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MGA Association hears of Guernsey’s ambitions

April 10, 2019
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Plans to develop the managing general agents sector in Guernsey have moved forward with a visit to the island from the Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA).

Managing Director Peter Staddon and MGAA founder David Coupe spent a day in the island and met the MGA steering group formed from the Guernsey industry body, the Guernsey International Insurance Association (GIIA).

Both men were impressed with the insurance infrastructure in the island – Guernsey has a specialist insurance sector offering captive insurance, reinsurance, insurance-linked securities and longevity risk transfer – and the opportunities for managing general agents (MGAs).

They highlighted the use of technology in the island, insurance expertise and understanding, access to alternative capital markets, and the approach to regulation as key factors for MGA opportunities.

“I liked the approach we heard about and the ambition Guernsey is showing in this space,” said Mr Staddon. “Guernsey clearly gets what MGAs are all about.”

There are more than 300 MGAs in the UK, underwriting about 10% of the UK general insurance market’s £47 billion in premium income. They are classed as intermediaries by regulators and provide professional delegated underwriting for insurers who want to access niche markets without the cost and resources needed to underwrite these lines of business themselves, and give brokers a better service and wider range of product and insurer options.

The MGAA was formed in 2011 and represents and supports three-quarters of the UK MGA market. Guernsey currently has a handful of MGAs active in the island.

“It was timely to welcome the MGA’s Association to Guernsey as we look to develop our already-significant international insurance offering,” said Dominic Wheatley, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the Guernsey finance industry.

“We see MGAs as a natural fit for us as we already have everything the MGAs need.

“Entrepreneurial underwriters with capital lined up and a market position to leverage can come to Guernsey and find a high-quality insurance environment ideally placed to help develop an MGA, combined with a welcoming community and great quality of life.”

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