mgaa conference: phil race, chief sales & marketing officer - xuber: the age of the mga 6 july...
TRANSCRIPT
Technology is pivotal to a MGA’s success… Whatever stage in life.
Phil Race, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Xuber
You know this?
Growth
Phase
M&A
Investment
s
Regulation
Issues
Technology
Solutions
DECLINING RATES
EXCESS OF CAPITAL
MGAs OFFER LOW COST GO-TO-MARKET
CARRIER / BROKER CONSOLIDATION
PRODUCT & GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION
PRIVATE EQUITY TO FUND ACQUSITIONS
INSURANCE ACT – AUGUST 2016
SOLVENCY II – PILLAR 3
REPORTING STANDARDS FOR CARRIER & MGA
REDUCED COST, IMPROVED REPORTING, SPEED TO MARKET
NEW TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS
PARNERSHIPS BECOME REFERENCES
“The granularity & quantity of
information represents a
considerable challenge”
Capital Requirement
Governance & Supervision
Reporting
INITIATIVES
:
M&A
Restructuring
Fair presentation of clauses
between insurers and clients
IMPACTComplex sub-coverholder agreements
Insurers may look to pass on credit risk
Increasing frequency of audits
Technology used to aid reporting requirements
Policies will be scrutinised by brokers
One touch data capture
Centralised administration and non-competitive services
Delegated authority initiatives
The impact on MGAs
Compliance is driving the need to manage:
Disclosure
Control
Information sets
Audit
Responsibilities
Regulation is forcing the need to evidence:
Document management
Processes
And all with the aim of:
Transparency
Compliance
The Implications
But Everything Has Changed
30 : 1
79%
25%Online vs
physical
Will use online
insurance
Real-time
personalised
pricing
70%Healthcare
providers investing
in technology
A consumer expects to contact you anytime, anywhere, any way…
…and for you to know who they are when they do
So what?Conclusions
Expectations of
clients are exploding
Need to support
the drive for ‘Amazon
like’ service?
Paper, spreadsheet
& email isn’t
good enough!
How can infrastructure / systems evolve?
• Availability of shared platforms
• Availability of new commercial models
• Availability of Software as a Service solutions
• Innovation from suppliers