Who We Are 

Ryan Specialty is a service provider of specialty products and solutions for insurance brokers, agents and carriers, providing distribution, underwriting, product development, administration and risk management services by acting as a wholesale broker and a managing underwriter.

Our History

Ryan Specialty was founded in 2010 by Patrick G. Ryan, the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Aon Corporation. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Ryan Specialty has operations in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. Ryan Specialty’s strong start has been the result of organic growth further cultivated through strategic acquisitions.

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JANUARY
2010
Formation of
Ryan Specialty
JANUARY
2010
Formation of
RT Specialty
FEBRUARY
2010
Formation of
ThinkRisk (now EmergIn Risk)
MARCH
2010
Acquisition of
Sowers Baccala Insurance
JULY
2010
Acquisition of
Chartwell Insurance Brokers
OCTOBER
2010
Acquisition of
McAuley Woods & Assoc.
DECEMBER
2010
Acquisition of
Oakbridge Insurance Services
JANUARY
2011
Formation of
Technical Risk Underwriters
FEBRUARY
2011
Acquisition of
Concord Specialty Risk (Now Ryan Transactional Risk)
APRIL
2011
Acquisition of
American E&S Insurance
MAY
2011
Acquisition of
Sapphire Blue;
Formation of
LifeScienceRisk
JULY
2011
Formation of
PERse (Power.Energy.Risk)
DECEMBER
2011
Acquisition of
GSR; Acquisition of McClean Oddy & Associates
JANUARY
2012
Formation of
Ryan Specialty Board
MAY
2012
Acquisition of
WKFC
OCTOBER
2012
Acquisition of
Atlantic Starr
DECEMBER
2012
Acquisition of
IFIS
SEPTEMBER
2013
Acquisition of
SH Smith & Co.
DECEMBER
2013
Acquisition of
Westrope
FEBRUARY
2014
Acquisition of
Blais Excess Agency of Texas
JUNE
2014
Formation of
CorRisk Solutions
JULY
2014
Formation of
CorPro Underwriting Managers (now CorRisk Solutions)
OCTOBER
2014
Formation of
StartPoint Executive Risks
NOVEMBER
2014
Formation of
RSG Europe;
Acquisition of Tennessee Underwriters
JUNE
2015
Launched
Harmony (facility in Lloyd’s)
SEPTEMBER
2015
Acquisition of
AJ Renner
JANUARY
2016
Acquisition of
Countrywide Brokerage;
Acquisition of
Hunter George & Partners (Now Ryan Transactional Risk)
MARCH
2016
Acquisition of
Hartan Brokerage
APRIL
2016
Formation of
EmergIn Risk
NOVEMBER
2016
Formation of
SafeWaters Underwriting Managers
JANUARY
2017
Acquisition of RSG Sweden (formerly Navigators' Sweden); Acquisition of RSG Denmark (formerly Navigators' Denmark)
