Mark Lonnegren

Managing Partner

at Mako Consulting LLC

Mark Lonnegren is a senior insurance executive and consultant with more than 30 years of experience leading strategy, operations, compliance, and marketing at AIG, AXA XL, and New York Life. He is known for delivering financial results, building governance frameworks, and driving operational transformation across complex global businesses.

As Managing Partner of Mako Consulting, Mark advises insurers, MGAs, InsurTech ventures, and investors on strategy, product development, compliance, and business model valuation. Recent work has focused on operational transformation and MGA governance for major commercial P&C carriers. At AXA XL, he built and led the Delegated Arrangements function for the Americas, helping grow the Programs/MGA portfolio to a profitable $850 million across 40 programs, while also spearheading governance, integration, and multinational program initiatives.

Earlier, at AIG, he led compliance for the P&C Americas region, created a global performance management framework for a $26 billion commercial business, and managed divestitures generating more than $3 billion in proceeds. At New York Life, he established the company’s first Corporate Marketing department and played a key role in launching its groundbreaking AARP partnership.

Mark began his career in advertising and direct marketing before moving into insurance. A graduate of St. Lawrence University, he continues to apply his experience to help organizations adapt and grow in a changing insurance landscape.

New York
Consumer FinTech, FinTech Enterprise
Board & Governance ExperienceCompliance & Regulatory OversightConsulting & Advisory ServicesCorporate & Strategic MarketingDivestitures & RestructuringInsurance Strategy & LeadershipOperational Transformation & Process ImprovementPerformance Management & Metrics DesignProduct Development & Business ExpansionPrograms / MGA Management & Growth

Articles by Mark Lonnegren

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7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

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Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

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In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI Automation for Startup Operations

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...

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