May 15, 2025

Acquisition gives Mission SaaS platform to enhance digital distribution for its programs and the ability to deliver value across the broader wholesale insurance network of carriers, agents, and brokers

May 15, 2025 — Mission Underwriters, a specialty insurance services company built to empower underwriting talent, announced today its acquisition of Talage, a submission management platform for the commercial insurance industry. This acquisition will align Mission with a proven API-driven SaaS technology platform and add a skilled roster of experienced commercial insurance distribution technologists to the Mission team.

Under terms of the agreement, Talage CEO Craig Fuher and his team will become part of the Mission portfolio, where they will benefit from the robust financial and operational framework and support available to all Mission programs, while retaining the ability to also continue adding outside partners and customers. An insurance technology veteran, Fuher has over 30 years of hands-on experience in insurance and technology leadership and has been involved in the creation of several technology and business service organizations. At Talage, he revitalized the organization to establish Talage as a leading insurance technology innovator, enhancing the digital distribution of small commercial insurance.

“Digital distribution is critical to the MGA/MGU space. With the acquisition of Talage, our toolkit of distribution resources for our network of program partners has been expanded to include both in-house technical expertise and a trusted technology platform,” said Jim Dwane, CEO of Mission. “We welcome the Talage staff to our team and are looking forward to working with them to enhance digital distribution across the wholesale insurance market.”

As part of the Mission ecosystem, Talage will drive deeper penetration across Mission’s MGU portfolio and broader wholesale network and expand high-value integrations and submission intelligence to wholesale partners, retail channels, and national aggregators.

“Mission’s expertise, scale, and long-term vision will help accelerate the momentum, significant customer growth and, platform enhancements that Talage has created over the past year,” said Craig. “As part of Mission, Talage will be embedded in a stable ecosystem, offering us the relationships, resources, and structure to nurture and expand our platform.”

Talage is built by insurance professionals for insurance professionals, and as such, brings a deep understanding of how the industry works. The API-driven submission management platform is powered by AI to provide a streamlined workflow for carriers, agents and brokers, as well as structured digital submissions and live quoting across high-volume commercial lines transactions.

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