FEBRUARY
2017
Acquisition of Interstate Insurance Management
MARCH
2017
Acquisition of Trident Marine Managers
APRIL
2017
Acquisition of LoVullo Associates
AUGUST
2017
Acquisition of
N-Surance Outlets
SEPTEMBER
2017
Formation of Smooth Waters
NOVEMBER
2017
Acquisition of Oxford Insurance Services
JANUARY
2018
Formation of
Capital Bay Underwriting
FEBRUARY
2018
Acquisition of
Irwin Siegel Agency;
Acquisition of
Kerwick & Curran
APRIL
2018
Acquisition of
New Day Underwriting Managers
AUGUST
2018
Acquisition of certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage
OCTOBER
2018
Formation of
JEM Underwriting Managers
NOVEMBER
2018
Formation of
AgRisk Underwriters
JANUARY
2019
ThinkRisk Becomes EmergIn Risk
FEBRUARY
2019
Acquisition of Boston Insurance Specialists
MARCH
2019
Acquisition of
Westphalen Insurance Services
MARCH
2019
Acquisition of
Myron Steves
JUNE
2019
Acquisition of
Atlantic Specialty Lines
JULY
2019
Formation of
Ryan Re Underwriting Managers
OCTOBER
2019
Acquisition of Suitelife Underwriting Managers
JANUARY
2020
Launch of The Connector
SEPTEMBER
2020
Acquisition of
All Risks
DECEMBER
2021
Acquisition of Crouse and Associates
DECEMBER
2021
Acquisition of Keystone Risk Partners
NOVEMBER
2022
Acquisition of Centurion Liability Insurance Services
DECEMBER
2022
Formation of Emerald Underwriting Managers
JANUARY
2023
Acquisition of Griffin Underwriting Services
FEBRUARY
2023
Formation of Ryan Transactional Risk
JULY
2023
Acquisition of Point6 Healthcare
JULY
2023
Acquisition of ACE Benefit Partners
JULY
2023
Acquisition of Socius Insurance Services
DECEMBER
2023
Acquisition of AccuRisk Holdings
FEBRUARY
2024
Formation of Verdant Underwriting Managers
MARCH
2024
Formation of Ryan Financial Lines
MAY
2024
Acquisition of Castel Underwriting Agencies
SEPTEMBER
2024
Acquisition of US Assure
SEPTEMBER
2024
Acquisition of Greenhill Underwriting Insurance Services
SEPTEMBER
2024
Acquisition of Ethos Specialty Insurance’s P&C MGUs
OCTOBER
2024
Acquisition of Certain Assets of EverSports & Entertainment Insurance
OCTOBER
2024
Acquisition of Certain Assets of Geo Underwriting Europe
NOVEMBER
2024
Acquisition of Innovisk Capital Partners
FEBRUARY
2025
Acquisition of Velocity Risk Underwriters
FEBRUARY
2025
Formation of Celerity Risk
APRIL
2025
Formation of L3 Underwriting Managers
MAY
2025
Acquisition of USQRisk Holdings
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Our History

