CAMGA launches new Bridge platform

The Canadian Association of Managing General Agents (CAMGA) has launched its new Bridge platform, which would serve as a figurative “bridge” between brokers and the MGA sector in Canada.

Bridge is a technology-driven platform which would serve as an access point for brokers looking to connect with commercial and specialty MGA markets. It will be made available free to access for brokers. CAMGA has also specified that the platform will be useful for brokerages of all sizes, whether they are commercial, national, regional, local, or even personal lines brokers with a small number of commercial clients.

“We have tried to tackle two challenges with the platform; the first is a discovery of capacity and markets and the second is a streamlined process of submission,” said CAMGA managing director Steve Masnyk. “Brokers will be able to learn which MGA market is writing what in real time, and with one click submit their applications to those markets who have that appetite.”

Masnyk added that Bridge will make it “easier, faster and more efficient for brokers to place their commercial and specialty customers with the right options and solutions.”

“We are seeing more and more brokers simply unaware of what options and solutions the MGA market can bring them,” commented CAMGA president MaryKate Townsend. “Bridge will transform the way brokers find and place their customers with the most appropriate markets across all classes and regions of the country.”

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In June, CAMGA added two new members to its board of directors: Mo Kaur from Premier Group and Denise Yeng from Specialty Program Group. Masnyk revealed that following the elections, the board’s main areas of focus are technology, regulation, and industry professionalism.