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Best's Review Looks at Catastrophe-Focused MGAs

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In its June issue, Best’s Review examines the growing role of managing general agents (MGA) in providing coverage for catastrophes. MGAs’ presence is playing a factor in the stabilization of the commercial property space, according to David Blades, associate director, AM Best.

Because they act more independently and have less overhead than traditional insurance carriers, MGAs can invest in artificial intelligence and machine learning models that can predict and price risks in an automated way, AM Best said in a recent Best’s Market Segment Report. Floods and earthquakes are among the most popular lines of business in which MGAs specialize, according to AM Best. Read more in “Catastrophe-Focused MGAs Filling Bigger Space in Property Catastrophe Market.”

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