SageSure, a managing general underwriter for catastrophe-exposed markets, said it has joined with Auros Reciprocal Insurance Exchange to bring more homeowners coverage to Louisiana and Mississippi. Auros is a property insurance company domiciled in Mississippi. It received its certificate of …
With more than 1,000 managing general agents writing roughly $70 billion in direct premiums last year, researchers at Conning believe one growth driver is the fact that the MGA model attracts talent. Conning listed the talent edge as one of …
London-based DUAL, the underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, has agreed to acquire Align Financial Holdings, a specialist general agency and underwriting management group in California. San Diego-based Align underwrites more than $630 million gross written premium on an annualized …
A new London-based business is promising to support a diverse portfolio of managing general agencies (MGAs) with resources, as well as back office services and custom technology. NuVenture International Ltd., formed by industry veteran Andy Colbran in a strategic partnership …
With growth prospects becoming rarer in the continuing competitive insurance market, carriers are among three sets of buyers fueling a hot M&A environment for specialized managing general agencies, representatives of GC Securities said Sunday. In a blog item on Guy …
The outlook is good for the specialty insurance program market, with carriers looking more favorably on smaller accounts, single state programs and startups, according to a new survey. Carriers see the program administrator and managing general agency (PA/MGA) market continuing …
