Ryan Specialty News

Ryan Specialty Completes Acquisition of Castel Underwriting Agencies From Arch

Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has completed the acquisition of Castel Underwriting Agencies from Arch Financial Holdings (UK) Ltd. and minority shareholders. Headquartered in London, Castel is a managing general underwriting (MGU) platform with additional …

Ryan Specialty Q4 Net Income Up 28% on E&S Expansion

Ryan Specialty reported fourth quarter 2023 net income of $58.5 million and net income of $194.5 million for the full year. The Chicago-based specialty insurance firm grew Q4 net income by about 28% from the prior year, while full year …

SiriusPoint Enters Strategic Partnership With MGU Ryan Specialty Nordics

SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, and Stockholm-based managing general underwriter Ryan Specialty Nordics AB, have announced a new strategic trading partnership. SiriusPoint will support Ryan Specialty Nordics as it offers insurance coverage for onshore windfarms, primarily in …

Markets/Coverages: Ryan Specialty Expands Renewable Energy Offering on Global Basis

Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced the expansion of its renewable energy insurance offering on a global basis with PERse International, a managing general underwriter based in London. PERse International specializes in both onshore and offshore renewable …

Ryan Specialty Signs Agreement to Buy Castel Underwriting Agencies From Arch

Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd. from Arch Financial Holdings (UK) Ltd. and minority shareholders. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2014, Castel …

Ryan Specialty Forms International Financial Lines MGU Ryan Financial Lines

Ryan Specialty said it has formed an international financial lines managing general underwriter (MGU), Ryan Financial Lines. This MGU is being created by unifying the operations of EmergIn Risk, led by Jamie Bouloux; StartPoint Executive Risks, led by Mark Peeters …

Ryan Specialty Acquires Illinois MGU AccuRisk

Ryan Specialty announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AccuRisk Holdings, LLC, a medical stop loss managing general underwriter. AccuRisk is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and was founded in 2017. Discussing the acquisition, Patrick G. Ryan, Founder, Chairman …

Ryan Specialty to Acquire ACE Benefit Partners in Idaho

Ryan Specialty signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of ACE Benefit Partners Inc. in Eagle, Idaho. The acquisition is expected to close in July 2023. ACE Benefit Partners is a medical stop loss general agent founded in 2014. …

Ryan Specialty to Acquire Socius Insurance

Ryan Specialty said it has signed a definite agreement to buy national wholesale broker Socius Insurance Services from Abry Partners, employees, and other shareholders. Socius will become a part of RT Specialty, Ryan Specialty’s wholesale distribution specialty. Terms of the …

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Kendall as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Ryan Specialty Holdings has announced that Sara Kendall has joined Ryan Specialty as deputy chief compliance officer. Kendall will support and assist with managing the firm’s global strategic initiatives on ethics, compliance, privacy, and risk management. Kendall’s primary focus is …