What Globe Underwriting does

Globe Underwriting operates as a privately-held insurance underwriting business based in London, UK, founded in 2017 with 11–50 employees. The firm falls within a broader regulated insurance group that trades under multiple affiliate brands — Paragon International Insurance Brokers, Paragon Brokers (Europe), Carrolls, TrialSelect, and PSC Insurance — sharing a common regulatory structure. Its business model is that of a Managing General Agent (MGA): Globe Underwriting sources business from insurance brokers, prices and underwrites the risk using its in-house underwriting team, and places coverage backed by long-term capacity providers (insurance carriers). Revenue is generated through underwriting commissions on placed policies rather than from premium-bearing risk, and pricing is determined per-risk rather than via published rate cards.

The company delivers a unified four-line specialty underwriting proposition spanning Financial Lines (Professional Indemnity, Cyber & Intellectual Property, Fidelity and Crime), Property & Casualty, Specialty Risks (Political Violence and Terrorism, Forestry, Aviation Loss of License, Surety, Marine Cargo, Trade Credit), and High Net Worth / Fine Art / Jewellery & Specie cover. Distribution is exclusively B2B through broker relationships — augmented by affiliate-group links to related broker brands — across the UK and key European markets. Geographically, the firm is anchored in the UK and Ireland, with a country-level management presence in Germany and the Netherlands and a bilingual English/German website.

Regulatory authorization sits at the Central Bank of Ireland (FRN: C433998, registration 661223) for its Ireland-domiciled headquarters, with a UK branch (UK establishment BR023033) regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 944662). This dual authorization enables cross-border placement under European passporting arrangements. The leadership team comprises a CEO (Conor Geraghty), a COO (Richard Seeley), a Chief Underwriting Officer (Paul Nolan), and country-level Managing Directors for Germany (Werner Richter) and the Netherlands (Bart-Jan Kastrop); senior underwriting hires continue, with Carl van Lieshout's recent appointment featured on the company's site. No funding rounds, revenue, or premium volume figures are publicly disclosed, and no proprietary technology, API, or AI/ML capabilities are documented in the available material.

Name

Globe Underwriting

Legal name

Orvia Underwriting Ltd

Website

https://globeuw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Globe Underwriting is a London-based privately-held MGA underwriting specialty insurance lines — Financial Lines, Property & Casualty, Specialty Risks, and High Net Worth — for brokers across the UK, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands on behalf of long-term capacity providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Insurance Underwriting (Managing General Agent)

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (52421), Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Insurance Program Administration & MGA/MGU Services (FSAEADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Insurance Brokerage (Marine, Aviation, Cyber, Professional Lines) (FSAEADAJ)

Keywords

• Insurance underwriting services
• Managing general agent
• Financial lines insurance
• Property casualty insurance
• Specialty insurance risks

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Underwriting Services: Operates as a Managing General Agent (MGA) providing underwriting services. Works with long term capacity providers to offer cover in classes of business that require deep understanding of risk, pricing and cover. Revenue generated through underwriting commissions on placed insurance policies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Globe Underwriting operates as a pan-European Managing General Agent (MGA) delivering specialist insurance underwriting across Financial Lines, Property & Casualty, Specialty Risks, and High Net Worth, Fine Art, Jewellery & Specie categories. The firm works with long-term capacity providers to offer coverage in classes of business that require deep understanding of risk, pricing and cover, distributing through insurance brokers rather than directly to insureds. Revenue is generated through underwriting commissions on placed insurance policies.

Product overview

Orvia Underwriting is a pan-European Managing General Agent (MGA) that operates as a unified platform connecting brokers and insurance capacity through four integrated underwriting solutions: Financial Lines (Professional Indemnity, Cyber & Intellectual Property, Fidelity and Crime), Property & Casualty, Specialty Risks (Political Violence, Terrorism, Forestry, Aviation Loss of License, Surety, Marine Cargo, Trade Credit), and High Net Worth/Fine Art/Jewellery & Specie. The company works with long-term capacity providers and employs experienced underwriting teams to deliver technical expertise, underwriting excellence, and client-first service across London and European markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial Lines Specialist Financial Lines underwriting solution delivering Professional Indemnity, Cyber & Intellectual Property, and Fidelity and Crime cover for brokers and clients across London and international markets, addressing evolving professional and cyber risks that require deep sector expertise.
• Property & Casualty Specialist Property and Casualty underwriting solutions across London and European markets, combining flexible and disciplined underwriting with strong technical expertise for increasingly complex risk environments.
• Specialty Risks Tailored underwriting cover for specialist risks including Political Violence and Terrorism, Forestry, Aviation Loss of License, Surety, Marine Cargo and Trade Credit, combining expert risk assessment with disciplined underwriting for complex, non-standard risks worldwide.
• High Net Worth, Fine Art, Jewellery & Specie Disciplined underwriting and deep sector insight protecting high-value assets across High Net Worth, Fine Art, Jewellers Block, General Specie and Cash in Transit, insuring against theft, accidental damage and all-risk loss for clients worldwide.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Paragon International Insurance BrokerscoreOthersTrading as Orvia, Paragon International Insurance Brokers, Paragon Brokers (Europe), Carrolls, TrialSelect, PSC Insurance under common regulatory structure. Part of broader insurance group.
• Long-term Capacity ProviderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with long-term capacity providers to offer insurance coverage across classes of business that require deep understanding of risk, pricing and cover. These are insurance carriers that provide the financial backing for policies written by Orvia.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Beazley: Lloyd's-listed specialist insurer with deep Financial Lines, Cyber, and Specialty expertise; overlaps with Orvia's Financial Lines and Specialty Risks pillars but operates as a risk carrier at much greater scale.
• Chaucer: Lloyd's specialty (re)insurer with Financial Lines, Marine, and Political Violence products distributed through brokers; comparable in specialty class mix and London/European broker orientation.
• Hiscox: Lloyd's-listed specialist insurer with significant Financial Lines and HNW/Specie exposure through broker distribution; comparable in product mix and broker channel, though operates as a risk-bearing carrier.
• Tokio Marine Kiln: Lloyd's insurer with a strong specialty, Property, and Marine portfolio distributed through London brokers; highly comparable in product mix (Specialty, P&C, Fine Art/Specie) and broker channel.
• Liberty Specialty Markets: Global specialty insurer with London hub offering Financial Lines, Property, and Specialty coverage via brokers; overlaps directly with Orvia's pan-European, broker-distributed product pillars.
• Convex Group: Bermuda/London specialty insurer with strong Financial Lines and Specialty offering through brokers; relevant comparable as a modern specialty competitor with broker-led distribution across Europe.

Emerging players

• Accelerant: Specialty MGA platform that partners with underwriting talent and capacity providers to launch niche MGAs; comparable operating model (MGA + capacity-provider partnerships) and broker-led GTM, though Accelerant is a platform-of-platforms.
• Mosaic Insurance: Newer specialty insurer/MGA building a global specialty platform through Lloyd's and other hubs; comparable as a fast-build specialty platform targeting Cyber, Political Risk, and other complex lines via brokers.
• Skyward Specialty Insurance: Growing specialty insurer with broker-distributed products across Financial Lines, Surety, Marine, and Property; comparable in specialty class mix and broker-led distribution philosophy.

Direct peers

• CFC Underwriting: London-based specialist MGA with strong Cyber, Financial Lines, and emerging-risk franchises, operating globally through broker distribution — directly comparable to Orvia's specialty-MGA, broker-led model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/globeuw

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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