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Balavant Insurance Group Powers the Next Generation of MGAs

We pair a risk-first mindset with the tools that create lift: capital, carrier capacity, shared services, and modern tech. Giving you speed and stability in the same place.

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Built by MGA Operators to Scale Without Compromise

We bring capital, carrier relationships, shared services, connected data and technology, giving you speed and leverage with the security and discipline risk demands.

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Operator-Led Platform With Deep, Earned Experience

We built this platform the way operators would build it, because that is who we are. Our teams have navigated the hard moments and the market cycles that shaped today’s MGA landscape. We know where value is created, where friction hides, and what it takes to scale without losing underwriting discipline.

Our Mission

At Balavant, we are building a platform by MGA operators, for MGA operators — one that pairs proven organic growth, superior underwriting, a dynamic culture, and deep M&A experience with the strength of an established anchor in Tangram.

— Rekha Skantharaja, CEO

Built for Momentum

You Run the Business, We Add Rocket Fuel

Balavant Insurance Group gives MGAs efficiency and effectiveness at scale, so underwriting teams can focus on programs and clients while we shoulder the rest.

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Economies of Scale With Carrier Partners

Bigger access and stronger bargaining power open doors that can be shut to stand-alone teams, including smart expansion into E&S where appropriate.

Delegated Authority, Protected and Amplified

We are MGA operators. We understand delegated authority, pricing and terms, and how to protect the underwriting pen while creating room to grow.

A Modern, Tech-Enabled Platform

Connected data, workflows, and analytics that many teams cannot access today due to legacy systems or cost.

Shared IP, Talent, and Ideas

Access to expertise and pattern recognition across the portfolio, so successful approaches travel faster.

Corporate Shared Services

Marketing, sales support, technology, finance, and operations that improve speed, consistency, and margin.

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The People Behind Balavant

Our team brings an owner’s lens to scaling MGAs and is intentionally building for growth without legacy constraints, investing in forward-looking technology and shared services to support differentiated operators.

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Rekha Skantharaja

Chief Executive Officer

Rekha Skantharaja is a career MGA builder who transformed Tangram Insurance Services from a small team into a national organization with over $200M of in-force premium. She joined Tangram in 2009, became President in 2013, and CEO in 2018. Throughout her career, Rekha has served on several industry boards including Target Markets and PCH Mutual. She has been recognized with numerous awards such as IBA Global 100 and Business Insurance Women to Watch. She is widely known for assembling diverse and inclusive leadership teams, forging durable carrier partnerships, and steadfastly protecting the underwriting pen through hard market cycles.

Rekha brings an operator’s discipline and a people-first philosophy to her work—helping exceptional MGAs grow and thrive on the Balavant platform.

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Michael Sothen

Chief Financial Officer
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Tracy Bernard

Chief Program Officer
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Omeed Kazemi

Chief Operating Officer
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John Jankowski

Chief Information Officer

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Megan Berling

Director of Marketing
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People First,
Performance Obsessed

We believe great underwriting cultures produce great results. Balavant backs leaders who build inclusive, accountable teams and gives them real authority to hire, run a P&L, and shape strategy. That is how you unlock new capacity, compound trust with carriers, and scale with discipline.

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Our Growth, Your Upside

Balavant Insurance Group is positioned to reach $1B+ in gross written premium by 2029 through organic growth, new program incubation, and selective acquisitions. Our portfolio companies bring diversified lines and expand our admitted and non-admitted footprint to meet market demand.

  • More capacity and carrier optionality matched to opportunity.
  • Faster product incubation with shared IP and tech.
  • Broader admitted and non-admitted footprint where it serves the market.
  • Stronger distribution enablement so great underwriting finds its market.

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Balavant in the News

Balavant Launches Platform to Scale Specialty MGAs

A key component of Balavant's strategy will be diversifying its primarily admitted insurance offerings by expanding into excess and surplus lines – broadening its underwriting capabilities and enhancing market flexibility.

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Balavant Announces Executive Promotions

Tracy Bernard named Chief Program Officer of Balavant, guiding product development and underwriting strategy. Krissy Kyjovsky named Executive Vice President of Tangram Insurance Services. 

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Balavant Appoints CFO and COO

The appointments of Michael Sothen as Chief Financial Officer and Omeed Kazemi as Chief Operating Officer further strengthen Balavant's leadership team as the company accelerates its mission to deliver a best-in-class MGA platform.

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Balavant Acquires TIMBY Specialty

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Everett, Washington, TIMBY Specialty has built a strong program presence in the inland marine space. TIMBY will join Balavant Insurance Group while continuing to operate under the TIMBY Specialty brand. 

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Media contact: Megan Berling, Director of Marketing

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