What factors are impacting the E&S space and driving a flow into specialization for underwriting? In this discussion, Daniel Murray brings a career’s worth of knowledge to understanding current trends around traditional and contemporary E&S carriers. With market maturity on the horizon, MGAs have an opportunity to understand their book of business like never before. Hear insights on the confluence of data, AI, and emerging technologies, differences between selective programs vs ones building operational leverage into its model, and why there has been a return to conventional retail-broker channels.

Key takeaways underscore the importance of risk selection, transparency, consistency, expertise, and scale.

Guest Speaker: Daniel Murray, Covenant Underwriters

Daniel combined his upbringing in insurance brokering and engineering background to co-found Covenant Underwriters, a program administrator with binding authority. As the Chief Underwriter for Covenant, he concentrates his focus on making specialty insurance easy for retail brokers through the use of custom policy forms and e-commerce platforms.