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Ryan Specialty Group

Ryan Specialty acquires assets, operations of Boston Insurance Specialists

25th January 2019

Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group has purchased the assets and operations of Boston Insurance Specialists (BIS), an independent wholesale insurance brokerage, for an undisclosed fee. BIS’ team will become part of the group’s wholesale brokerage unit, R-T Specialty, in an effort to enhance its presence in New England. A family owned business started ... Read the full article

Joseph Girardi joins RSG’s WKFC and CorRisk as SVP, Specialty Casualty

4th December 2018

Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) subsidiaries WKFC Underwriting Managers and CorRisk have announced that industry veteran Joseph Girardi has joined CorRisk as Senior Vice President (SVP) – Specialty Casualty. Girardi has more than 30 years’ experience across the commercial re/insurance industry and most recently served as SVP for Ironshore Insurance Services, where ... Read the full article

RSG Underwriting Managers to combine MGU teams

7th November 2018

RSG Underwriting Managers, LLC (RSGUM), a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), has announced that it plans to combine two of its Managing General Underwriter (MGU) teams, EmergIn Risk and ThinkRisk, under the EmergIn Risk brand. RSGUM said that uniting the teams will allow it to provide deeper underwriting expertise, broader ... Read the full article

Ryan Specialty Group acquires ARC Specialty Brokerage assets

1st August 2018

Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) is to buy certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage, the property/casualty (P&C) division of wholesale insurance broker ARC Excess & Surplus. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ARC Specialty’s Mike Vollaro, a wholesale brokerage professional and specialist in New York construction, will join RT Specialty, the wholesale ... Read the full article

RT Specialty appoints Jonathan Legge as SVP for ProExec division

12th July 2018

R-T Specialty, a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group, has appointed Jonathan Legge as a Senior Vice President (SVP) of its RT ProExec division, which provides professional and executive liability services to the company’s retail clients. He brings more than 25 years’ industry experience to his new role, which will see him ... Read the full article

RSG names Katie Davies as head of new catastrophe underwriting facility

14th June 2018

Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has announced that Katie Davies will be joining an RSG affiliate as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a new property catastrophe managing underwriting facility. Exclusive to RT Specialty, RSG says the facility represents a commitment to provide additional capacity and innovative property solutions for the ... Read the full article

Onex makes $175mn investment in Ryan Specialty Group

8th June 2018

Onex Corporation, a Toronto-based private equity investment firm and holding company, has made a $175 million investment to form a strategic, long-term relationship with Ryan Specialty Group (RSG). The investment consists of $150 million of preferred equity and $25 million of common equity, and was made directly by Onex, rather than ... Read the full article

Ryan Specialty announces launch of MGU, RyanRe

7th June 2018

Ryan Specialty Group has announced the launch of a reinsurance managing general underwriter (MGU) called RyanRe Underwriting Managers (RyanRe), which is led by Executive Chairman Michael O'Halleran and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President, Brian Boornazian. The launch of RyanRe expands the company's managing underwriting strategy, and working through reinsurance brokers, ... Read the full article

Ryan Specialty acquires Lodestar Marine P&I MGA from Tawa

13th February 2018

Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) has announced that it's agreed to acquire Lodestar Marine Ltd. from Tawa Associates Ltd. for an undisclosed fee. Lodestar is a London domiciled managing general agent (MGA) focused on the protection & indemnity (P&I) fixed premium marine sector, and under the transaction will become part ... Read the full article