Decades of adventure in insurance have led us to the here and now.
People
We know the road ahead.
Getting an MGA off the ground needs more than just a good idea. It takes the right structure, capacity and people who understand how the market actually works.
The Rising Edge team has spent decades on the inside of the insurance market. We’ve built businesses, structured deals and navigated the regulatory frameworks that determine whether a new MGA succeeds.
We’re led by our founder and CEO Philippe Gouraud, who brings thirty years of global insurance leadership and his own experience of building Rising Edge into one of the market’s most distinctive speciality underwriters.
Our leadership team is the group that makes this happen; building specialty insurance platforms to launch new lines; finding the talent who bring the new ideas and the legal expertise in international claims insurance to ensure that our new lines are sound.
When you need support or guidance, you’ll get it from a team who’s already been there.
Tech and data
Better decisions made faster.
Rising Edge has created Zeus 2.0, our AI-supported underwriting platform. It’s available to our partners from day one, so you don’t have to source, fund or integrate your own technology.
Zeus 2.0 is built to handle the full submission-to-bind workflow: automated ingestion, risk triage, data enrichment, and decision-support analytics. Each of our partners’ modules are customised depending on the specific line of business. This allows us to adopt a data-first underwriting approach, creating a faster feedback loop between portfolio insights, pricing and product.
Zeus is designed to support (but not replace) underwriting judgment, helping underwriters spend less of their time on admin, so they can spend more time getting the important decisions right.
compliance
Compliance built in, not bolted on.
Rising Edge is directly authorised and regulated in the UK and in the EU.
Our partners operate under an established and trusted regulatory framework from day one.
Regulatory requirements aren’t an add on, but are embedded in how we operate, from our workflows to our underwriting governance. That means when you work with Rising Edge, you’re not taking out a passive licence arrangement. Instead, you’re getting a principal that understands the nuances of delegated authority, and will work alongside you as the regulatory environment evolves.
Rising Edge (Europe) GmbH, is a fully licensed entity in the EEA which gives you freedom of services access across Europe.
brand
Created to be noticed.
In an insurance market, it pays to stand out. A strong brand is a commercial asset that communicates expertise, builds trust and makes it more likely that you’ll be the one getting the broker’s call.
Rising Edge has spent years building one of the more recognisable brands in specialty insurance. The strategic thinking and creative expertise behind our brand is something we bring to every MGA we incubate.
Whether you're starting from scratch or refining what you have, we'll work with you on everything from naming and positioning to visual identity and tone of voice. Our team of strategists and creatives know how to build a brand that stands out in a sea of sameness.