Brokers & Distribution
Brokers provide a vital cog in the global specialty re/insurance marketplace, with their role continuingly evolving beyond a mechanism simply to place business. The advisory services provided by brokers now form a critical part of their value offering. The broking landscape is also shifting with major merger and acquisition activity creating opportunities for growing firms to expand in core markets and attract staff who have been displaced in the fallout from major deals.
The ever-growing appeal of managing general agents
Michael Keating, the chief executive of the Managing General Agents’ Association, describes the underwriting capability, data quality and the speed of innovation that make the MGA sector so attractive to insurers
Middle East conflict ‘not about insurance’: Marsh’s Doyle
Broking group working more broadly on business sustainability and supply chain issues, its chief executive says
Energy market defined by ‘striking contradiction’
Despite mounting loss activity and geopolitical volatility, the energy insurance market remains deeply soft, according to Willis
Marsh books Q1 re/insurance broking revenue of $5.1bn
Marsh Risk reports 4% underlying revenue growth in first quarter
Brokers ‘must harness agentic AI to stay relevant’
McGill and Partners’ head of emerging technology Andre du Preez discusses the broking firm’s new AI initiative with AIG
Geo Underwriting strikes marine capacity deal with Intact Insurance
Managing general agent looks to expand presence in the specialist industrial marine market with capacity partnership
Howden launches US trucking practice
Broker continues build-out of US retail platform
UIB names Waller head of marine
David Waller succeeds Andrew Little as managing director of Lloyd’s broker’s marine division
Bridgehaven appoints Marry European CEO
Insurer hires USAA senior executive Marry to lead European expansion
Tysers names Cooper director of marine and aviation
Executive joins Lloyd’s broker from Consilium
Pine Walk launches capital solutions business Mezura Capital
Bermuda-based venture will provide structured and retrospective solutions
Bringing brokered small business risks into the London market: Acrisure’s Quy
Acrisure London Wholesale managing director Tom Quy discusses the roll-out of the broker’s Connect platform to bring small and medium sized accounts into London
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