January
2010
Formation of
Ryan Specialty
January
2010
Formation of
RT Specialty
February
2010
Formation of
ThinkRisk (now EmergIn Risk)
March
2010
Acquisition of
Sowers Baccala Insurance
July
2010
Acquisition of
Chartwell Insurance Brokers
October
2010
Acquisition of
McAuley Woods & Assoc.
December
2010
Acquisition of
Oakbridge Insurance Services
January
2011
Formation of
Technical Risk Underwriters
February
2011
Acquisition of
Concord Specialty Risk (Now Ryan Transactional Risk)
April
2011
Acquisition of
American E&S Insurance
May
2011
Acquisition of
Sapphire Blue;
Formation of
LifeScienceRisk
July
2011
Formation of
PERse (Power.Energy.Risk)
December
2011
Acquisition of
GSR; Acquisition of McClean Oddy & Associates
January
2012
Formation of
Ryan Specialty Board
May
2012
Acquisition of
WKFC
October
2012
Acquisition of
Atlantic Starr
December
2012
Acquisition of
IFIS
September
2013
Acquisition of
SH Smith & Co.
December
2013
Acquisition of
Westrope
February
2014
Acquisition of
Blais Excess Agency of Texas
June
2014
Formation of
CorRisk Solutions
July
2014
Formation of
CorPro Underwriting Managers (now CorRisk Solutions)
October
2014
Formation of
StartPoint Executive Risks
November
2014
Formation of
RSG Europe;
Acquisition of Tennessee Underwriters
June
2015
Launched
Harmony (facility in Lloyd’s)
September
2015
Acquisition of
AJ Renner
January
2016
Acquisition of
Countrywide Brokerage;
Acquisition of
Hunter George & Partners (Now Ryan Transactional Risk)
March
2016
Acquisition of
Hartan Brokerage
April
2016
Formation of
EmergIn Risk
November
2016
Formation of
SafeWaters Underwriting Managers
January
2017
Acquisition of RSG Sweden (formerly Navigators' Sweden); Acquisition of RSG Denmark (formerly Navigators' Denmark)
February
2017
Acquisition of Interstate Insurance Management
March
2017
Acquisition of Trident Marine Managers
April
2017
Acquisition of LoVullo Associates
August
2017
Acquisition of
N-Surance Outlets
September
2017
Formation of Smooth Waters
November
2017
Acquisition of Oxford Insurance Services
January
2018
Formation of
Capital Bay Underwriting
February
2018
Acquisition of
Irwin Siegel Agency;
Acquisition of
Kerwick & Curran
April
2018
Acquisition of
New Day Underwriting Managers
August
2018
Acquisition of certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage
October
2018
Formation of
JEM Underwriting Managers
November
2018
Formation of
AgRisk Underwriters
January
2019
ThinkRisk Becomes EmergIn Risk
February
2019
Acquisition of Boston Insurance Specialists
March
2019
Acquisition of
Westphalen Insurance Services
March
2019
Acquisition of
Myron Steves
June
2019
Acquisition of
Atlantic Specialty Lines
July
2019
Formation of
Ryan Re Underwriting Managers
October
2019
Acquisition of Suitelife Underwriting Managers
January
2020
Launch of The Connector
September
2020
Acquisition of
All Risks
December
2021
Acquisition of Crouse and Associates
December
2021
Acquisition of Keystone Risk Partners
November
2022
Acquisition of Centurion Liability Insurance Services
December
2022
Formation of Emerald Underwriting Managers
January
2023
Acquisition of Griffin Underwriting Services
February
2023
Formation of Ryan Transactional Risk
July
2023
Acquisition of Point6 Healthcare
July
2023
Acquisition of ACE Benefit Partners
July
2023
Acquisition of Socius Insurance Services
December
2023
Acquisition of AccuRisk Holdings
February
2024
Formation of Verdant Underwriting Managers
March
2024
Formation of Ryan Financial Lines
May
2024
Acquisition of Castel Underwriting Agencies
September
2024
Acquisition of US Assure
September
2024
Acquisition of Greenhill Underwriting Insurance Services
September
2024
Acquisition of Ethos Specialty Insurance’s P&C MGUs
October
2024
Acquisition of Certain Assets of EverSports & Entertainment Insurance
October
2024
Acquisition of Certain Assets of Geo Underwriting Europe
November
2024
Acquisition of Innovisk Capital Partners
February
2025
Acquisition of Velocity Risk Underwriters
February
2025
Formation of Celerity Risk
April
2025
Formation of L3 Underwriting Managers
May
2025
Acquisition of USQRisk Holdings
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Patrick G. Ryan

