--- title: November 2022 Buzz description: A collection of this month's most popular news, events, interviews and other stories from across Ryan Specialty. image: https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hubfs/Buzz%20Monthly%20News%20Recap%20Blog%20Pix/BuzzBlog_Nov2022_2000x1000.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/a-collection-of-this-months-most-popular-news-events-interviews-and-other-stories-from-across-ryan-specialty-0-0#main-content) Search search cancel-thin [![Ryan Specialty](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hubfs/Ryan%20Specialty%20-%202022%20Logos/RyanSpecialty_RGB.svg "Ryan Specialty")](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/) cancel-thin - [Who We Are](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/) Show submenu for Who We Are - [Our Services](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#companies) - [Ryan Specialty History](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#history) - [Chairman's Letter](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#chairman) - [Leadership](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#leadership) - [Our Approach](https://ryansg.com/our-approach/) Show submenu for Our Approach - [Our Values](https://ryansg.com/our-approach/#approach) - [Our Difference](https://ryansg.com/our-approach/#difference) - [What We Offer](https://ryansg.com/what-we-offer/) Show submenu for What We Offer - [Wholesale Brokerage](https://ryansg.com/company/rt/) - [Binding Authority](https://ryansg.com/company/binding/) - [Underwriting Management](https://ryansg.com/underwriting-management/) - [News](https://ryansg.com/news/) Show submenu for News - [News & Press Releases](https://ryansg.com/news/) - [Ryan Specialty Blog](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/) - [Careers](https://ryansg.com/careers/) - [Contact](https://ryansg.com/contact/) - [Investors](https://ir.ryansg.com/) Ryan Specialty # November 2022 Buzz 11.30.2022 ![](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz%20Monthly%20News%20Recap%20Blog%20Pix/BuzzBlog_Nov2022_2000x1000.jpg?width=604&height=348&name=BuzzBlog_Nov2022_2000x1000.jpg) Share [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/a-collection-of-this-months-most-popular-news-events-interviews-and-other-stories-from-across-ryan-specialty-0-0&textNovember%202022%20Buzz) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/a-collection-of-this-months-most-popular-news-events-interviews-and-other-stories-from-across-ryan-specialty-0-0) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/a-collection-of-this-months-most-popular-news-events-interviews-and-other-stories-from-across-ryan-specialty-0-0&title=November%202022%20Buzz) [Mail to](mailto:?subject=November%202022%20Buzz&body=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/a-collection-of-this-months-most-popular-news-events-interviews-and-other-stories-from-across-ryan-specialty-0-0) After another busy month at Ryan Specialty, we have put together a collection of the most popular news, events, interviews and other stories from across our firm. Catch up with us by taking a look at the posts below! NOVEMBER 2022 BUZZ Congratulations to Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International's Marta Batalla, who accepted her Business Insurance Magazine Women to Watch award in London! [#BI\_WomentoWatch](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BI_WomentoWatch?src=hashtag_click) [#BusinessInsurance](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BusinessInsurance?src=hashtag_click) [#WomenToWatch](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomenToWatch?src=hashtag_click) [![Batalla W2W Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Batalla%20W2W%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=Batalla%20W2W%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6998336203041214464) Ryan Specialty announced the acquisition of certain assets of Centurion Liability Insurance Services, LLC. Centurion is a professional lines wholesale insurance broker and has employees based in Florida and California. [Read the press release](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-acquires-centurion-liability-insurance-services/). [![Centurion Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Centurion%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=Centurion%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-acquires-centurion-liability-insurance-services/) PERse CEO, Michael Bernay, and President, Patrick Stumbras, sat down with [The Insurer](https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinsurer/) to discuss the renewable energy market and opportunities in emerging technologies and new capacity. [Check out the article](https://www.theinsurer.com/program-manager/perse-eyes-capacity-to-support-growth-amid-increasingly-competitive-renewables-market/26542.article?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PM%20newsletter%20-%20issue%2011%202022&utm_content=PM%20newsletter%20-%20issue%2011%202022+CID_be2af8cf0914d98313875dfccf115081&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=PERse%20eyes%20capacity%20to%20support%20growth%20amid%20increasingly%20competitive%20renewables%20market)! [#renewableenergy](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=renewableenergy) [#insurancenews](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=insurancenews) [![PERse Insurer Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PERse%20Insurer%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=PERse%20Insurer%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://www.theinsurer.com/program-manager/perse-eyes-capacity-to-support-growth-amid-increasingly-competitive-renewables-market/26542.article?