Mark Mugge has left motor specialist broker Lucida Group to be chief financial officer of managing general agent Optio Group. Mugge, pictured, joined Lucida Group, then known as Right Choice, as group CFO in March 2020. Prior to this he worked at Ardonagh for five years, including nearly three years as group CFO and latterly … Read more
Ardonagh’s UK Commercial MGA CEO Jaime Swindle is targeting doubling the size of the business in the next three years taking it into the region of £500m gross written premium. “We want to triple the Ebitda within that timeframe,” Swindle (pictured) told Insurance Age. According to Swindle, it is currently seeing “really good, sustainable” growth. … Read more
Former director of regional brokers, strategy and propositions at Aviva, Karen Jackman, has joined Ardonagh’s UK commercial MGA as sales director, Insurance Age can reveal. In the new strategic role for the business, she has responsibility for developing its overall sales and distribution strategy across the commercial MGA. As previously revealed by Insurance Age, Jackman … Read more
Managing general agent Mercia Underwriting says it has bolstered the team after a number of staff resigned from positions. As reported in Insurance Age, Ardonagh-owned Globe Underwriting was understood to be eyeing a switch of up to nine Mercia staff into the powerhouse MGA. Email In an email sent out last week, seen by Insurance Age, Mercia … Read more