June 2, 2026 | NEW YORK, NY – USQRisk, a managing general underwriter within Ryan Alternative Risk, a division of Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN), has promoted Chris Giuffre to President of USQRisk effective immediately. With this promotion, Michael Zipper relinquishes the title of President but remains Co-CEO of USQRisk alongside Parag Bavishi, Co-CEO and Chief Underwriting Officer.

Chris co-founded USQRisk in 2020, bringing significant US and UK experience creating insurtech start-up programs and developing unique insurance and specialty finance solutions. Following USQRisk’s acquisition by Ryan Specialty in May 2025, Chris served as USQRisk’s Chief Strategy Officer and coordinated the integration of USQRisk’s operations into Ryan Specialty.

As President, Chris will continue to lead USQRisk’s fronting and capital solutions business, applying insurance as an alternative in the place of traditional financial products to create capital efficiencies for clients.

Commenting on the promotion, Michael Zipper said, “Chris’ proven leadership skills and market presence make him ideal for the role of President as we expand our executive leadership team to meet the growing demand for structured insurance and reinsurance, capital solutions, and fronting risk. Chris’ experience developing unique programs and convergence products align with our growth strategy to affirm our position as a leading alternative risk transfer underwriter.”

Chris remarked, “I’m honored to step into this expanded role as President of USQRisk. Since our founding, we have built the business on strong technical and operational expertise, while remaining entrepreneurial in pursuing new opportunities. I look forward to working with our leadership team to build on that foundation, uphold the high standards that define our business, and continue expanding our alternative risk transfer capabilities.”

Chris can be reached at chris.giuffre@usqrisk.com or +1 (203) 554-7751.

About USQRisk

The USQ team began underwriting non-traditional insurance risks in 2020 with an experienced management team operating in New York and London. USQRisk has two core business divisions: Alternative Risk and Facilities. USQRisk’s Alternative Risk division structures, prices and places specialty (re)insurance for corporate and (re)insurer clients seeking bespoke risk and capital solutions and for reinsurers seeking bespoke reinsurance solutions. The USQRisk Facilities division develops innovative insurance programs to address unique risks and highly dislocated markets. USQRisk is supported by several highly rated (re)insurance carriers. For more information, please visit usqrisk.com.

About Ryan Specialty

Founded in 2010, Ryan Specialty is a leading international specialty insurance intermediary that provides specialty products, solutions, and services for insurance brokers, agents and carriers. The firm provides distribution, underwriting, product development, administration and risk management services through our wholesale brokerage platform and, on behalf of insurance carriers, through delegated underwriting authority via our managing underwriter, binding authority, and national program operations. Our mission is to provide industry-leading innovative solutions for insurance brokers, agents, and carriers. To learn more, please visit ryanspecialty.com.

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