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PM%20newsletter%20-%20issue%2011%202022&utm_content=PM%20newsletter%20-%20issue%2011%202022+CID_be2af8cf0914d98313875dfccf115081&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=PERse%20eyes%20capacity%20to%20support%20growth%20amid%20increasingly%20competitive%20renewables%20market) RT Specialty Executive Vice President Jonathan Reiner held the session, "Fact or Fiction About the D&O Market," at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society Conference. [#PLUSConference](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PLUSConference?src=hashtag_click) [#DirectorsAndOfficers](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DirectorsAndOfficers?src=hashtag_click) [#ProfessionalLiability](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ProfessionalLiability?src=hashtag_click) [![Reiner PLUS Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Reiner%20PLUS%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=Reiner%20PLUS%20Blog%20Image.png)](http://conference.plusweb.org/event/partial-plus-conference-2022/) RT Specialty proudly supported [Make-A-Wish Los Angeles's](https://twitter.com/makeawishla) 2022 Wish Gala. A special congratulations to RT Workers’ Comp Division President Viviane Woodcock on recently being named a member of their board of directors! [#WishGala2022](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WishGala2022?src=hashtag_click) [#MakeAWishLA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MakeAWishLA?src=hashtag_click) [![Wish Gala Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wish%20Gala%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=Wish%20Gala%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7000563633269211136) Ryan Re Underwriting Managers' Brian Boornazian took part in the keynote talk with RT Specialty's Brenda Austenfeld at [Advisen's 2022 Property Insights Conference](https://www.advisenltd.com/2022-property-insights-conference-new-york/) in New York. [#PropertyInsights22](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PropertyInsights22?src=hashtag_click) [![Boornazian Austenfeld Insights Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Boornazian%20Austenfeld%20Insights%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=Boornazian%20Austenfeld%20Insights%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6993648865765724160) Trident Marine Managers' Cindi Heffernan led a breakout session on insurance risk management at the 2022 [AAPA Seaports](https://twitter.com/AAPA_Seaports) Finance & Administration Seminar.  [#AAPAEvents2022](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AAPAEvents2022?src=hashtag_click)[![Heffernan Trident Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Heffernan%20Trident%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=Heffernan%20Trident%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://my.aapa-ports.org/Public/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=22FINANCE) RT Environmental & Construction Professional's Jeff Slivka, David Slaugenhoup and Joe Reynolds spoke at the [IRMI](https://www.irmi.com/conferences/construction-risk-conference)[Construction Risk Conference](https://www.irmi.com/conferences/construction-risk-conference) in Las Vegas.  [#IRMI2022 ![RT ECP IRMI Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RT%20ECP%20IRMI%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=RT%20ECP%20IRMI%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://www.irmi.com/conferences/construction-risk-conference) Alive Risk joined the attraction industry at IAAPA Expo 2022 in Orlando, FL. This event supports experts of amusement parks, theme parks, water parks and many more attractions with educational sessions, tours and panels. [#iaapaexpos](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/iaapaexpos?trk=public_post_reshare-text) [#amusementpark](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/amusementpark?trk=public_post_reshare-text) [#insurance](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/insurance?trk=public_post_reshare-text) [![Alive Risk IAAPA Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Alive%20Risk%20IAAPA%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=Alive%20Risk%20IAAPA%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7003372152569659392) It was wonderful to bring together the leaders of our managing general underwriters and watch them share their knowledge and expertise at the Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers 2022 Summit in Chicago! [![UM Summit Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/UM%20Summit%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=UM%20Summit%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6995762307230298114) Congratulations to RT Specialty Senior Vice President Tiffany Way on being named President of the Texas Surplus Lines Association ([@TSLA\_inc](https://twitter.com/TSLA_inc)) at their annual meeting. [#SurplusLines](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SurplusLines?src=hashtag_click) [#InsuranceIndustry](https://twitter.com/hashtag/InsuranceIndustry?src=hashtag_click) [https://tsla.org/officers.htm](https://tsla.org/officers.htm) [![Way TSLA Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Way%20TSLA%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=Way%20TSLA%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://tsla.org/officers.htm) Ryan Specialty announced that Tim Anders has joined Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers' National Specialty Programs practice as Executive Vice President. [Read the press release](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-hires-tim-anders-as-evp-of-national-specialty-programs/). [![Anders Hiring Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Anders%20Hiring%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=Anders%20Hiring%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-hires-tim-anders-as-evp-of-national-specialty-programs/) Ryan Specialty announced the appointment of Catherine Gill to CEO and Mark Wood to Chairman of LifeScienceRisk, Ryan Specialty’s managing general underwriter specializing in the life sciences industry. [Read the press release.](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-announces-appointment-of-catherine-gill-to-ceo-and-mark-wood-to-chairman-of-lifesciencerisk/) [![LSR Leadership Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LSR%20Leadership%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=LSR%20Leadership%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-announces-appointment-of-catherine-gill-to-ceo-and-mark-wood-to-chairman-of-lifesciencerisk/) Ryan Specialty announced that Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International has expanded their presence with an office in Copenhagen, Denmark, the business’s fourth office, and hired Christian Ulrich Weiss Bruhn. [Read the press release](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-transactional-risks-international-expands-presence-in-europe-with-copenhagen-office/). [![TRI Denmark Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TRI%20Denmark%20Blog%20Image.png?width=500&height=261&name=TRI%20Denmark%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-transactional-risks-international-expands-presence-in-europe-with-copenhagen-office/) SUITELIFE Underwriting Managers, the hotels, resorts and hotel management-focused managing general underwriter of Ryan Specialty, announced the hiring of Patrick McCahill as Chief Underwriting Officer. [Read the press release](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/suitelife-underwriting-managers-hires-patrick-mccahill-as-chief-underwriting-officer/). 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