S1E13 | From wearables startup to $85M MGA: How he built one of the fastest-scaling MGAs in the industry feat. Adam Price, CEO, Kinetic
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What if preventing injuries was just the starting pointβand building an $85M MGA was the real story?
In this episode of The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with Adam Price, CEO of Kinetic, who shares how an aerospace engineer turned a wearable device company into one of the fastest-growing MGAs in workersβ comp.
From pivoting away from hardware to building a claims-first MGA model, Adam lays out the hard-won lessons every founder, investor, and carrier needs to hearβespecially when it comes to funding, scaling, and surviving in todayβs brutal insurance market.
π₯ Inside This Episode:
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How Kinetic went from leasing wearables to launching an MGA with $25M in year-one premium
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Why prevention tech alone wonβt scaleβand how claims management became their growth engine
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The $500k mistake MGAs make by ignoring internal claims expertise
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Why most MGAs chasing venture capital are doomed to disappoint
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How to structure your MGA for profitability, not just premium growth
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Adamβs legacy vision: claims oversight powered by AI, not hype
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π Connect with Adam Price & Kinetic:
Adam Price, CEO of Kinetic: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamprice1/
Website: https://kineticcomp.com/
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