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MGT Appoints Former NEXT Insurance Executive Jack Ramsey as VP of Revenue

By Lauren Towner · 8 July 2026

Press Release: MGT Appoints Former NEXT Insurance Executive Jack Ramsey as VP of Revenue | Featured Image by FF News

Quick Summary

MGT has appointed insurance veteran Jack Ramsey as Vice President of Revenue to accelerate its AI-native insurance distribution. Ramsey, formerly of NEXT Insurance, will lead go-to-market strategies to scale MGT’s platform, which currently serves small businesses and agents across 48 U.S. states using advanced vertical AI technology.

How is MGT Scaling its AI-Native Insurance Platform?

MGT is leveraging vertical AI models to transform the traditional commercial P&C landscape. By appointing Jack Ramsey, a leader with over 35 years of experience, the company aims to bridge the gap between legacy distribution and modern technology. Ramsey’s background at giants like Allstate and Nationwide provides the strategic distribution expertise necessary to scale MGT's footprint.

  • 48 states covered plus Washington, D.C.
  • $21.6 million Series B funding fueling leadership expansion.
  • Focus on agent productivity tools rather than just backend automation.

What Does Jack Ramsey Bring to MGT’s Growth Strategy?

The addition of Ramsey signals a shift toward aggressive market expansion in the small-business sector. Having previously built the agent-channel business at NEXT Insurance, Ramsey understands how to empower insurance agents through digital-first platforms. His role will focus on optimizing go-to-market strategies that integrate AI directly into the daily workflows of brokers and agents.

"Everything we build at MGT starts with the agent experience, and Jack has spent his entire career understanding and meeting their needs," said Graham Topol, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at MGT. "He knows what agents need to succeed better than almost anyone in this industry, and that perspective will be indispensable to service our rapidly expanding distribution footprint.”

How Does MGT Solve Efficiency Issues for Agents?

MGT addresses the commercial P&C bottleneck by reducing the insurance buying process from weeks to a matter of minutes. Unlike platforms that seek to automate agents out of the loop, MGT uses AI-native insurance tools to increase agent capacity. This approach ensures that small business customers receive faster, more accurate coverage while agents benefit from streamlined data-to-policy workflows.

"MGT is doing what I have spent my career pushing the industry toward,” said Jack Ramsey, Vice President of Revenue at MGT. “MGT is one of the first full-stack insurers applying AI directly to agent productivity, not just backend efficiency. It is using technology to give agents more capacity, not to replace them. I am eager to help MGT deliver smarter, faster, and more accessible insurance coverage for small businesses and the agents who serve them.”

FF NEWS TAKE:

This move definitely moves the needle for the insurtech sector. By poaching a heavy hitter like Ramsey from NEXT Insurance, MGT is signaling that AI-native insurance is ready for prime-time distribution. While many startups struggle to gain traction with traditional agents, MGT is doubling down on the human element, using AI to augment rather than replace. This is a sophisticated play for market share in the fragmented small-business P&C market.

Companies in this story: Liberty Mutual, Nationwide, MGT, Allstate Business Insurance, Next Insurance, CNA

People in this story: Graham Topol, Jack Ramsey

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