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Trident Marine Managers appoints Karolina Krol as COO
20th March 2026
Trident Marine Managers, the managing general underwriter of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), has appointed Karolina Krol as its Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. In her new role, Krol will oversee Trident’s day-to-day operations, operational strategy, and cross-functional alignment to ensure the firm’s execution remains disciplined, efficient, and tightly aligned ... Read the full article
RSUM strengthens Ryan Financial Lines leadership with senior executive promotions
3rd March 2026
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, has announced the promotion of three senior leaders within its Ryan Financial Lines business. Ryan Financial Lines (RFL) provides an all-in-one platform offering a wide range of financial lines insurance products for both clients and capital partners. These leadership updates ... Read the full article
RSUM rebrands Leopanthera as Ryan Financial Lines, announces promotions
6th January 2026
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, has announced the rebranding of Leopanthera to Ryan Financial Lines, effective January 1, 2026. A specialist in underwriting diversified financial lines on a worldwide basis, Leopanthera joined Ryan Specialty through the acquisition of Innovisk Capital Partners in November ... Read the full article
RSUM’s North American Professional Liability Team rebrands as Ryan Financial Lines
4th December 2025
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, has formally rebranded its North American Professional Liability (NAPL) team to Ryan Financial Lines. This addition aims to significantly strengthen the international portfolio of Ryan Financial Lines, bringing deep expertise in US professional liability space. Ryan Financial Lines is RSUM’s ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty completes acquisition of Canadian MGU SSRU
4th December 2025
Specialty insurer, Ryan Specialty, has completed its previously announced purchase of Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting Ltd. (SSRU), a Toronto-based managing general underwriter (MGU). SSRU, a specialist in underwriting large-account, high-hazard property and casualty solutions, will now operate within the Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM) division. The transaction, originally announced on October ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers launches public entity MGU
3rd December 2025
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, has announced the launch of Ryan Specialty Public Entity, a managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on the public sector. Led by Chris Connacher as its President, the MGU will cover casualty and auto physical damage solutions to publicly owned, ... Read the full article
John Gorman to serve as Head of Facultative and Facilities at Ryan Re
24th September 2025
Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurance firm, has appointed John "JJ" Gorman as Head of Facultative and Facilities for Ryan Re Underwriting Managers (Ryan Re), effective October 1st, 2025. Ryan Re is the insurer's managing general underwriter focused on property and casualty reinsurance. Driven by the flow of business from the Read the full article
Ryan Specialty establishes new collateralised reinsurance vehicle
8th September 2025
Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurance firm, has launched a new collateralised reinsurance vehicle, Ryan Alternative Capital Re, Ltd. (RAC Re), to expand capacity within Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers’ (RSUM) portfolio of syndicated delegated authority property and casualty (P&C) insurance business. RAC Re will provide RSUM with an anticipated $900 million ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers names Ferguson CEO of US Assure
29th August 2025
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, has announced the appointment of Alan Ferguson as Chief Executive Officer of US Assure, effective September 1, 2025. Ferguson, who will continue to serve as President while assuming the CEO, will succeed Ty Petway, who is retiring after more ... Read the full article
AM Best assigns Performance Assessment to RSUM
5th June 2025
Credit rating agency AM Best has assigned a Performance Assessment of PA-1 (Exceptional) to a group of nine affiliates of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), and given them a stable outlook. At the same time, AM Best upgraded the assessments to PA-1 (Exceptional) from PA-2 (Excellent) of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint and Ryan Specialty’s ISA to provide new casualty and excess solution
15th April 2025
Bermuda-domiciled insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has strategically collaborated with New York-based human and social service managing general underwriter (MGU), Irwin Siegel Agency (ISA), part of the Ryan Specialty family, to launch a new casualty and excess programme. The pair's latest launch will provide solutions for social and human services companies, including ... Read the full article
Justin Budd joins RSUM as SVP and Head of Internal Consulting
4th March 2025
Ryan Specialty has appointed Justin Budd as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Head of Internal Consulting for its specialty underwriting segment, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM). Budd has several years of insurance experience from across the industry and was previously part of the leadership team of the insurance practice at one ... Read the full article
Eric Quinn promoted to President of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
25th February 2025
International specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty has announced the appointment of Eric Quinn as President of its specialty underwriting segment, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), effective immediately. With this promotion, Miles Wuller, CEO of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, separates President from his title. Quinn has 15 years of experience leading successful underwriting ... Read the full article
Mark Engel named CEO of Marine & Energy for RSUM
24th February 2025
Ryan Specialty, a global specialty insurance firm, has announced the appointment of Mark Engel as Chief Executive Officer of Marine & Energy for its specialty underwriting segment, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM). In this role, Engel will oversee operations, growth strategy, and positioning for the Marine & Energy practice. He will be ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers launches Celerity Risk
4th February 2025
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM) has launched Celerity Risk, a newly rebranded business unit formed following its acquisition of Innovisk Capital Partners in November 2024. The launch sees the integration of CorRisk Solutions, the U.S. wholesale division of Ryan Financial Lines, with Celerity Pro, formerly part of Innovisk. This combined entity ... Read the full article
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