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2025 MGA Lab Participant Info

Agenda Overview

Sept 16th: Education Day in NYC

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Doors Open / Breakfast

The Definitive MGA Timeline

Layla Atya

CEO & Risk Officer

Zala Technology

Choosing a Config Broker, MGA, Progam Admin, Captive

Kaenan Hertz

Chief Insurance Officer

Ahoy! Insurance and Insurtech Advisors

Deciding Between Admitted and E&S products

Lore Farrell

Head of Product

Licensing Requirements for an MGA

Moya Mckenna

Troutman Pepper Locke

What Regulators Expect from Licensed Entities

Shannen Logue

Deputy Commissioner of Product Regulation Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Joana Lucashuk

Josh Hershman

EVP of Insurance

Building a Sound Actuarial + Data Model

Somil Jain

Principal & Consulting Actuary

From Template to Real Underwriting Guidelines

Sam Merrick

Associate Director - Business Development

Moody's Analytics

Finding Capacity for your Program

Rick Wiseley

Head of Brokery Programs

Securing a TPA Contract

Chris Boedeker

VP Claims Consultancy

Building a Distribution Model

Chris Bayley

Building Relationships with Agents

Mark Gardella

November 4th: Distribution Day

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Agent and Startup Meetings

Agent and Startup Meetings

Break / End of Startup Day

Debate 1: Data, AI, and the Service Desk

AI promises to replace service work but without solving the industry’s data bottleneck, is that even possible?

Jessica Fukuchi

Ryan Mathisen

Debate 2: The Independent Agency Model Under Pressure

Can independent agencies survive another decade without massive consolidation?

Katherine Ternes

David Carothers

Florida Risk Partners

Debate 3: Talent, Habits, and the Tech Gap

Do agencies need more tools, or more talent and training to maximize what they already have?

Margo Giles

Ryan Hanley

Chief Growth Officer

Debate 4: Relationships vs. Scale in a Digital Era

Is insurance still about relationships, or is it now a race for digital market share?

Caleb Cramer

Chief Revenue Officer

Garrett Droege

SVP, Director of Innovation + Digital Risk

Networking Break

November 5th: Capacity Day in NYC

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Doors Open/ Breakfast

How to Select a Reinsurer

Andrew Bate

Chief Executive Officer

Negotiating a Fair Deal on Reinsurance

Jamie Webb

Executive Director

Costero Brokers Limited

James Gadbury

Divisional Director

Costero Brokers Limited

Fronting / Program Admin Internal Workflow

Michael Stienstra

Chief Insurance Officer

Hippo Insurance

Simon Rees

Chief Underwriting Officer, Americas Programs

Josh Curry

Improving Unit Economics with Captives

Joseph Cross

Director of Content

Winning over a Capacity Provider

Nicole Perrault

Solution Provider Pitches

Upstage | Insillion | Verisk | Selectsys/Expert Insured | Spring Board | Turris | Claim Sorted | Code East | Nevado AI | AWS

Rotating Sessions (Part 1)

4x30mins

Rotating Sessions (Part 2)

4x30mins

MGA Lab Happy Hour

November 6th: Demo Day in NYC

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Doors Open/ Breakfast

Welcome & Introductions

Behind the Scenes at a VC

Jay Novis

Startup Pitches (Pt 1)

Startup Pitches (Pt 2)

Lunch / Networking

Startup Pitches (Pt 3)

Startup Pitches (Pt 4)

Education Day: The Malin Flatiron, 895 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003
Distribution Day: JFK24 410 10th Avenue, 16th Floor
Capacity Day: NYC Location TBD