094: Meet the MGA Market 2023 with Mike Keating - MGAA

<p>What are the benefits of networking with MGAs? What is the ‘Meet the MGA Market’ event, and why should you attend?</p> <p>In this episode of the Insurance Broker Podcast, we’re thrilled to welcome back Mike Keating for his third episode! This time, in conversation with Boston Tullis’ Sarah Myerscough, he discusses the MGAA’s upcoming ‘Meet the MGA Market’ event. It will be held on the 1st of March at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, five minutes from the station. It’s undeniable that the industry is currently facing challenging market conditions. As such, the opportunity to forge new relationships in order to better navigate this turbulence, and thereby continue to provide positive outcomes for customers, cannot be understated. The ‘Meet the MGA Market’ event enables brokers to speak to a vast array of exhibiting MGAs about their product lines and expertise, and to discuss opportunities for partnership moving forward.</p> <p> </p> <p>Quote of the Episode</p> <p>“The importance this event cannot be undervalued, because from a broker lens, they have the opportunity to engage with MGAs, they already work with, but also to explore new relationships with MGAs, who are basically showcasing their very wide and diverse specialist product ranges, their service delivery, all these attributes, which MGAs have been doing successfully for many, many years. Given that the association and its members tend to about 90% deal with the broker community, is a fantastic opportunity for those key stakeholders to be in one room to network, to talk about the market, to talk about, from a broker perspective, their customers’ needs.”</p> <p>Everyone has been struck by the economic challenges currently facing the market. Customers know that there is no cutting corners with insurance, but brokers and MGAs together can work to secure the best outcomes possible within these parameters. As such, the ‘Meet the MGA Market’ event offers a great opportunity for brokers and MGAs to forge new relationships, with which they can strategize