In order to expand its transactional risk business by both geography and product offering, Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has announced plans to open a new office in Barcelona.
The Barcelona office expands the firm’s presence in Europe and will have a focus on core transactional risk products, Warranty & Indemnity insurance and Commercial Tax Liability insurance, servicing brokers across continental Europe.
The new office will be led by Luc Joordens and Marta Batalla, supported by Luis Feijoo and Isabel den Hollander. RSG notes that these four professionals have an extensive and established track record of underwriting profitable transactional risk insurance across Europe.
Furthermore, RSG has announced that Kerry Westwell has joined the firm as Head of Tax from a private practice, where she spent 21 years. Based in the firm’s London office, Westwell leverages her extensive knowledge and experience to further build out the tax offering across RSG’s London and Barcelona offices.
In line with the opening of the new office in Barcelona and the addition of the new team members, Hunter George & Partners will be transacting under the new name, RSG Transactional Risks Europe, effective September 1st, 2019.
Ian Theato, Director of Hunter George, said: “Hunter George has been part of the RSG family for 31⁄2 years, so leveraging the global success of this iconic brand is a natural evolution for us as we pursue international expansion.
“The transactional risk practice has experienced significant growth in 2019. We have hired 9 experts which has expanded our team to 19 professionals, with 11 lawyers speaking 5 languages. Our deep technical knowledge, consistent underwriting approach and unwavering work ethic, enable the team to review thousands of transactions every year and provide superior service to our clients and carrier partners.”
