Launching an AR

An FCA Appointed Representative (AR) is a firm or individual that carries out regulated activities under the supervision of an FCA-authorised principal firm, such as Servca Group, which is our principal firm that ‘hosts’ ARs.

So you’re thinking about setting up as an insurance Appointed Representative (AR), but not entirely sure what’s involved?

The ‘Insurance Appointed Representative’ is an initiative within the insurance industry and the only regulatory model globally where a ‘Principle’ and Appointed Representative relationship can co-exist.

You might consider there to be significant advantages to operating as an AR, at least in the short term until you are able to gauge how successful your insurance business will be, or whether it suits your lifestyle and requirements.

Appointed Representatives (AR) benefit from a quicker route to market, allowing you to focus on business origination and client management. By joining UK Brokerlink, we offer you a solid foundation in the heard of world’s insurance district to help you grow your business and access to a range of services and specialty markets to support your venture.

UK Brokerlink operates an independent, owner-managed incubator platform offering a “Design, Launch & Host” service to entrepreneurial underwriters and underwriting teams who are looking to establish a Managing General Agent (MGA).

UK Brokerlink operates as an independent, owner-managed regulatory platform offering a “Design, Launch & Host” service to technology companies who are looking to establish a regulated “InsurTech” platform.

Our FCA Regulatory Sandbox solution was designed to support early stage insurance platforms with new concepts in a controlled, regulated environment. To support our Regulatory Sandbox division, we also support development through our ‘Micro Capital’ PE solution, (Superian Capital)