22 October 2014Insurance

Soft market a good time to launch an MGA

The current soft market creates a window of opportunity for underwriters keen to take control of their own destiny by setting up a managing general agent (MGA). That is the view of John Holm, executive director, MGA Investments for international business process outsourcing and professional services company Capita.

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