Ryan Specialty Group News

R-T Specialty Hires CRC Exec Sparling in New York

R-T Specialty LLC, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC, has hired J.C. Sparling as executive vice president. He is based in New York City. Sparling is a seasoned property wholesale broker who has been in the business …

ThinkRisk Transfers Converging Risk Program to Lloyd’s, Expands Offerings

Ryan Specialty Group’s (RSG) ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency has entered into a new underwriting partnership for its Converging Risk program with Lloyd’s of London. ThinkRisk will transition its existing Converging Risk program – specialized errors and omissions insurance for media, advertising, …

Ryan Specialty Launches Marine Unit; AIG’s Pecci and Stahl to Lead

Specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has formed a specialty marine underwriting business and tapped two executives who were formerly with American International Group (AIG) to lead it. The newly-formed specialty marine underwriting manager is named Safe Waters and …

Ryan Direct Group Completes Acquisition of Midas Underwriting

Ryan Direct Group, the subsidiary of Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group, announced the completion of the acquisition of Midas Underwriting, which was completed on March 31, following regulatory approval. This transaction was previously announced on Jan. 6, 2016. As part of …

R-T Specialty to Acquire Hartan Brokerage in New York City

R-T Specialty LLC, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC in Chicago, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Hartan Brokerage, a wholesale insurance brokerage operation based in New York …

Insurance Journal TV Offers Exclusive New Videos From the 2016 PLUS D&O Symposium

San Diego, CA, February 26, 2016 – New video interview with Ryan Specialty Group Chairman and CEO Pat Ryan, along with other videos from the 2016 PLUS D&O Conference in New York now on Insurancejournal.tv. Insurance Sector Opportunities Ryan Specialty …

Turner Tapped as Chairman and CEO; McCormack, President at RT Specialty

The board of directors of Chicago, Ill.-based Ryan Specialty Group has approved the following executive leadership changes at its wholesale brokerage, RT Specialty: Timothy W. Turner – chairman and CEO Edward F. McCormack – president Michael T. VanAcker – 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 Direct Agrees to Acquire Northern Ireland MGA, Midas Underwriting

Ryan Direct Group (RDG), the insurance services business and part of Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), has entered into agreement to acquire Northern Ireland-based MGA Midas Underwriting, subject to regulatory approval. The financial considerations were not disclosed. Derek Coles, RDG …

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 …