Age of the MGA Podcast

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.

Age of the MGA Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Peter Tilbrook, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Peter Tilbrook hosts Age of the MGA Podcast, a business show with 36 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  S2E16 | Why Distribution Breaks Before MGA Products Scale feat. TJ Olonilua, Accelerant

  Jun 16, 20261h 19mS2

  <p>A good insurance product does not automatically become a good business.<br/><br/>That is one of the hardest lessons in the MGA world, especially when you are building in a new category, with a new buyer, a new problem, and a market that still needs to be educated.<br/><br/>In this episode of The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with TJ Olonilua from Accelerant for a practical conversation about distribution, platform leverage, vendor ecosystems, and what actually helps MGAs scale with more support around them. TJ brings a rare perspective because he has lived...

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  Episode #15

  S2E15 | Why Delegated Authority Is Becoming Managed Authority feat. Sam Reeder

  Jun 9, 202641 minS2

  <p>Sam Reeder, CEO of Hadron Insurance, joins Age of the MGA live from Scout InsurTech Conference to talk about how modern program business is being built from the carrier side. This conversation surfaces a major operating shift: delegated authority is becoming more actively managed, more data-visible, and more tied to carrier balance sheet discipline than many MGA founders realize.<br/><br/>This is not a general conversation about fronting or insurance startups. Sam explains why “trust but verify” is becoming the working model for carrier-MGA partnerships, why real-time data and claims visibility matter, and why founders need to understand the...

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  Episode #14

  S2E14 | The Insurance Industry Gets Captives Completely Wrong feat. Matthew Queen

  May 26, 20261h 13mS2

  <p>Matthew Queen joins the Age of the MGA crew for one of the deepest operator conversations we’ve had on captives, alternative risk, claims accountability, and why MGA formation is often much closer to captive insurance than most people realize.<br/><br/>Matthew breaks down how captives actually work operationally, why they change organizational behavior, and how claims visibility creates better operators. The conversation also dives into insurance regulation, the IRS, McCarran-Ferguson, founder networking, and how publishing expertise helped build authority in a highly specialized insurance niche.<br/><br/>This episode is especially valuable for MGA founders, program operators, al...

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  Episode #13

  S1E13 | Building Verde: ESG Data, Lloyd’s Capacity, and MGA Discipline feat. James Pallett

  May 13, 20261h 6mS2

  <p>ESG has become one of the most loaded terms in business.<br/><br/>Some hear it and think politics.<br/>Some hear it and think corporate window dressing.<br/><br/>James Pallett hears something else entirely:<br/>A better way to underwrite risk.<br/><br/>In this episode of Age of the MGA, James Pallett, Co-Founder of Verde Underwriting, joins Doug, Dylan, and Peter to unpack how Verde is building a specialty financial lines MGA around ESG data, Lloyd’s capacity, emerging risk, and disciplined underwriting.<br/><br/>The key distinction: Verde is not using ESG as a marketing la...

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  Episode #12

  S2E12 | From Business Plan to Binder: What It Really Takes to Launch an MGA | feat. Sam Knee-Robinson

  Apr 29, 20261h 9mS2

  <p>Sam Knee-Robinson experience spans across connecting insurance businesses, syndicates, MGAs, and emerging risk platforms with the capital and capacity they need to grow. In this conversation, he explains what actually happens behind the scenes when MGAs try to secure capacity, raise capital, and move from an idea into a real operating business.<br/><br/>This episode is a serious conversation about one of the hardest parts of building an MGA: getting the structure, partners, credibility, and timing right before the market will trust you with capital. Sam walks through how capacity conversations work, why personal trust and track record...

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