Age of the MGA Podcast

Ep. 7 | Why Thore Was Built As a Reciprocal Exchange MGA — And What Most Founders Still Get Wrong - feat. Johnathan Yazdani, Thore Underwriters

20 May 2025

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What if writing a billion dollars in premium was actually the easy part?In this episode of The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with Johnathan Yazdani, CEO and co-founder of Thore Underwriters — a reciprocal exchange + MGA hybrid designed from the ground up to remove bias in claims, plug tech into execution, and rethink how underserved markets are insured.What started as a solo leap (with no backing from his former family carrier) turned into a full-blown modern MGA model — powered by smart structuring, vendor partnerships, and a refusal to follow the herd.🔥 Inside This Episode:✅ Why he left a $175M family-run carrier to start from scratch✅ The reason he chose a reciprocal exchange over a stock structure✅ How to structure claims systems for trust — not litigation✅ Why most carriers fail at tech implementation✅ What VCs still get wrong about “writing premium”✅ The startup strategy to win over vendors as a small player✅ Why MGA founders should never chase scale without structure–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––🔗 Stay Connected & Follow the Movement:🎧 Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube📲 Follow the Age of the MGA on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/age-of-the-mga/🧠 Connect with the Hosts:Doug Ver Mulm: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasvermulm/Dylan Brand: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanbrand/Peter Tilbrook: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-tilbrook-50832336/🧠 Connect with our special Guest at Thore Underwriters:Johnathan Yazdani, CEO and Co-Founder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathan-yazdani-51914229/Website: https://www.thoreinsurance.com/contact-thore–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––🔥 Sponsored by Loro — The No-Code Platform for Specialty InsuranceWant to take your MGA online instantly?Loro helps MGAs, carriers, and brokers quote, bind, and distribute insurance products at scale—without ever writing code.✅ Launch your product anywhere in the world✅ Complete quote-bind-issue workflows✅ Real-time reporting, oversight, and compliance tools🔹 Learn more: https://www.loroinsurance.com–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––📩 Like this episode? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and DROP A COMMENT.Let’s build the future of MGAs—together.

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Ep. 7 | Why Thore Was Built As a Reciprocal Exchange MGA — And What Most Founders Still Get Wrong - feat. Johnathan Yazdani, Thore Underwriters

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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