MGA Insurance Software: What a Delegated Authority Program Needs
US MGA premium reached $128bn in 2025. What delegated authority demands of the software underneath it, and what to test before choosing a system.
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The MGA Software Launch Playbook
From Program Idea to First Bound Policy
US MGA premium reached about $128 billion in 2025. An eight-step playbook for taking a new program from idea to first bound policy, with a twelve-week example.
21 pages · PDF, 1.5 MB · Free, no sign-up
- Vendor-Neutral Launch Playbook
- Eight Steps to a First Bound Policy
- Backed by 2025 and 2026 Research
Who this ebook is for
MGA founders and leadership teams, program administrators and coverholders planning their next program, and the carriers and capacity providers who work with them.
What you will take away
A clear picture of what MGAs are and why they are growing so fast, what their software really has to do, and an eight-step playbook for taking a new program from idea to its first bound policy, with a worked twelve-week example.
Authors
Arkadiusz DryschCEO & Co-Founder, Openkoda
Michał GłombaCRO & Co-Founder, Openkoda
Arkadiusz KrysikMarketing Manager at Openkoda
Published under CC BY-ND 4.0: share it freely, as long as it stays whole, unchanged and credited to its authors.
What’s inside
- The Fastest-Growing Corner of Insurancep. 3
- What an MGA Really Isp. 4
- What Sets MGAs Apart, and What Can Break Themp. 6
- The Software Needs Nobody Warns You Aboutp. 8
- The Launch Playbook, Part 1: Before You Configure Anythingp. 10
- The Launch Playbook, Part 2: From Configuration to First Bound Policyp. 12
- A Launch in Practice: Twelve Weeks, One Programp. 15
- Where Openkoda Fitsp. 16
- Conclusion: The First Bound Policy Is the Starting Linep. 19
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