspoke Insurance Group, a platform of multi-class niche and specialist managing general agents.Headquartered...