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Onex CEO Bobby Le Blanc will retire from Ryan Specialty’s board of directors.
The HNW MGA previously had an exclusive distribution agreement under a partnership signed in July 2024.
Quota share is less common in the medmal space, where layered and shared structures have been dominant.
The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through this week’s key agency M&A.
The broker continues to expect 20% to 30% property rate reductions, as well as increased market competition.
The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.
CFO Vogt added that the vehicle’s impact from earned premiums should ramp up from 2026 through 2029.
Howden is facing fallout from its push into the US retail market via mass hires.
E&S is most exposed to growth normalization, private credit is hunting P&C and fronting is deadlocked on exits.
Jeremiah Bickham will be a strategic adviser until the end of the year.
The $20bn+ TIV data center is seen as the leading edge of significant new demand.
The executive will initially focus on casualty fac business incoming as the result of the Markel renewal rights deal.
Markel’s Bryan Sanders is receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award for his service to the industry.
Ryan Alternative Capital Re was launched in partnership with Axis Capital.
The executive succeeds current CEO Petway, who is retiring.
The company was right to drop its reinsurance unit and refocus on its specialty roots.
The wholesaler also paid nearly $29mn for the Irish MGU 360 Underwriting.
The president expects to see benefits from the deal in H2 2026.
The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.
Lion's share of Markel Re staff have been offered roles at Ryan, with others to work on run-off.
Nationwide will delegate management of the policies to Ryan Specialty.
Brown & Brown fell 10% and Ryan Specialty 8% as investors digest the deteriorating outlook.
The Michigan-based firm will join Ryan Specialty’s binding authority division.
The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through this week’s key agency M&A.
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The specialist insurer, meanwhile, expects growth opportunities in homeowners’ this year.
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Tokio Marine HCC, Chubb, IQUW and BluNiche are also on the tower.
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He will join the company on January 15 as SVP, global market and product relations.
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The team will focus on distressed, hard-to-place accounts.
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The carrier will offer $10mn per risk, targeting large corporations.
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