Nick Hobbs, chief distribution officer at Allianz UK, tells Insurance Age about the importance of the provider’s regional footprint now including broker hubs, the challenges of the soft market and its MGA appetite as Read More
February 9, 2026
Tags :Managing general agents (MGAs)
Niche commercial insurer Peach has partnered with insurtech managing general agent Paragon, to provide capacity for its non-standard household and residential let property products. Peach, a trading style of NPA Insurance, rebranded from Peach PI Read More
Specialist motor MGA Direct Commercial (DCL) has restructured its operation to create two new business teams aligned for different broker propositions. This has seen the creation of a retail new business division in Chelmsford, focusing Read More
Kovrilo, an MGA incubated by Mission that provides bespoke, modular commercial cover for UK SMEs, has formally launched. Led by the ex-Jensten pair of Tim Smith and Sonia Habib, Kovrilo claims its goal “is to Read More
Elevate Specialty has today confirmed its new primary carrier capacity partnership with Hadron UK Insurance, supporting a range of specialty insurance products. The tie-up had been trailed in November when hybrid insurer Hadron revealed it Read More
Joe Hantson, deputy CEO at Direct Commercial Limited, notes the amount of senior underwriting talent moving from traditional carriers into MGA models over the last 12 months and expects more consolidation among MGAs and insurtechs in 2026. Read More
Rob Gibbs, president and CEO of SiriusPoint International, highlights its success in rejecting the ‘spread betting’ approach to MGAs and instead partnering with ones that are really moving the dial; and suggests ‘Another soft market: Read More
John Dunn, The Clear Group and Brokerbility Soft markets demand sharper thinking to avoid a false sense of security and complacency, argues John Dunn, managing director of distribution and market management at The Clear Group Read More
Amiga Specialty has secured new Lloyd’s capacity to support its management liability proposition for SME and mid-market businesses across the UK, Europe and select rest of-world territories. The managing general agent was founded by Read More
Specialist personal lines MGA Uris Group has acquired Lutine Assurance Services from Ardonagh Group as it looks to diversify its offering for brokers. Protection specialist Lutine provides group life (death in service) solutions to SMEs Read More