--- title: December 2025 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_Dec2025_2000x1000.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/december-2025-buzz#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 # December 2025 Buzz 12.31.2025 ![](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz%20Monthly%20News%20Recap%20Blog%20Pix/BuzzBlog_Dec2025_2000x1000.jpg?width=604&height=348&name=BuzzBlog_Dec2025_2000x1000.jpg) Share [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/december-2025-buzz&textDecember%202025%20Buzz) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/december-2025-buzz) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/december-2025-buzz&title=December%202025%20Buzz) [Mail to](mailto:?subject=December%202025%20Buzz&body=https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/december-2025-buzz) 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! DECEMBER 2025 BUZZ Ryan Specialty Founder and Executive Chairman Pat Ryan recently sat down for an interview with The Insurer TV, discussing his career and perspective on the industry. [In Part 1](https://www.theinsurer.com/tv/leading-voices/from-scrapbooks-to-scale-how-pat-ryans-early-instincts-shaped-a-global-insurance-2025-12-10/), Pat recounts his career in insurance and how he has watched the industry evolve. [In Part 2](https://www.theinsurer.com/tv/leading-voices/no-ceiling-no-commodity-pat-ryans-playbook-for-leadership-in-a-riskier-world-2025-12-17/), Pat shares his leadership strategies and discusses Ryan Specialty’s evolving role in the marketplace. [![Ryan Insurer TV Part 1 Buzz Blog Image v2](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ryan%20Insurer%20TV%20Part%201%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image%20v2.png?width=460&height=259&name=Ryan%20Insurer%20TV%20Part%201%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image%20v2.png)  ](https://www.theinsurer.com/tv/leading-voices/from-scrapbooks-to-scale-how-pat-ryans-early-instincts-shaped-a-global-insurance-2025-12-10/)[![Ryan Insurer TV Part 2 Buzz Blog Image v3](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ryan%20Insurer%20TV%20Part%202%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image%20v3.png?width=460&height=259&name=Ryan%20Insurer%20TV%20Part%202%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image%20v3.png)](https://www.theinsurer.com/tv/leading-voices/no-ceiling-no-commodity-pat-ryans-playbook-for-leadership-in-a-riskier-world-2025-12-17/)   Congratulations to Irwin Siegel Agency's Howard Siegel and RT Specialty's Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld on both joining Insurance Business America's Hall of Fame this year, recognizing their tremendous service to the industry and role in guiding future generations of insurance leaders. Read the article [here](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/best-insurance/the-insurance-business-hall-of-fame-555552.aspx#winnersListSection). [![IBA Hall of Fame Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IBA%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=IBA%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/best-insurance/the-insurance-business-hall-of-fame-555552.aspx#winnersListSection) Ryan Transactional Risk's Innes Leighton was celebrated at Business Insurance's Women to Watch EMEA Awards in London. Congratulations to Innes and all the other women honored at this year's awards! ![WtW 2025 Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WtW%202025%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=WtW%202025%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png) Congratulations to Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers' Eric Quinn, LifeScienceRisk's Catherine Gill, RT Specialty's Jonathan Reiner and Ryan Specialty's Maura O'Leary on all being included on Insurance Business America's Hot 100 list, which celebrates 100 insurance leaders who have had a significant impact on the industry over the past year. Read the list [here](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/best-insurance/100-best-insurance-leaders-in-the-usa--hot-100-557633.aspx#winnersListSection). ![IBA Hot 100 2026 Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IBA%20Hot%20100%202026%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=IBA%20Hot%20100%202026%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png) Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers announced the formation of a managing general underwriter focused on the public sector, Ryan Specialty Public Entity. Coverage includes casualty and auto physical damage solutions to publicly owned, tax-funded entities throughout the United States on both an insurance and reinsurance basis. Read the press release [here](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-underwriting-managers-launches-public-entity-mgu-ryan-specialty-public-entity/). [![Ryan Specialty Public Entity Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ryan%20Specialty%20Public%20Entity%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=Ryan%20Specialty%20Public%20Entity%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-underwriting-managers-launches-public-entity-mgu-ryan-specialty-public-entity/) Ryan Specialty announced that it has completed the acquisition of Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting, a managing general underwriter based in Toronto, Canada, specializing in underwriting large-account, high-hazard property and casualty solution. Read the press release [here](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-completes-acquisition-of-canadian-mgu-stewart-specialty-risk-underwriting/). [![SSRU Closing Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SSRU%20Closing%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=SSRU%20Closing%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-completes-acquisition-of-canadian-mgu-stewart-specialty-risk-underwriting/) Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers announced the formal rebranding of the North American Professional Liability (“NAPL”) team to Ryan Financial Lines, RSUM’s managing general underwriter that specializes in a wide range of financial lines products. Read the press release [here](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-underwriting-managers-rebrands-north-american-professional-liability-team-napl-as-ryan-financial-lines/). [![NAPL to