MGA/binders
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GeoVera’s MGAs will sell to SageSure and insurance companies will merge with SafePort.
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The announcement confirms earlier reports from this publication.
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Sources said the deal was roughly three times over-subscribed as cat becomes hot.
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The Truist-owned cat MGA had reduced its line size to $50mn last year.
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The business will service clients in the agriculture, renewable energy and construction industries.
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Demex said its RCR Re platform enables cedants to buy reinsurance for secondary peril risks that aggregate over time.
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E&S specialty MGA Velocity is launching an E&S carrier after receiving an AM Best rating of A- (Excellent).
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The platform will connect MGAs with capacity from a wide range of providers.
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ILS managers have pioneered externally managed rated carriers, but have done so with cost-consciousness in mind.
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The MGA is seeking to double premium from $1.5bn over the next four to five years.
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It is understood that the Miami-based underwriter will continue operating with capacity from Bermudian carrier PartnerRe and Mexican reinsurer Patria Re.
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Bowood managing director Stephen Greener will chair the entity, which is to place $6bn in GWP.
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The parametric product will pay out based on a hurricane’s proximity to the insured.
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The acquirer has forecast premiums of $1bn by 2025 at the multi-class coverholder
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The supply-chain InsurTech is also broadening the scope of its Lloyd’s syndicate.
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Nephila will maintain a minority holding in the MGA, which is looking for paper from more reinsurers and ILS firms.
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The fundraise will support collateralised reinsurance deals with the firm initially targeting Californian wildfires.
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The insurance product is set to launch in Jamaica, the US Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and St Lucia in 2021, with further expansion planned for 2022.
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ICEYE’s fleet of satellites will offer data insights into areas where coverage is impeded by data limitations.
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After the acquisition, the Beech team will continue to be led by Geoff Stilwell, Andrew Woodhams and Matt Gates.
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Orchid, Accredited partner to expand personal lines capacity in coastal markets amid strain from increasing cat events.
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The expansive MGA has launched into a number of lines of business in the past year.
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The platform has backing from ILS firm HSCM, although cyber paper was provided by HDI.
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CUO Mike Duffy predicts MGA will become “the future of Lloyd’s”.
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Century Equity Partners and WT Holdings are backing the new venture.
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The ILS vehicle has support from four key providers and will be launched alongside a broader offering including K&R, fine art and other specialty risks.
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Arch Managing Agency was launched last year to bring together Arch and Barbican’s Lloyd’s operations.
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The capital supports the MGA’s excess retro portfolio.
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The division brings together carriers and MGAs, while providing capital advisory, analysis and modelling support.
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The deal marks the MGA’s first foray into assuming underwriting risk.
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Around one-eighth of the Corporation's estimate related to property reinsurance specifically.
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The company’s remaining underwriting teams will transfer to San Diego-based MGA platform K2.
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The M&A deals were predominantly mergers, but there was some activity on the acquisition side as well.
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Marsh president and CEO John Doyle described Hanuschak as “important” to Marsh’s growth strategy.
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Further growth of the carrier will be constrained if it can’t bolster its balance sheet.
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The infrastructure of the ILS market is undergoing extensive renovation at the moment.
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