DECEMBER 4, 2024 – Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN), a leading international specialty insurance services firm, is pleased to announce the expansion of the executive leadership team for its international financial lines managing general underwriter, Ryan Financial Lines (“RFL”), effective January 1, 2025:

• Richard Winborn will join the team as President. Richard most recently launched and served as Managing Partner of Themis, a division of Innovisk Capital Partners, which was recently acquired by Ryan Specialty. Richard will focus on continued international expansion and retail operations in the US.
• Patrick Mitchell, currently Ryan Financial Lines Chief Underwriting Officer, will expand his role to also serve as Chief Operating Officer. Patrick joined RFL in May 2024 and brings over 20 years of underwriting and operational experience.

Jamie Bouloux, Chief Executive Officer of Ryan Financial Lines, noted, “These promotions enhance our leadership team bringing additional support to the top tier underwriting talent we have managing each of our Ryan Financial Lines divisions. Rich adds a highly respected, seasoned insurance executive to fuel our international growth. Patrick expands his focus and team to optimize our operations and execute on our strategic priorities while continuing to lead our underwriting team.” Bouloux added, “2024 has been a very exciting formative year, and RFL is well positioned for rapid expansion. With our centralized underwriting and claims leadership team in place, we are best aligned to meet our clients’ needs by bringing a more expansive product set across a broader geographic scope, all while focusing on making profitable returns to our capital trading partners.”

Ryan Financial Lines was formed in December 2023 by unifying the operations of EmergIn Risk, StartPoint, Ryan Specialty Nordics, Capital Bay and the three professional liability programs of Ryan Specialty National Programs platform. Since the inception of RFL, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers has continued to show a strong commitment to the international financial lines market, building an expansive, localized operation by adding a number of key acquisitions inclusive of Geo Europe, Castel NAPL, and various financial lines underwriting units of Innovisk.

For more information, please contact:

• Jamie Bouloux – CEO – Bouloux@RyanFinLines.com
• Richard Winborn – President – Winborn@RyanFinLines.com
• Patrick Mitchell – COO and CUO – Mitchell@RyanFinLines.com

About Ryan Financial Lines

Ryan Financial Lines offers clients and capital providers a wide-ranging, single platform of financial lines products. With operations across the US, London, Europe and Latin America, Ryan Financial Lines leverages in-house expertise to provide a full suite of products and services for the small-to-middle market enterprise and large insured market. To learn more, please visit ryanfinlines.com.  

About Ryan Specialty

Founded in 2010, Ryan Specialty is a service provider of specialty products and solutions for insurance brokers, agents and carriers. The firm provides distribution, underwriting, product development, administration and risk management services by acting as a wholesale broker and a managing underwriter with delegated authority from insurance carriers. Ryan Specialty’s mission is to provide industry-leading innovative specialty insurance solutions for insurance brokers, agents and carriers. To learn more, please visit ryanspecialty.com.

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