Bretton Woods International

What Bretton Woods International does

Bretton Woods International is an international specialist insurance brokerage and managing general agent headquartered at 34 Lime Street in the City of London (EC3M 7AT). Founded in 2015 by Dan Goggin, the firm operates as an FCA-authorized broker (registration 779711) and a Lloyd's Registered Broker (BWI 1392) since November 2017. It places business through Lloyd's of London, the London Company Market, and international carriers across the UK, Europe, Bermuda and the United States, focusing on complex and specialty risks that require deep underwriting expertise.

The firm offers ten specialty lines: Programmes/Binding Authorities and Facilities, Contingency, Medical Malpractice, Accident and Health, Professional Lines and E&O, Cyber, General Liability, Product Recall, Property, and Fine Art and Specie. Underlying its operations is an early-adopter relationship with the Whitespace electronic placing platform, which provides fully digitized placement alongside traditional face-to-face broker relationships and automates premium and claims bordereaux processing for binding authority clients. Notable capacity credentials include an exclusive Fine Art and Specie facility providing limits in excess of USD 400 million (100% Lloyd's capacity) and access to over USD 2 billion of London market capacity.

Bretton Woods earns revenue through commissions on placements and managing general agent fees for delegated binding authorities and programme business, with contracts negotiated on a bespoke per-client basis and typically structured as multi-year arrangements. The GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, targeting a broad spectrum of clients from small portfolios to large international corporations, and distributing products directly through Lloyd's and London company market relationships. The firm has approximately 20-30 named professionals with an average of more than 15 years of industry experience, and was recognized in Gracechurch London's Leading Brokers 2022, ranking alongside WTW and ahead of Miller, Iris, Tysers and AJG in Professional Indemnity.

Name

Bretton Woods International

Legal name

Bretton Woods International Ltd

Website

https://bwib.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bretton Woods International is a London-based specialist insurance brokerage and managing general agent placing complex risks across ten specialty lines (including contingency, fine art, property, cyber, and professional liability) through Lloyd's of London and international markets, serving clients from small portfolios to large international corporations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Insurance Brokerage

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210), Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (52421)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Specialty insurance brokerage
• Managing general agent
• Lloyd's broker services
• Binding authority placement
• Commercial insurance placement

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Brokerage Commissions: Traditional insurance brokerage earning commissions on placements placed with Lloyd's and international markets. The company structures, places and manages binding authorities and facilities, negotiating coverage, commission and profit share arrangements.
2. Managing General Agent Fees: Managing general agent operations providing programme management, administrative services and technical support for delegated binding authorities and facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bretton Woods International is an international specialist insurance brokerage and managing general agent headquartered in London. The firm structures, places and manages binding authorities, programmes, and facilities across specialty lines — including contingency, medical malpractice, accident & health, professional lines/E&O, cyber, general liability, product recall, property, and fine art & specie — accessing capacity through Lloyd's of London and international company markets.

Product overview

Bretton Woods International operates as an international specialist insurance brokerage and managing general agent offering a portfolio of insurance products and solutions. The company provides ten core insurance lines: Programmes/Binding Authorities/Facilities, Contingency, Medical Malpractice, Accident & Health, Professional Lines/E&O, Cyber, General Liability, Product Recall, Property, and Fine Art & Specie. These products are delivered through Lloyd's of London and International Markets relationships, with specialization in binding authorities and programme placements primarily for North American and international clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programmes, Binding Authorities & Facilities
• Contingency Insurance
• Medical Malpractice Insurance
• Accident & Health Insurance
• Professional Lines and Errors & Omissions
• Cyber Insurance
• General Liability Insurance
• Product Recall Insurance
• Property Insurance
• Fine Art & Specie Insurance

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour turnaround on requests
• +3 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Whitespace Software LimitedcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Bretton Woods International signed agreement with Whitespace Software Limited to utilise their leading electronic placing platform. BWI is an early adopter in the electronic placing era, using the fully digitised platform to enhance but not replace personal and face-to-face communication involved in client service. This enables fully digital placement while enhancing value created by face-to-face business with underwriters and customers.
• Lloyd's of LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2017Bretton Woods achieved Lloyd's Registered Broker status (BWI 1392) in November 2017, proving full compliance with Lloyd's minimum standards. This enables BWI to enter into terms of business agreements with any Lloyd's managing agent and directors are entitled to partake in Lloyd's governance. Lloyd's Global Head of Business Development welcomed BWI as a key business partner.
• Prospect Insurance BrokersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Previously operated as an 'appointed representative' of Prospect Insurance Brokers before achieving independent FCA authorisation. BWI is grateful to Prospect for allowing them to operate under their license during their development phase.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Howden Group: Large UK-headquartered specialty insurance broker with significant London market presence across professional lines, cyber, fine art, contingency and property. Multiple BWI hires have come from Howden (e.g. Head of Property Louise Evans), making it a directly comparable talent and product competitor at larger scale.
• Aon (London Market Specialty): Global insurance and reinsurance broker with a major London specialty practice covering Fine Art & Specie, Cyber, Professional Lines and Contingency — overlapping every one of BWI's ten product lines at much greater scale. BWI Fine Art lead Christian Bell previously led Aon's Fine Art & Specie team for 11 years.
• WTW (Willis Towers Watson): Global insurance broker with a substantial London specialty practice. Named in the Gracechurch 2022 PI ranking as the larger incumbent BWI was placed alongside, and competes for the same specialty and binding authority mandates.

Direct peers

• Miller Insurance Services: London-market specialist insurance broker focused on complex and specialty lines including Contingency, Fine Art and Professional Indemnity — explicitly named alongside BWI in the Gracechurch 2022 PI ranking, and the firm where BWI's founder Dan Goggin trained as a broker.
• Tysers: London specialty broker with delegated authority and North American binding authority franchises overlapping BWI's Property, Casualty and Management Liability lines. Named in Gracechurch 2022 alongside BWI; BWI senior hires have also joined from Tysers (Craig Urquhart).
• Oneglobal Broking: London-based specialist insurance broker serving complex and international risks, with overlapping practices in Property, Fine Art and Delegated Authority. BWI personnel have moved between the two firms (Louis Howard from Oneglobal; Brooke Caetano from Oneglobal).
• Integro Insurance Brokers: Specialist international insurance broker (now operating as NFP Integro) with strong US Casualty, Healthcare and Management Risk practices that directly map to BWI's Medical Malpractice, Professional Lines and US Casualty offerings. BWI Director Paul Fleming was previously Managing Principal at Integro.
• TigerRisk Partners: Specialist insurance/reinsurance broker and MGA with strong binding authority operations across Property and US exposures — overlapping BWI's Property Binding Authority team. Multiple BWI operations hires (Laura Billinge, Joe Kirk) have come from TigerRisk/Howden Re.
• RFIB Group: Boutique London-market insurance and reinsurance broker focused on specialty lines and binding authorities for international clients. Comparable in scale and product mix to BWI, serving a similar Lloyd's-and-company-market distribution model.
• Pen Underwriting: UK-based MGA and specialty broker with binding authority authority across Casualty, Property, and specialty lines. Comparable operating model as a Lloyd's-facing managing general agent distributing specialist capacity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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