The golden age of MGAs? Building to win in any market cycle 2026

What does a resilient, investable and high-performing MGA now need to prove in the current market?

The MGA model remains central to the future of specialty insurance. But the environment they operate in is becoming more demanding.

Capital is flowing, technology is enabling precision that legacy insurers can’t match and London’s dependence on coverholders continues to grow. At the same time, a softer market is changing how performance is judged. Capacity providers are becoming more selective, brokers have greater choice and expectations around governance, underwriting discipline, data quality and operational maturity continue to rise.

The MGA market is contracting and growing at once, whilst simultaneously becoming much more selective.

For established MGAs, the challenge is how to protect and strengthen a business built during favourable conditions. For new entrants, it is understanding what good looks like from day one.

The 2026 MGA Half Day explores these questions through the experiences of the people making and applying those decisions today.

You will hear directly from capacity providers on how they are assessing MGA relationships, from founders who have built, scaled and sold specialist businesses, and from regulators and market representatives on how expectations of delegated authority are evolving.

The focus is practical and commercial: how MGAs can strengthen capacity relationships, improve underwriting performance, use data and technology more effectively, and make better decisions on capital, talent and long-term strategy.