Delegated authority arrangements—particularly prevalent in the UK and London markets—allow insurers to outsource underwriting, claims, or policy administration to third parties such as MGAs and coverholders while retaining overall responsibility. Insurance professionals must negotiate clear contracts, authority limits, and remuneration structures, implement robust oversight and audit regimes, and satisfy regulatory and Lloyd’s requirements around governance, conduct risk, data quality, and reporting to ensure that delegated partners act as effective extensions of the insurer.
Partnership brings core farm and motor cover together with livestock disease and management liability solutions
The toolkit sets out how firms can tier AI risks, shore up controls and scale technologies
They include a new senior underwriting team and a new contingency underwriter
The takeover highlights how capital is continuing to chase underwriting-led platforms, even as wider insurance M&A slows
London market firms urged to recalibrate oversight for complex and international business
