MARCH 2, 2026 | CHICAGO – Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (“RSUM”), the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN), is pleased to announce the promotions for three members of the Ryan Financial Lines (“RFL”) executive team. RFL offers clients and capital providers a wide-ranging, single platform of financial lines products. This announcement follows RFL’s leadership promotions announcement from January 5th, 2026, which can be read here.

The RFL executive team promotions are as follows:

• Deborah Egel-Fergus, President of Lawyers E&O – Deborah most recently served as Vice President for LawyerGuard, which has now joined RFL. She has over 25 years of leadership experience in the professional liability space. Deborah is replacing Kevin Sullivan, who retired at the end of 2025 and with whom Deborah has worked for many years.
• Brooke Tanner, Chief Claims Officer for RFL (North America), Global Cyber and Celerity Risk – Brooke first joined RFL (then EmergIn Risk) in 2022. Before joining the Ryan Specialty family, Brooke practiced insurance law as a general liability litigator, coverage counsel and data privacy / breach response counsel at various New York City law firms and has been a member of the New York State Bar since 2009.
• Amelia Gould, Chief Operating Officer, International – Amelia was previously Head of Operations at Themis Underwriting, which was acquired by Ryan Specialty through the Innovisk transaction, where she worked for six years before joining RFL in October of 2025. Amelia began her career at a global specialty carrier, where she spent five years as an Underwriting Assistant and then Operations Analyst.

“We are thrilled to announce the promotions for three tremendously talented individuals on our team,” said Patrick Mitchell, RFL President of North America. “Deborah, Brooke and Amelia each bring tremendous knowledge and experience in their respective fields, and it has been a pleasure to watch them grow alongside our business.”

Rich Winborn, RFL CEO of International, added, “These three professionals are at the top of their fields, and they provide immense value to RFL. We are confident that they will excel in their new roles as RFL continues to deliver outstanding results to its clients and trading partners.”

Deborah Egel-Fergus can be reached at deborah.egel-fergus@ryanfinlines.com.

Brooke Tanner can be reached at brooke.tanner@ryanfinlines.com.

Amelia Gould can be reached at amelia.gould@ryanfinlines.com.

About Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers

Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers is an industry leader in delegated authority underwriting services. Our family of managing general underwriters and national programs have the expertise and authority to design, underwrite, bind, and administer a diverse portfolio of risks. Our value proposition originates with our 1500+ industry professionals who are empowered by centralized technical support and policy lifecycle administration, coupled with a broad distribution network of retail and wholesale brokers. We have been diligently servicing our valued clients and trading partners in North America, the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific since our establishment in 2010. To learn more, please visit ryanspecialtyum.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.

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