Patrick G. Ryan

Founder & Executive Chairman,
Ryan Specialty

Letter From Our Chairman

Ryan Specialty was founded in 2010 to be the trusted trading partner for specialty risk solutions and services to retail agents, brokers and insurance carriers. Our talent, innovation and execution are what continue to set Ryan Specialty apart from our competitors. These characteristics enable us to provide exceptional outcomes for our clients and have established Ryan Specialty as an industry leader.

Our culture of empowerment and teamwork provides our brokers and underwriters with the flexibility and agility to react to opportunities in the marketplace to best serve the needs of clients. Our team members adhere to the highest standards of the industry and are inspired by creativity, innovation and hard work. It is with these attributes that we have achieved excellent organic growth which is core to our strategy. This natural growth has been further developed through strategic bolt on acquisitions adding scale and differentiating skills towards achieving our goals.

I am very proud of what we have built in these few short years and want to thank the industry for its support. Without the collaboration of our clients and trading partners, we could not have achieved such significant growth and industry impact.

Respectfully yours,

Chairman

Leadership

The Ryan Specialty leadership team represents some of the highest quality leaders in the insurance industry, each of whom are committed to developing their knowledge and expertise in their respective fields.

Board of Directors
Patrick G. Ryan
Founder & Executive Chairman,
Ryan Specialty
Timothy W. Turner
CEO, Ryan Specialty
Chairman, RT Specialty
Nick Cortezi
Director,
Ryan Specialty
Henry S. Bienen
President Emeritus,
Northwestern University
David P. Bolger
Former Chief Financial Officer,
Aon Corporation
Michelle Collins
President,
Cambium LLC
Francesca Cornelli
Dean,
Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management,
Donald P. Jacobs Chair of Finance,
Professor of Finance
D. Cameron Findlay
Retired SVP, General Counsel & Secretary,
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Anthony J. Kuczinski
Former President & CEO,
Munich Reinsurance US Holdings
Robert Le Blanc
CEO of Onex Corporation
Michael D. O'Halleran
Executive Chairman,
Geneva Re Limited
Senior Advisor to Ryan Specialty
John W. Rogers, Jr.
Chairman, CEO, Chief Investment Officer & Founder,
Ariel Investments
Patrick G. Ryan, Jr.
Founder & CEO,
Incisent Labs Group
Corporate
Patrick G. Ryan
Founder & Executive Chairman,
Ryan Specialty
Timothy W. Turner
CEO, Ryan Specialty
Chairman, RT Specialty
Jeremiah R. Bickham
President,
Ryan Specialty
Janice M. Hamilton
Chief Financial Officer,
Ryan Specialty
Mark S. Katz
General Counsel,
Ryan Specialty
Brendan M. Mulshine
Executive Vice President,
Chief Revenue Officer,
Ryan Specialty
Kieran T. Dempsey
Executive Vice President,
Chief Underwriting Officer,
Ryan Specialty
CEO,
Ryan Alternative Risk
Noah S. Angeletti
Treasurer
Ryan Specialty
Kirk A. Behrens
Executive Vice President of Operations, Technology & Data Analytics,
Ryan Specialty
Michael Blackshear
Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer,
Head of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion,
Ryan Specialty
Bradley Bodell
Chief Information Officer,
Ryan Specialty
Michael L. Conklin
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Ryan Specialty
Andy Gorman
Senior Vice President, Strategy and M&A,
Ryan Specialty
Lana Jankovic
Chief Audit and Risk Officer,
Ryan Specialty
Alice P. Topping
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer,
Ryan Specialty
Edward F. McCormack
CEO,
RT Specialty
Miles Wuller
CEO,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
John G. Zern
President & CEO,
Ryan Specialty Benefits
Wholesale Brokerage
Executive Leadership
Timothy W. Turner
CEO, Ryan Specialty
Chairman, RT Specialty
Edward F. McCormack
CEO,
RT Specialty
Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld
Co-President, RT Specialty
CEO, RT National Property
Michael T. VanAcker
Co-President,
RT Specialty
Marissa Moscowitz
Chief Operating Officer,
RT Specialty
Rachelle Best
President,
RT ProExec
Ryan Grimes
President,
RT National Casualty
Regional EVP,
RT Specialty
Chris Houska
CEO,
RT National Casualty
Tim Lomas
EVP of Finance,
RT Specialty
Hugh Mooney
President,
RT National Property
Regional EVP,
RT Specialty
Leah Ohodnicki
EVP of Carrier Relations,
RT Specialty
Christopher Pass
