Age of the MGA Podcast
Age of the MGA Podcast
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The Age of the MGA Podcast is the definitive playbook to learn how to build, operate, scale and invest in MGAs—told by the entrepreneurs, operators, and capital partners driving the industry forward. Each episode brings together the most elite founders, investors, and experts to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to build and grow a high-performing MGA—from your first dollar of premium to operational scale.
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The podcast centers around building, operating, scaling, and investing in Managing General Agents (MGAs), covering topics such as category creation in cyber insurance, niche reinsurance strategies, and the operational challenges faced by MGAs, highlighted through examples like Cysurance and Ladder Re.
The Age of the MGA Podcast is the definitive playbook to learn how to build, operate, scale and invest in MGAs—told by the entrepreneurs, operators, and capital partners driving the industry forward. Each episode brings together the most elite founders, investors, and experts to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to build and grow a high-performing MGA—from your first dollar of premium to operational scale.
What if writing a billion dollars in premium was actually the easy part?
In this episode of The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with Johnathan Yazdani, CEO and co-founder of Thore Underwriters — a reciprocal exchange + MGA hybrid designed from the ground up to remove bias in claims, plug tech into execution, and rethink how underserved markets are insured.
What started as a solo leap (with no backing from his former family carrier) turned into a full-blown modern MGA model — powered by smart structuring, vendor partnerships, and a refusal to follow the herd.
Inside This Episode:
Why he left a $175M family-run carrier to start from scratch The reason he chose a reciprocal exchange over a stock structure How to structure claims systems for trust — not litigation Why most carriers fail at tech implementation What VCs still get wrong about “writing premium” The startup strategy to win over vendors as a small player Why MGA founders should never chase scale without structure
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Connect with the Hosts:
Doug Ver Mulm: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasvermulm/
Dylan Brand: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanbrand/
Peter Tilbrook: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-tilbrook-50832336/
Connect with our special Guest at Thore Underwriters:
Johnathan Yazdani, CEO and Co-Founder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathan-yazdani-51914229/
Website: https://www.thoreinsurance.com/contact-thore
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