MARCH 4, 2025 | CHICAGO, IL – Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN), a leading international specialty insurance firm, is pleased to announce that it is launching a new practice group with a centralized focus on specialty, class-specific package business on both an admitted and non-admitted basis within its underwriting managers specialty, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (“RSUM”). The new practice group will be named Ryan Specialty National Programs (“National Programs”) and led by Shawn Yingling as Chief Executive Officer. Shawn joined Ryan Specialty in 2024, bringing with him over thirty years of experience in program development and executive leadership.

Ryan Specialty National Programs will launch with substantial scope and scale, uniting Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers business units: Irwin Siegel Agency, SUITELIFE Underwriting Managers, and the programs from the existing National Programs platform that Ryan Specialty acquired with the 2020 All Risks, Ltd. transaction. Irwin Siegel focuses on insurance solutions for human and social service organizations, SUITELIFE for hotels, boutiques, resorts and hotel management companies, and the legacy National Programs for a wide variety of niche industries including property, casualty and workers’ compensation.

Speaking on the new practice group, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Global CEO Miles Wuller said, “We feel this association under one operational and leadership platform will bring renewed focus, efficiency and the capacity to innovate in the niche specialty package program segment.”

Eric Quinn, President of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, added, “Shawn is an accomplished executive with an exceptional background in management and oversight of specialty program business. Given his experience in underwriting, product development, and distribution, Shawn will be a force multiplier to these businesses by helping drive exceptional results to our valued capital providers and new product innovation to our clients. We’re thrilled to have Shawn lead this platform forward.”

Shawn can be reached at Shawn.Yingling@ryansg.com or 717-873-6282.

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.

About Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers

Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers is a specialty delegated authority underwriting business consisting of property and casualty managing general underwriters (MGUs), distinct national programs and alternative risk solutions. Each MGU provides specialty expertise in challenging market niches and national programs offer access to package products for specific industries. Our alternative risk offerings are for insureds not adequately served by traditional insurance markets and for asset managers considering portfolio diversification with ILS structures. Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers encompasses a wide range of market niches, including energy, healthcare, transportation, enterprise risk, construction, hospitality, marine, contractors and more, all of which are areas where specialization offers tremendous advantages for the insured.

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