RFL Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NAPL%20to%20RFL%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=NAPL%20to%20RFL%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://ryanspecialty.com/news/ryan-specialty-underwriting-managers-rebrands-north-american-professional-liability-team-napl-as-ryan-financial-lines/) Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers' Mark Engel and Trident Marine Managers' Matthew Taucher spoke with The Insurer about Trident's recent deal with Aspen Insurance Group to become the exclusive underwriter for their marine hull, primary and excess marine liability business and how it folds into the RSUM platform's larger strategy. Read the article [here](https://www.theinsurer.com/program-manager/news/trident-deal-supports-rsums-ambition-of-being-one-stop-sme-marine-shop-2025-11-25/). ![Trident Program Manager Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Trident%20Program%20Manager%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=Trident%20Program%20Manager%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png) RT Specialty was a Magic sponsor again this year for Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles' Wish Gala, which took place at the Fairmont Century Plaza and raised funds to grant the wishes of children with critical illnesses. ![Make-A-Wish 2025 Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Make-A-Wish%202025%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=337&name=Make-A-Wish%202025%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png) RT ProExec released a new white paper exploring the complex and dynamic regulatory environment around the deployment of artificial intelligence and the role of insurance in mitigating AI exposures. Read it [here](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/ai-regulations-and-associated-business-exposures). [![AI White Paper Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI%20White%20Paper%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=AI%20White%20Paper%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/ai-regulations-and-associated-business-exposures) From the RT Specialty family to yours, wishing you a season filled with joy and a new year full of success and new opportunities! Our holiday spirit is surplus-sized! [Click to unwrap the joy](https://get.rtspecialty.com/stewardship/holiday-video-2025) & sing along to our surplus lines twist on a holiday classic! ![RT Holiday Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RT%20Holiday%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=RT%20Holiday%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png) Season's greetings from Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers! May your holidays be bright and your new year bring prosperity and growth. Join us in celebrating the season with our holiday jingle, underwritten for maximum fun (no exclusions)! [Watch our 2025 holiday video](https://get.ryanspecialty.com/underwriting-management/holiday-video-2025)! [![RSUM Holiday Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RSUM%20Holiday%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=RSUM%20Holiday%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://get.ryanspecialty.com/underwriting-management/holiday-video-2025) Finally, a workers' comp holiday song! Celebrate the season with our festive RT Specialty workers' compensation jingle! [Click to join the chorus](https://get.rtspecialty.com/product/workers-compensation/holiday-video-2025)! [![RT Workers Comp Holiday Buzz Blog Image](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RT%20Workers%20Comp%20Holiday%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png?width=600&height=338&name=RT%20Workers%20Comp%20Holiday%20Buzz%20Blog%20Image.png)](https://get.rtspecialty.com/product/workers-compensation/holiday-video-2025) Topics: [Ryan Specialty,](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/tag/ryan-specialty) [FEATURED,](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/tag/featured) [News](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/tag/news) ## Related Content [![](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz%20Monthly%20News%20Recap%20Blog%20Pix/BuzzBlog_Mar2023_2000x1000.jpg?width=352&name=BuzzBlog_Mar2023_2000x1000.jpg)](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/a-collection-of-this-months-most-popular-news-events-interviews-and-other-stories-from-across-ryan-specialty-2023-march) [Ryan Specialty](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/author/ryan-specialty) [March 2023 Buzz](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/a-collection-of-this-months-most-popular-news-events-interviews-and-other-stories-from-across-ryan-specialty-2023-march) [![](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BuzzBlog_Feb2025_2000x1000.jpg?width=352&name=BuzzBlog_Feb2025_2000x1000.jpg)](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/february-2025-buzz) [Ryan Specialty](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/author/ryan-specialty) [February 2025 Buzz](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/february-2025-buzz) [![](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz%20Monthly%20News%20Recap%20Blog%20Pix/BuzzBlog_Sept2025_2000x1000.jpg?width=352&name=BuzzBlog_Sept2025_2000x1000.jpg)](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/september-2025-buzz) [Ryan Specialty](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/author/ryan-specialty) [September 2025 Buzz](https://blog.ryanspecialty.com/september-2025-buzz) - Company Show submenu for Company - [Who We Are](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/) - [Our Companies](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#companies) - [Our Team](https://ryansg.com/who-we-are/#chairman) - Specialties Show submenu for Specialties - [Wholesale Brokerage](https://ryansg.com/company/rt/) - [Binding Authority](https://ryansg.com/company/binding/) - [Underwriting Management](https://ryansg.com/underwriting-management/) - Stay in Touch Show submenu for Stay in Touch - [Careers](https://ryansg.com/careers/) - [News](https://ryansg.com/news/) - [Contact](https://ryansg.com/contact/) Connect with us [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ryan-specialty-group/) [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/RSG_insurance) [Follow us on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCew824sPCrKcGoeGBbwFF4A) [SUBSCRIBE TO RYAN SPECIALTY NEWS](https://get.ryansg.com/email-subscription) © 2026 All rights reserved. - [LEGAL](https://ryansg.com/legal/) - [PRIVACY](https://ryansg.com/privacy/) - [EUROPEAN OPERATING MODEL](https://ryansg.com/ryan-specialty-group-europe-post-brexit-european-operating-model/)