President,
RT ProExec
Marya J. Propis
EVP of Retail Distribution,
RT Specialty
Jonathan Reiner
CEO,
RT ProExec
Patrick Richmond
President,
RT ProExec
Binding Authority
Executive Leadership
Timothy W. Turner
CEO, Ryan Specialty
Chairman, RT Specialty
Edward F. McCormack
CEO,
RT Specialty
Seth G. Johnson
CEO,
RT Binding Authority
Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld
Co-President, RT Specialty
CEO, RT National Property
Michael T. VanAcker
Co-President,
RT Specialty
Marissa Moscowitz
Chief Operating Officer,
RT Specialty
Binding Authority Leadership
Rob Polansky
President of Field Operations, RT Binding Authority
Jason Murrey
President of Commercial Lines, RT Binding Authority
Tracy Davis
Senior Director, RT Binding Authority
Dave Adcock
Director, RT Binding Authority
Claudia May
Director, RT Binding Authority
Eric Director
Director, London Focus, RT Binding Authority
Underwriting Managers
Executive Leadership
Miles Wuller
CEO,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Eric Quinn
President,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Dawn D'Onofrio
Executive Vice President,
Global Chief Underwriting Officer,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Brian Lillis
Executive Vice President,
Finance & Corporate Development,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Thomas Cranley
Chief Operating Officer,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Kathy Guerville
Chief Underwriting Officer & Head of Pricing,
North America,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
Derek Pouliot
Chief Reserving Officer,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers
International Executive Leadership
Mark Birrell
Executive Chairman,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers International
James Montgomery
CEO,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers International
Chris Newby
General Counsel,
Ryan Specialty International
Roland Hill
Chief Operating Officer,
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers International
Graeme Rayner
Chief Underwriting Officer,
Ryan Specialty International
UNDERWRITING LEADERSHIP
Pascal Alvarez
Managing Director,
Facultative Reinsurance,
Ryan Financial Lines
Nik Black
Vice President,
Verdant Underwriting Managers
Brian M. Boornazian
Executive Chairman, Ryan Re Underwriting Managers
Jamie Bouloux
CEO,
Ryan Financial Lines & Celerity Risk
Stuart Burchell
Head of PERse International
Chris Burns
President,
Technical Risk Underwriters
Nick Champness
CEO,
L3 Underwriting Managers
Patrick Comerford
Director & Underwriter,
Professional Liability,
Ryan Financial Lines
Iain Cotton
Founding Partner,
YachtPod Risk Partners
Katie Daley Davies
CEO, JEM Underwriting Managers, CEO, Technical Risk Underwriters
Tim Davis
President,
JEM Underwriting Managers
Stuart Dickinson
Senior Underwriter,
Square Pegs
Sverker Edström
Managing Director, Europe,
Ryan Financial Lines
Patrick Gavin
Managing Director,
Alive Risk
Catherine Gill
CEO,
LifeScienceRisk
Garrod Hill
Founding Partner & President,
Albus
Martin Hayes
Managing Director,
Trident Marine Managers
Dan Houska
Managing Director,
Emerald Underwriting Managers, US
Emil Issavi
CEO & President,
Ryan Re Underwriting Managers
Mike Johnson
Managing Director,
Trident Marine Managers
Nancy M. McMahon
CEO & President,
Sapphire Blue
Yael Mimran
Founding Partner and Underwriter,
Paradiso
Vladimir Mirosevic-Sorgo
Founding Partner,
YachtPod Risk Partners
Clive Moore
Director & Underwriter,
Professional Liability,
Ryan Financial Lines
Joe Murphy
Managing Director,
Emerald Underwriting Managers, UK
Thomas Nash
Co-President,
Celerity Risk
George Paraskeva
Managing Director,
Cyber & Technology,
Ryan Financial Lines
George Pearce
Managing Director,
Ryan Transactional Risk
Carl Pursiano
Co-President,
Celerity Risk
Pam Quilici
President,
Ryan Specialty Transportation Underwriting Managers
Colin Rose
Head & Founder,
Castel Construction
Sammy Shihab
Head of Transact Risk Partners
Jeffrey Smith
President & Chief Underwriting Officer,
PERse North America
Rich Stansfield
Managing Director,
Ryan Transactional Risk
Brad Storey
President,
Irwin Siegel Agency
Duco Teijema
Marine Manager,
Ryan Specialty Netherlands
Eddy Van Den Bosch
Managing Director,
ARENA NV
John Welty
President,
SUITELIFE Underwriting Managers
Peter Wallace
Principal Underwriter and Founder,
Castel Latent Defects Insurance
Insurance Business America 5-Star Program Administrators

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