Sica | Fletcher Market Intelligence + Leaders & Legends Podcast Series
The Wild Ride of Insurance Exchange/ MGA Accelerant: From 55x Growth Story to 12x Buyout Target
Accelerant is a specialty insurance platform connecting MGAs with capital partners through a proprietary, data-driven Risk Exchange. Rather than just another AI play on insurance, Accelerant is the real deal: the Exchange has already run $1.3 billion of premium through it in the first half of this year alone. To us, Accelerant clearly represents the future of specialty insurance distribution.
MGA & Specialty Underwriting: A Market Perspective
The MGA market continues to expand faster than the broader P&C market, attracting new capital and a widening range of buyers. But as market conditions evolve, buyers are becoming increasingly selective about where they see value. Sica | Fletcher's latest market perspective examines the trends shaping MGA and specialty underwriting M&A, from market growth and buyer composition to valuation signals and the underwriting characteristics commanding the strongest interest.
Podcast 1: Leaders & Legends Featuring Jim Quinn, CFO, AmeriLife
In this episode of Leaders & Legends with Al Sica, AmeriLife's CFO, Jim Quinn, discusses how his company's mission of helping seniors live longer, healthier, and more financially secure lives has shaped the company's approach to growth, partnerships, and long-term strategy. Quinn explains how that same relationship-first philosophy extends to agency owners, combining the trust and entrepreneurial spirit of local businesses with the resources, operational support, and investment needed to help them continue growing.
Podcast 2: Leaders & Legends Featuring David Fritz, Founder & CEO, TRICOR Insurance
In this episode of Leaders & Legends with Al Sica, Founder and CEO of TRICOR Insurance, David Fritz shares how his experience as a third-generation insurance leader shapes the choices TRICOR makes about growth, from selecting the right private equity partner to evaluating acquisitions, developing future leaders, and investing in technology. David Fritz has spent decades growing TRICOR Insurance from a family agency into a regional brokerage and, more recently, a private equity-backed organization.
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