Talent

SageSure CEO: talent and capital will continue to gravitate to MGUs

The incremental value generated by MGUs compared to carriers means that talent and capital will continue to be drawn to the model, according to SageSure CEO Terry McLean.

William Pitt: MGAs can attract best underwriting talent through ability to compensate based on performance

MGAs have a fundamental advantage in attracting the best underwriting talent through their unique ability to compensate staff, William Pitt told delegates in his keynote address at this morning’s Program Manager Conference in New York City.

New fronts in the war for insurance talent

Managing general agents are luring top-flight talent from both (re)insurance carriers and technology circles. For carriers that have long prided themselves on their underwriting performance, this presents a quandary, writes William Pitt.