Ryan Specialty Group

Insurance Business America | May 09, 2019

Ryan Specialty Group has reached an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of the Richmond, VA-based insurance brokerage Atlantic Specialty Lines (ASL). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ASL is a wholesale insurance brokerage founded in 1996. Aside from its headquarters in Virginia, the company also has additional locations in Florida, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. ASL’s specialized lines of business include general liability, commercial property, commerci...

Ryan Specialty Group, LLC | March 01, 2019

Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, has closed on its purchase of Westphalen Insurance Services Inc. (Westphalen), an independently-owned wholesale insurance brokerage with offices in Edmond, Oklahoma. The Westphalen team will join R-T Specialty, LLC (RT Specialty), the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group. This acquisition will grant RT Specialty its first offices in Oklahoma....

Ryan Specialty Group | January 24, 2019

Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has announced the acquisition of Boston Insurance Specialists (BIS), a family-owned wholesale insurance brokerage with offices in Mansfield and Westfield, MA. BIS was founded in 2001 by Debbie Murphy and Peggy Giancola. The independent brokerage represents and has binding authority with some of the top excess & surplus lines carriers in the United States and London. Its specialty product solutions include property, casualty, professional liability and personal line...

Insurance Business Magazine | January 16, 2020

Insurance start-up battleface, which provides travel insurance for unconventional travelers worldwide, has announced that it has successfully closed a seed funding round with backing from strategic and venture capital investors. Fintech Ventures Fund has invested in battleface, joining Greenlight Re and Tangiers Group. The investment will be used to expand software development, hire sales and business-development personnel, and expand battleface’s global reach, the company said. “We ...