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RT Specialty hires Amber Carver as President
20th November 2025
RT Specialty, the wholesale brokerage division of Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurer, has appointed Amber Carver as President, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Carver has over 25 years of experience in insurance broking and underwriting. Most recently, she served as Vice President and Associate Managing Director of insurance brokerage firm ... Read the full article
RT Specialty’s RT Connector gets brand refresh and upgraded digital solutions
18th September 2025
RT Specialty, the wholesale brokerage division of Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurer, has refreshed the brand and enhanced RT Connector, the digital marketplace streamlining specialty insurance marketing and placement for retail agents and brokers. Over the past year, RT Specialty has enhanced and upgraded its digital solution to offer the ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty acquires J.M. Wilson
13th June 2025
Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurance firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of J.M. Wilson Corporation, a Michigan-domiciled business offering products from personal lines to surety, and transportation expertise. J.M. Wilson and its operations will become a part of RT Binding Authority, the binding authority specialty of ... Read the full article
RT Specialty bolsters leadership team amidst expansion plans
30th September 2024
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty, has restructured its leadership team with senior appointments effective October 1st, 2024. Seth Johnson will become the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RT Binding Authority. He has been with the firm since 2019, following the Atlantic Specialty Lines acquisition, and has been ... Read the full article
Jason Lentz promoted to President of RT Specialty High Net Worth
8th August 2024
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty, has promoted Jason Lentz to President of RT Specialty High Net Worth, RT Specialty’s national high net worth personal lines practice. Lentz, who is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has nearly 20 years of expertise across the insurance sector, the last eight ... Read the full article
RT Specialty promotes Polansky to President,Field Operations Binding Authority
21st May 2024
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty, has promoted Rob Polansky to President of Field Operations Binding Authority. Polansky has operated in the insurance industry for over three and a half decades, holding senior positions with various companies, including carriers, reinsurers, and wholesale firms. He has additionally been involved with ... Read the full article
RT Specialty names new President of Commercial Lines Binding Authority
12th April 2024
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of specialty insurer Ryan Specialty, has announced the promotion of Jason Murrey to President of Commercial Lines Binding Authority. In his new role Murrey will oversee the operational leadership of the RT Commercial Binding Authority and its teams. A dedication to process efficiency and exemplary service ... Read the full article
Marissa Moscowitz promoted to Chief Operating Officer, RT Specialty
15th March 2024
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty, has promoted Marissa Moscowitz to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) Overall, Moscowitz brings over 15 years of industry expertise towards her new role. She has been with RT Specialty since 2019. Throughout her time working at the firm, Moscowitz has been instrumental ... Read the full article
RT Specialty adds Cyber Liability to proprietary digital platform, RT Connector
29th February 2024
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty, has announced that it has added Cyber Liability to its proprietary digital platform, RT Connector. The digital platform allows retail insurance agents to efficiently access multiple lines of coverage from a variety of carriers for their excess and surplus (E&S) small commercial ... Read the full article
RT Specialty names Jim Mitchell as President, national workers’ comp practice
13th September 2023
Ryan Specialty’s wholesale distribution specialty, RT Specialty, has announced the promotion of Jim Mitchell to President of its national workers’ compensation practice. The appointment is effective immediately. Mitchell has been with RT Specialty since 2020, joining with the acquisition of All Risks, Ltd. He has experience in leadership in designing proprietary workers’ ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty promotes Austenfeld and Houska
21st April 2023
Global specialty insurer Ryan Specialty Holdings has promoted Brenda Austenfeld and Chris Houska to CEO and President of RT Specialty's Property Practice and Casualty Practice, effective immediately. Austenfeld has been with RT Specialty, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty, since 2013 joining with the acquisition of Westrope, where she was ... Read the full article
Analysts at KBW expect bank-related D&O claims to be manageable
27th March 2023
Any reacceleration in D&O pricing will probably remain limited to financial institutions as bank-related D&O claim settlements will likely be prolonged - despite claims being manageable - KBW analyst following a recent call with Kevin LaCroix, RT ProExec EVP, a division of RT Specialty. Analysts noted that D&O rates, unlike most ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty promotes Michael VanAcker to EVP of RT Specialty
13th March 2023
Global specialty insurer Ryan Specialty has promoted Michael VanAcker to Executive Vice President of RT Specialty, Ryan Specialty’s wholesale brokerage and binding authority specialty, effective immediately. In the role, VanAcker will work closely with Tim Turner, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of RT Specialty, Ed McCormack, President of RT Specialty, as ... Read the full article
RSG makes several leadership changes
13th April 2021
International specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty Group has made several leadership changes to its transportation offerings. RT Specialty, Ryan Specialty Group’s wholesale brokerage, has appointed Doug Hathaway as Head of its National Transportation Practice as well as its commercial transport program, Interstate Insurance Management. Dennis Beecher has also promoted to President of ... Read the full article
RT Binding Authority announces leadership team
21st January 2021
RT Specialty, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group, has created a new leadership team for its national binding authority operations, RT Binding Authority. As previously announced, Seth Johnson will be leading RT Binding Authority as President. Prior to his appointment as President of RT Binding Authority, Johnson served as ... Read the full article
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