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MGAA Conversations

Managing General Agents’ Association

Welcome to MGAA Conversations, the latest addition to the podcast world, hosted by Mike Keating, CEO of the Managing General Agents Association. In this exciting new series, we delve into all things related to the rapidly expanding MGA (Managing General Agent) landscape. With a diverse array of guests from within the insurance industry and beyond, our aim is to explore the challenges, opportunities, and personalities shaping the MGA community. Expect engaging discussions with prominent figures in

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008: The settling of interest rates in both the US...

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2024/09/16

With the Bank of England’s recent lowering of interest rates, and the settling of rates in the US, M&A activity across the Atlantic is likely to amplify. In this episode, we are thrilled to be speaking with Kevin Donoghue, Managing Director of Mystic Capital Advisors, about the stabilisation of the M&A environment and the various opportunities that are likely to emerge as a result. He notes that there is a significant appetite from American firms in London-based MGAs and Lloyds brokers

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007: Gamma Risk is developing ground-breaking new...

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2024/08/19

In this episode, we are thrilled to be speaking with Richard Garry, Chief Commercial Officer of Gamma Risk, about the company’s exciting location-based, risk-reducing data solutions.Given the influx of new technologies and software into the insurance market in recent years, Richard notes the importance of recognising that the value rests not in the tech as an entity in itself, but as a conduit to cultivating better data, and therefore enabling better decision-making. This data, meanwhile, must

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006: Enhancing the customer journey through strategic...

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2024/07/22

In this episode of MGAA Conversations, host Mike Keating interviews Michelle Taylor, Director of Strategic Accounts at Aviva. Michelle discusses her role in maintaining and expanding strategic relationships, her transition back to Aviva from Zurich, and the changing landscape within the organisation. She highlights the importance of responsiveness, visibility, and execution in delivering excellent broker service. Additionally, Michelle touches on the evolving market dynamics involving MGAs, their

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005: Behind the Broker: Exploring AcriSure's Unique...

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2024/06/17

In this episode, we are thrilled to be speaking with Mark McIlquham, President of Acrisure UK Retail. Mark gives a forensic insight into the infrastructure of the Acrisure Group, its global broking operations, and its role in the M&A insurance landscape. Having been involved in Acrisure’s recent acquisition and rebrand of the Eleven Network, Mark explains why networks provide a fantastic opportunity for brokers to receive regulatory support and greater access to new markets. He counters the

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004: Market Cycles: MGA Opportunities & Challenges...

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2024/05/20

In this episode, we are delighted to be speaking with Stuart Reid, Chairman of Partners& and PIKL, whose illustrious insurance career makes him well-suited to discuss the current state of the broking market and its relationship with MGAs.Stuart notes that the service provision from insurers is currently lacking, with MGAs fulfilling brokers’ need which they cannot find elsewhere. He argues that for insurers and MGAs alike, it is paramount to make things easier for the broker as and where

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003: Tech Transformations: Exploring the Insurance...

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2024/04/15

In this episode, we are thrilled to be speaking with Paul Templar, co-founder and CEO of VIPR Solutions. Paul offers his assessment of the technology landscape within insurance, asserting that while there is a generalised desire across insurers, brokers, MGAs and claims TPAs to embrace technology, there is a significant gap between the pioneers in this effort and those lagging behind, either due to issues with cost or ability. However, he notes that this tech will soon become within reach of the

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002: What role does the Lloyd’s Market Association...

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2024/03/18

In this episode, we are incredibly pleased to be speaking with Sheila Cameron, CEO of the Lloyd’s Market Association. The LMA plays a crucial role in the London insurance landscape, representing all the insurers in the marketplace and constructing communities to lobby for the best interests of its members. Throughout the episode, Sheila highlights her aspirations for the LMA across 2024, namely the smooth implementation of phase one of Blueprint Two, to facilitate the full digitisation of the

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001: Navigating the insurance landscape with Graeme...

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2024/02/19

In this episode, we’re thrilled to be speaking with Graeme Trudgill, the newly appointed CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) as of July 2023.Having recently completed his ‘tour of the regions’, speaking to over 700 members all across the country, Graeme shares his reflections on the key issues facing BIBA members and how they can be better supported. Throughout the episode, Graeme notes that regulation needs to become more proportionate and reflective of the work of brokers and

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00: Welcome to the MGAA Conversations podcast with...

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2024/01/10

We are thrilled to be launching the MGAA Conversations podcast! Every episode, host Mike Keating, CEO of the Managing General Agents Association (MGAA) will be interviewing exciting guests active within our community about their unique insights. We aim to tackle every issue, challenge and opportunity currently facing the industry, and those we expect to emerge in the near future, ranging from the use of AI in Insurtech, to the challenges of incorporating new regulation across the MGA community. In

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