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Applied Underwriters Starts MGA Platform Innovation Risk

Insurance Journal

Applied Underwriters said it has launched Innovation Risk, a new managing general agent (MGA) platform that will focus on casualty, accident, and life underwriting. The MGA, while firmly rooted in proven, traditional insurance fundamentals, will incorporate the enhanced approaches developed …

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Viewpoint: Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises Offer Insurers Competitive Edge

Insurance Journal

The growing adoption of data-driven underwriting and predictive analytics has given delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) a competitive advantage within the insurance industry, with technology serving as a cornerstone for many of these operations. An AM Best survey of its …

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Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says

Insurance Journal

The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business. That was the word from Chad Combs, vice president of personal lines …

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What is an Insurance Underwriter?

Central Insurance

At Central, our underwriters are more than evaluators of risk. Theyre trusted advisors who collaborate with agents and policyholders to design thoughtful, customized protection. The post What is an Insurance Underwriter? The post What is an Insurance Underwriter? appeared first on Central Insurance Blog.

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Markets/Coverages: MGA Helix Underwriting Launches Professional Lines Program

Insurance Journal

Helix Underwriting Partners Ltd., the Bermuda-based managing general agent (MGA), has launched a professional lines program with a maximum line limit of $10 million. Backed by Somers Re, the Bermuda-based program is writing a portfolio of professional liability products and …

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Business Moves: Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group; Ardonagh Acquires Majority Stake in Apex Insurance in Hong Kong

Insurance Journal

Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of managing general agent Generation Underwriting, which has offices in Newcastle and Belfast, from WF Risk Group. Financial details …

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Business Moves: Howden Japan Acquires Holos; Ageas Buys Saga’s Underwriting Biz; BMS Purchases Australian Property Broker; UK’s Direct Line Now Owned by Aviva

Insurance Journal

Howden Japan Acquires Majority Stake in Retail Broker Holos Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired a majority stake (68.3%) in Holos Holdings Co. a leading retail insurance broker headquartered in Kyoto. Founded in 2001 by …