Insurance Underwriting MGA How MGAs Reduce Quote Delays by Fixing Intake First June 29, 2026 / June 29, 2026 by jeremystinson Quote delays rarely start at the point of underwriting judgment. They usually start earlier, when submissions first enter the business. For MGAs, that first step is often messy: broker emails, PDFs, ACORD forms, loss runs, spreadsheets, schedules of values, supplemental applications, and attachments arriving in inconsistent formats. Before an underwriter can evaluate risk, someone has […] Read more »
Insurance Underwriting Why Underwriters Should Not Be Your Intake Team June 9, 2026 / June 9, 2026 by jeremystinson Underwriters are hired to evaluate risk, price business, and make judgment calls that affect growth and profitability. Too often, they spend the first stretch of every submission doing something else entirely: acting as the intake team. They open broker emails. Sort attachments. Find the right ACORDs. Check whether loss runs are included. Look for SOVs, […] Read more »
Insurance Underwriting Use Case What Submission Triage Should Look Like at a Growing MGA June 2, 2026 / June 2, 2026 by jeremystinson For a growing MGA, submission triage is not just an administrative step. It is the front door of underwriting capacity. Every new submission creates a decision: should this opportunity move forward, wait for missing information, route to a specific underwriter, or be declined early? When that decision depends on someone manually opening emails, downloading attachments, […] Read more »
