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Ryan Specialty Group

Chicago, Illinois, United States

International specialty insurance firm providing distribution, underwriting, product development, administration and risk management services by acting as a wholesale broker and a managing underwriter.

Focus Areas
Wholesale insurance brokerage, Managing General Underwriter (MGU) / delegated authority underwriting, Underwriting management

Tracked deals

17

17 tracked deals across 2017-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

17 buyout

Ryan Specialty Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for Ryan Specialty Group. 2 2017 1 2020 1 2021 2 2022 5 2023 3 2024 3 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 17 tracked deals for Ryan Specialty Group.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    J.M. Wilson Corporation
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) completed its acquisition of the business of J.M. Wilson Corporation (“JM Wilson”), which is based in Michigan. JM Wilson’s operations became part of RT Binding Authority, Ryan Specialty’s binding authority specialty platform, strengthening Ryan Specialty’s Midwest presence and transportation practice.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    360° Underwriting
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    Ireland
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) has acquired 360° Underwriting, a managing general underwriter specializing in commercial construction based in Dublin and Galway, Ireland. 360 will join the Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers division to complement Ryan Specialty's latent defect business and serve as a natural entry point into the Irish market; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    Velocity Risk Underwriters
    Seller
    Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Velocity Risk Underwriters from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. The deal will bring Velocity—an underwriting manager and managing general underwriter focused on catastrophe-exposed property risks—into Ryan Specialty’s Underwriting Managers division, with closing expected in early 2025 subject to regulatory approval.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN)
    Target
    Innovisk (Innovisk Capital Partners)
    Seller
    Abry Partners, BHMS Investments, LP
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) has completed the acquisition of Innovisk (Innovisk Capital Partners) from private equity firms Abry Partners and BHMS Investments. Innovisk, a London‑headquartered portfolio of seven specialty MGUs, will join Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers to expand product innovation, underwriting capabilities and international specialty lines.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    Ethos Specialty Insurance, LLC (Ethos P&C MGUs)
    Seller
    Ascot Group Limited
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty has completed the acquisition of the Property & Casualty (P&C) MGUs owned by Ethos Specialty Insurance, LLC from Ascot Group Limited. The acquired P&C MGUs will join Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM); Ethos' Transactional Liability MGU remains with Ascot.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN)
    Target
    US Assure Insurance Services of Florida, Inc.
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) signed a definitive agreement and completed the acquisition of US Assure Insurance Services of Florida, Inc., a Jacksonville-based program specializing in builder's risk insurance. US Assure will join Ryan Specialty’s Underwriting Managers division (RSUM), keeping Zurich as the carrier partner and continuing operations from Jacksonville to expand Ryan Specialty’s builder's risk underwriting capabilities and distribution reach.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited
    Seller
    Arch Financial Holdings (UK) Limited, Minority shareholders
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited from Arch Financial Holdings (UK) Limited and minority shareholders. Castel is a London-headquartered managing general underwriter (MGA) platform comprising 13 MGUs and generating roughly £35 million of operating revenue; the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2024 subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    AccuRisk Holdings, LLC
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AccuRisk Holdings, a Chicago-headquartered medical stop loss managing general underwriter (MGU) founded in 2017. AccuRisk generated approximately $25 million of revenue for the 12 months ended July 31, 2023; the transaction, terms undisclosed, is expected to close in December 2023 and will expand Ryan Specialty's employee benefits capabilities and product depth.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    ACE Benefit Partners, Inc.
    Seller
    ACE Benefit Partners, Inc.
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of ACE Benefit Partners, a medical stop loss general agent headquartered in Eagle, Idaho. The deal (terms undisclosed) is intended to expand Ryan Specialty Benefits’ medical stop loss distribution capabilities and establish a nationwide presence; the acquisition was expected to close in July 2023.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    Point6 Healthcare, LLC
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Point6 Healthcare, a Plano, Texas-based distributor of medical stop-loss insurance, pharmacy solutions, and complex claims management. The acquisition aims to expand Ryan Specialty's benefits capabilities and accelerate Point6's distribution and solution innovation; the transaction is expected to close in July 2023 with terms undisclosed.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    Socius Insurance Services
    Seller
    Abry Partners, Employees and other shareholders
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Socius Insurance Services, a Northern California–based national wholesale insurance broker, from Abry Partners, employees and other shareholders. Socius will join RT Specialty to expand Ryan Specialty's wholesale distribution and specialty lines capabilities; Socius generated approximately $40 million of revenue for the 12 months ended April 30, 2023.

  • Buyer
    Ryan Specialty
    Target
    Griffin Underwriting Services
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Griffin Underwriting Services, a Bellevue, Washington-based binding authority specialist and wholesale insurance broker. The deal expands Ryan Specialty's specialty offerings in the Pacific Northwest and strengthens its national binding authority capabilities; Griffin generated about $23 million of revenue for the 12 months ended November 30, 2022.

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