Specialist MGA incubated by Mission launches

Elitium Specialty , a specialist MGA incubated by Mission Underwriting has launched. The MGA’s offering includes commercial combined insurance for select trades within the manufacturing sector, and property cover for well-maintained unoccupied residential and commercial properties.

The MGA is led by co-CEOs Linda Bichener and Leah Miller, both formerly of DUAL . The launch marks Mission’s tenth MGA in the UK.

“We founded Elitium to bring care, attention and expert judgement back into the underwriting process. We believe that every risk deserves to be properly understood, and every broker deserves direct access to the people making the decisions. That’s why each submission is reviewed by an experienced underwriter, ensuring tailored, contract-certain terms that brokers can present to their clients. We act as a genuine extension of our brokers’ teams, providing specialist underwriting expertise and responsive support.” Linda Bichener, Co‑Founder and Co‑CEO of Elitium.

“For us, underwriting is a real craft. Brokers come to us because their clients don’t fit neatly into automated systems, and our role is to listen, advise and build cover that genuinely works in practice, not just in theory. We deliberately limit our appetite to areas we are passionate about and understand deeply, allowing us to underwrite with confidence, consistency, and sound judgement.” – Leah Miller, Co‑Founder and Co‑CEO of Elitium.

“Elitium embodies exactly what Mission was built to support: experienced underwriters creating specialist MGAs with a clear, long-term vision, expertise, and a drive to deliver for their partners and clients. I am confident that Leah and Linda’s thoughtful underwriting and deep experience in this specialist area will set them apart.” – Ross Dingwall, CEO of Mission.