Real Estate MGA Ventis launches with promise to invest in broker partnerships

Ventis, the Commercial and Residential real estate MGA providing tailored solutions for a wide range of property profiles, has opened for business. Led by Gareth Roberts, previously head of Covéa's Mid-Market Specialist and Network division, Ventis offers an extensive range of coverage, backed by a team of qualified market trading underwriters.

It will target medium-sized property risks, with a remit to find and capitalise on standard risks overlooked in the property market from £50k to over £1m. Ventis will write UK risks with a range of cover extensions, including Buildings, Loss of Rent, Employers’ Liability, Property Owners’ Liability, Terrorism, and optional Legal Expenses. Ventis will work closely with a select group of partner brokers to do this.

The Ventis team of highly experienced underwriters include:

• Holly Mist who joins as Senior Development Underwriter. With over fourteen years of experience in real estate insurance, including nine years in the London market, Holly will use her extensive trading and technical knowledge to collaborate closely with key partners to devise effective solutions and deliver peerless service.
• Rob Murton, Senior Development Underwriter. An experienced insurance industry professional with a decade of dedicated experience, including nine years of specialised expertise in the dynamic London market, Rob will partner closely with key clients, acting as their go-to underwriter. He focuses on delivering innovative solutions and nurturing sales and relationships.
• Zoe Hughes, Cert CII, Underwriter. An accomplished insurance professional, Zoe brings a wealth of experience to her role as an underwriter for new business, where she will also manage a dedicated panel of brokers, overseeing renewals, mid-term adjustments, account reviews, and large cases.

Gareth Roberts, CEO, Ventis, said: “Ventis is designed to be a breath of fresh air for the property insurance market. Our ethos is based on prioritising high-quality service to brokers and clients and using this as the platform to build productive partnerships that will last for the long term. We provide flexible underwriting services to the same high standards as the major players but are committed to investing in broker relationships and giving them easy access to underwriters, as well as rapid service delivery.”

“I believe there is a huge opportunity in the market for a real estate MGA that is willing to invest in broker relationships and can provide real and flexible underwriting service to the same high standards as the major players. Our business model is built on giving brokers easy access to underwriters and rapid service delivery so that we can build partnerships that will last for the long term.”

Ventis is launching with the support of Mission Underwriters, with long-term capacity through Accelerant Insurance Europe.