Ryan Specialty News

Ryan Specialty Acquires Centurion in California

Ryan Specialty acquired certain assets of Centurion Liability Insurance Services LLC in Tustin, California. Centurion is a professional lines wholesale insurance broker and has employees based in Florida and California. Prior to the acquisition, Centurion was partially owned by Insurance …

People Moves: Senior Roles at Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers; Snyder Named President U.S. Insurance at Argo; Kovach Joins Concert

Ryan Specialty Appoints New Senior Leadership within Underwriting Managers Specialty Chicago-based Ryan Specialty has made appointments to three new senior leadership roles within the Underwriting Managers specialty. Brian Lillis, Chief Operating Officer, has been with Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers for …

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Bodell as CIO; Core Specialty Adds 3 Underwriters in Cincinnati

Ryan Specialty Names Bradley Bodell as Chief Information Officer Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc named Bradley Bodell as chief information officer. In this role, Bodell will lead Ryan Specialty’s technology and security teams and be responsible for developing the vision, strategy …

Ryan Specialty Expands European Presence With Launch of Madrid Office

Ryan Specialty announced it has opened an office in Madrid as a next step in the evolution of the firm’s transactional risk managing general underwriter, Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International. Madrid is the firm’s third European/UK office, the second in …

Markets/Coverages: Hub Targets Nonprofits; Ryan Tackles Auto Excess With Axsal; Trisura and HSB Back At-Bay Cyber

Hub Launches Nonprofit Specialty Practice Insurance broker Hub International, with decades of experience in the sector, has launched a nonprofit specialty practice to serve the risk management, insurance and human capital needs of associations, arts and cultural entities, foundations, public …

Markets/Coverages: QBE N.A. Starts Specialty Casualty; Ryan Specialty, Harleysville Team Up; Coalition, Vantage Capacity Partners; Joyn Expands Offerings

QBE North America launches Specialty Casualty business QBE North America today announced the launch of a Specialty Casualty business as part of its strategy to invest in areas where the insurer can offer distinct advantages to business customers. Offerings will …

Aspen Expands Agreement to Provide Capacity for Ryan Specialty’s MGU Portfolio

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it has entered into agreement with Ryan Specialty Group to support a diverse international portfolio of delegated underwriting authority business. With effect from Jan. 1, 2022, Aspen has joined an additional seven programs from …

Aon Founder Ryan Retired at 71, Then He Built a New $10B Business

By the time he stepped down from Aon Plc at age 71, Patrick Ryan had earned a retirement fit for a king. He’d founded the world’s second-largest insurance brokerage nearly from scratch and run it for 41 years as chief …

Ryan Specialty Completes Purchase of M&A Specialist Hunter George & Partners

Ryan Specialty Group, the Chicago-based global specialty insurance services business, has completed its acquisition of Hunter George & Partners Ltd., the London-based specialist managing general agent, focused on providing insurance solutions for mergers and acquisitions. The deal, which was previously …

Ryan Specialty Acquires UK’s Hunter George & Partners, M&A Specialist MGA

Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), the Chicago-based global specialty insurance services business, has reached an agreement to acquire Hunter George & Partners Ltd., the London-based specialist managing general agent (MGA) focused on insurance solutions for mergers and acquisitions. Hunter George founders …