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Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire WKFC Underwriting Managers in New York

Apr 3 2012 // Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group said its subsidiary RSG Underwriting Managers is acquiring WKFC Underwriting Managers in New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Ryan Specialty Group CEO Patrick G....

Preferred Concepts Hires R-T Specialty Exec in Hartford, Conn.

Feb 21 2012 // Preferred Concepts LLC, a national insurance program administrator and specialty broker, appointed Jay Sheehan as senior vice president of Preferred Advantage, the firm’s specialty brokerage division. Sheehan will be...

Business Moves

Feb 6 2012 // R-T Specialty, Maclean, Oddy & Associates R-T Specialty LLC, the wholesale broker of Ryan Specialty Group LLC, has acquired Texas-based insurance wholesale firm Maclean, Oddy & Associates Inc. (MOA). MOA is a...

Business Moves

Jan 23 2012 // Ascension, Falcone Williams Ascension Insurance is expanding in North Carolina with its third agency acquisition in the state in the past three years. Ascension’s most recent acquisition is Falcone Williams...

R-T Specialty Acquires Texas Insurance Wholesaler Maclean, Oddy & Associates

Jan 12 2012 // R-T Specialty LLC, the wholesale broker of Ryan Specialty Group LLC, has acquired Texas-based insurance wholesale firm Maclean, Oddy & Associates Inc. (MOA). MOA is a specialist broker for unusual property and casualty...

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Nov 7 2011 // Florida insurance broker Kuykendall Gardner has tapped Nicholas Carbone to serve as a vice president of transactional risk. In this role, he will assess, mitigate and transfer risk through insurance and other business...

R-T Specialty Hires Wholesale Veteran Smith to Manage N.Y. Operation

Oct 18 2011 // R-T Specialty, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group, appointed industry veteran Mark Smith as president and managing director for the firm’s New York operation. Smith is a well-known industry...

RSG Announces New Leadership at ThinkRisk Agency

Oct 13 2011 // Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced leadership changes at ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, one of RSG’s underwriting companies. Nicole Haggerty has been named president and Reza Khan executive vice...

Ryan Specialty Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Insurer Jubilee

Sep 26 2011 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG) announced that it has completed the acquisition of specialist Lloyd’s insurer Jubilee Group Holdings Limited, “which currently operates two active Syndicates at Lloyd’s, a...

Ryan Specialty Group Completes Acquisition of Specialist Lloyd’s Insurer

Sep 23 2011 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG), based in Chicago, has completed the acquisition of specialist Lloyd’s insurer Jubilee Group Holdings Limited (Jubilee), the company announced. Jubilee currently operates two active...

Ryan Specialty Group Forms MGA Focusing on Renewable Energy Risks

Jul 21 2011 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG) introduces PER se (Power.Energy.Risk, ‘securing the environment’) – an MGU specializing in the energy and power sector, with a primary focus on renewable energy risks. PER se...

Ryan Specialty Group Launches LifeScienceRisk

May 24 2011 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC has introduced its LifeScienceRisk, a managing general underwriter specializing in generic pharmaceuticals, medical devices and nutritional supplements. Insurance products include commercial...

Ryan Specialty Group to Buy Lloyd’s Insurer Jubilee

May 18 2011 // Chicago-based insurance holding company Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG) has agreed to acquire specialist Lloyd’s insurer Jubilee Group Holdings Limited. Jubilee Group Holdings owns Jubilee Managing Agency Limited and...

Business Moves

Apr 18 2011 // Ascension, Walter L. Clark Missouri-based Ascension Insurance Inc. acquired Walter L. Clark & Associates Inc., a California-based agency that specializes in agribusiness. Walter Clark, founded in 1959, has offices in...

R-T Specialty Completes Acquisition of American E&S

Apr 1 2011 // Chicago-based R-T Specialty, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group, reports it has closed on the acquisition of American E&S Insurance Brokers (AES) from Wells Fargo Insurance Services. RT Specialty...

Crump Reaches Standstill Agreement with Former Employee, R-T Specialty

Feb 28 2011 // Dallas-based Crump’s Property & Casualty Insurance Services Division (Crump P&C), which is part of insurance wholesaler Crump Group Inc., announced that it has reached a standstill agreement with a former...

R-T Specialty Names Booth Inside Broker

Feb 25 2011 // R-T Specialty LLC announced it has hired Michele Booth as an inside broker for the company’s La Jolla, Calif., office. Booth will work directly with Eileen Jolly on professional and executive liability placements....

Business Moves

Feb 21 2011 // Glens Falls, Upstate Agency New York-based Glens Falls National Bank and Trust has acquired Upstate Agency Inc., a property and casualty insurance agency with eight offices in New York. Terms of the transaction were not...

Business Moves

Feb 21 2011 // Buckeye Insurance Group, Marias Technology Buckeye Insurance Group, of Piqua, Ohio, formed Marias Technology, an information technology company. Marias Technology provides a range of IT services in areas such as system and...

Business Moves

Feb 21 2011 // Mercury General, Florida Citing fourth quarter losses in Florida of $19 million, Mercury General said it would begin withdrawing from the state’s homeowners insurance market. The company will send the mandatory...