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Financial Lines MGA Verde Risk Management Launched by Asta’s MGA Platform
Jan 15 2026 // Asta, the London-based provider of specialist underwriting platforms and services, announced the launch of MGA Verde Risk Management Ltd., which received regulatory approval from the UK regulator in December...
Business Moves: Nexus Acquires Medical Tourism MGA; SRG Buys North of England Broker Kennett; Jensten Buys 3 Brokers, Gaining 1st Entry in Scotland
Jan 12 2026 // Nexus Buys Medical Tourism MGA Sure Insurance Services Nexus Underwriting, the London-based MGA and a Brown & Brown subsidiary, announced it has acquired Sure Insurance Services, a leading provider of specialist...
Blenheim Partnerships Launches Specialty Trade-Related MGA
Jan 8 2026 // Blenheim Partnerships, part of the White Bear Group, today announces the launch of its specialty trade-related managing general agency. The MGA is backed by Blenheim Underwriting alongside other well-known markets,...
People Moves: Hamilton Re Promotes Hunt to SVP, Head of Property Insurance; MGA Arrow Launches Professional Indemnity Practice, Naming Cox as Class Underwriter
Dec 17 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton Insurance Group and MGA Arrow Risk Management. A summary of these new hires follows here. Hamilton Re Promotes Hunt to SVP, Head of Property...
Acrisure to Buy MGA Vave From Canopius
Dec 11 2025 // Acrisure said it is acquiring Vave, a managing general agent, from parent Canopius. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Vave will continue to operate under its brand name, and its management team, led by CEO Marek...
Markets/Coverages: MGA Navium Launches Consortium for Pre-Launch Satellite Risks
Dec 10 2025 // Navium Marine, the marine-focused specialty MGA operating through The Fidelis Partnership’s Pine Walk platform, announced the launch of the “Constellation Consortium,” which it described as “the...
Viewpoint: Mapping Evolving Regulatory Terrain for MGAs, MGUs and Other DUAEs
Dec 9 2025 // As the regulatory landscape around the delegated underwriting authority enterprise (DUAE) market evolves, global authorities have introduced stricter compliance measures, risk management expectations and governance...
Business Moves: MGA Nirvana Buys Arena From Ryan Specialty; Ryan Acquires Canada MGU SSRU; Bridgehaven Buys SureStone; Gallagher Re to Buy S. Africa’s Resilea
Dec 5 2025 // Specialty MGA Nirvana Acquires Arena From Ryan Specialty Specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nirvana announced the acquisition of Arena NV from Ryan Specialty. Financial terms of the deal, which was announced today,...
Fortegra on the Growth Path for MGAs
Dec 1 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...
Dyad Launches New AI Capabilities to Streamline Email and Document Processing for MGAs, Wholesalers, and Program Admins
Nov 20 2025 // New Email Triage Agent and AI Extractor automate routing and data capture to accelerate high-volume workflows. BREA, CA, UNITED STATES, November 19, 2025 — Dyad, a software provider powering modern insurance...
Digital MGA Honeycomb Insurance Expands to Colorado
Nov 19 2025 // Honeycomb Insurance has begun writing policies in Colorado. The digital managing general agency specializes in property/casualty coverage for landlords and condominium associations. The company’s underwriting...
People Moves: TMK Taps Beazley’s Silvestre as Head of Cyber Reinsurance Solutions; MGA Augmented Names Overall From Atrium as Head of Underwriting
Nov 18 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the specialty insurer Tokio Marine Kiln and the MGA Augmented UW. A summary of these new hires follows here. TMK Taps Beazley’s Silvestre as Head of...
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...
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...
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...
Register: Risky Future AI Tools for MGAs ‘Demo Day’ on Nov. 12
Nov 10 2025 // Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for MGAs” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for managing general agencies. The latest online event...
People Moves: MGA Pen Underwriting Names Doyle as CEO of Ireland; Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes de Blieck to Belgium Country Manager
Nov 6 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the MGA Pen Underwriting and the insurer BHSI. A summary of these new hires follows here. Pen Underwriting Names Doyle as CEO of Ireland Pen Underwriting,...
Ryan Specialty Agrees to Acquire Canadian MGU Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting
Oct 28 2025 // Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting Ltd. (SSRU). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Toronto,...
Bishop Street Underwriters Launches MGA Incubator
Oct 24 2025 // Bishop Street Underwriters announced the rollout of Bishop Street Program Managers (BSPM), an incubator for developing managing general agents (MGA). Embedded within Bishop Street’s ecosystem and backed by its $600...
RQB vs PL Rating: The Real Difference for MGAs and Wholesalers
Oct 15 2025 // If you’re an MGA or wholesaler quoting personal or commercial lines, chances are you’ve come across PL Rating by Vertafore. It’s a widely used platform in the retail agency world. But when you’re...
