Description:
The Managing Director will have full accountability for the leadership, growth, and profitability of a Personal Lines MGA operating across the Irish market. This is a hands-on, commercially driven role, responsible for scaling GWP, building distribution, strengthening insurer partnerships, and shaping the long-term strategy of the business.
You will lead the end-to-end MGA operation, balancing underwriting discipline with ambitious growth targets, while ensuring strong governance, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Leadership
- Define and execute the MGA’s growth strategy across Motor and Home insurance portfolios
- Own full P&L responsibility, including GWP growth, profitability, and expense management
- Lead and develop senior leadership across underwriting, distribution, operations, and compliance
- Act as the senior external face of the business with insurers, brokers, regulators, and partners
Growth & Distribution
- Drive portfolio growth through broker, intermediary, affinity, and digital distribution channels
- Build and scale strategic partnerships across Ireland, UK, and wider Europe
- Identify and launch new products, markets, and distribution opportunities
- Oversee pricing, capacity negotiations, and insurer relationships
Underwriting & Operations
- Ensure strong underwriting governance, risk management, and portfolio performance
- Balance growth with loss ratio, retention, and claims outcomes
- Oversee operational scale-up, systems, and process efficiency
- Ensure compliance with local regulatory frameworks across European markets
Governance & Stakeholder Management
- Work closely with the Board, investors, and capacity providers
- Ensure robust reporting, controls, and regulatory engagement
- Lead strategic planning, business cases, and investment decisions
Experience Required
- Proven senior leadership experience within a Personal Lines MGA or insurer
- Strong track record of scaling Motor and Home insurance portfolios in Europe
- Demonstrated success growing GWP and profitability in competitive markets
- Deep understanding of underwriting, pricing, distribution, and insurer capacity models
- Experience operating across multiple European jurisdictions strongly preferred
- Comfortable in high-growth, entrepreneurial or scale-up environments