MAY 9, 2022, NEW YORK, NY – Concord Specialty Risk (“Concord”) is proud to announce the following promotions effective immediately:

• Ilan D. Peress has been promoted to Concord’s Chief Marketing & Administration Officer. Ilan has achieved success in helping Concord increase market share by his creativity, work ethic, and administrative skills. Mr. Peress is a member of the New York bar, obtained a Master’s in Tax Law, and worked at KPMG, M&A Tax Services, prior to joining Concord.
• Rustin I. Paul has been promoted to Concord’s Chief Underwriting Officer, RWI. Rustin has achieved success in helping Concord train and guide Concord’s analysts and underwriters through a period of growth in staff and refinement of processes, forms, and protocols. Mr. Paul is a member of the New York bar and was a partner at Blank Rome LLP prior to joining Concord.
• Connor Fitzpatrick has been promoted to Concord’s Manager, RWI Analysts. Connor has achieved success in helping Concord perform data analytics while excelling at performing as an analyst and onboarding new analysts. Mr. Fitzpatrick graduated Magna Cum Laude from Binghamton (NY) State University and was a research intern with Berkely Research Group prior to joining Concord.

David S. De Berry, Esq., CEO of Concord Specialty Risk, noted, “Concord has recruited and developed top talent that enables Concord to be responsive to the needs of clients engaged in extraordinary transactions and their legal and insurance advisors. These promotions are well deserved and in line with our objectives concerning transactional risk insurance, in general, and Representations & Warranties insurance, in particular.

Ilan can be reached at: Ilan.Peress@concordspecialtyrisk.com or (786) 514 -6226

Rustin can be reached at: Rustin.Paul@concordspecialtyrisk.com or (917) 375-1974

Connor can be reached at: Connor.Fitzpatrick@concordspecialtyrisk.com or (631) 740-0317

About Concord Specialty Risk

Concord Specialty Risk specializes in transactional risk insurance and loss mitigation evaluation services that address the risk of loss arising from mergers and acquisitions, uncertain tax positions, litigation, and more. Concord Specialty Risk is a series of RSG Underwriting Managers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. RSG Underwriting Managers, LLC, is a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group, LLC. Concord Specialty Risk works directly with brokers, agents and insurance carriers, and as such does not solicit insurance from the public. Some products may only be available in certain states, and some products may only be available from surplus lines insurers. In California: RSG Insurance Services, LLC (License #0E50879). concordspecialtyrisk.com

About Ryan Specialty

Founded in 2010, Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) is a service provider of specialty products and solutions for insurance brokers, agents and carriers. We provide distribution, underwriting, product development, administration and risk management services by acting as a wholesale broker and a managing underwriter. Our mission is to provide industry-leading innovative specialty insurance solutions for insurance brokers, agents and carriers. ryansg.com