While we operate with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a Managing General Agent (MGA), we’ve built our operational infrastructure to mirror the rigour of a Lloyd’s Syndicate. Portfolio profitability, for us, is not a quarterly metric, it’s a long-term discipline.
The insurance industry has long wrestled with the complexities of data; legacy systems, fragmented governance, and inconsistent information flows have created operational drag for many large insurers. Data often sits in silos, duplicated across platforms, with no clear source of truth. Underwriters are left reconciling spreadsheets, chasing down missing fields, and second-guessing the integrity of the information they rely on to make decisions. The result is inefficiency, risk of error, and a missed opportunity to harness data as a strategic asset. Coming from an underwriting background myself, I’ve experienced first-hand the frustration of being bogged down by administrative data tasks and the consequences of inconsistent or inaccessible data. We knew that to build a resilient and forward-looking MGA, we needed to treat data not as a by-product of underwriting, but as a core operational pillar.
Our underwriting platform was built with this philosophy in mind, providing end-to-end capabilities – from rating data and quote-bind workflows to bordereaux generation, reporting, and credit control. Every data point is captured once, cleansed, and made accessible to the right stakeholders. Our in-house data analysts play a critical role in ensuring that what we collect is not only accurate but also reportable and meaningful, both internally and to our insurer partners.
“With a single source of truth, underwriters spend less time reconciling data and more time doing what they do best: assessing complex risks, identifying trends, and making informed decisions.”
The consistency across our underwriting function means we can analyse performance at a portfolio level with confidence, spot outliers early, and communicate insights clearly to brokers and capacity providers alike.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of one of the world’s largest insurance specialist firms, we benefit from long-term stability without the distractions of M&A cycles or shifting ownership. But we’ve also built our core functions – compliance, credit control, delegated authority, and data management – to operate independently. This gives us the best of both worlds; the strength and backing of an insurance powerhouse, with the operational control and flexibility of a modern MGA.
Looking ahead, the industry’s relationship with data needs to evolve. As regulatory expectations from the Financial Conduct Authority increase and market conditions tighten, clarity and consistency in data will become non-negotiable. The winners will be those who not only collect data, but interpret it, act on it, and share it transparently across the value chain
Operational resilience is more than systems and processes; it’s about information integrity, and at Omnyy, we leverage high-quality data not just a tool for underwriting governance, but a foundation for sustainable growth and artistic underwriting.
