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!
RT Specialty announced that it has promoted Marya Propis to President, Retail Distribution. Marya’s expanded responsibilities include leading RT Specialty’s national sales and executive business development initiatives, pursuing wholesale consolidation opportunities and strategies with retail clients, enhancing retail compensation programs and overseeing RT Specialty’s market presence through retail sales conferences and sponsorships. read the press release here.
Congratulations to RT Specialty's Krystal Boggs, AU, ASLI, CRIS and Shelly Wasso on being named 2026 Elite Women by Insurance Business America, which recognizes and celebrates exceptional women leaders from across the insurance industry! View the list here.
Congratulations to RT Specialty's Leah Ohodnicki on being elected as a director on WSIA (Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association)'s board at their 2026 Annual Business Meeting. Watch it here.
What a motivating, energetic RT Specialty Broker Conference we had in Miami! It made us proud to be on the RT Specialty team. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us. Here's to a strong 2026! Check out the highlight video here!
Congratulations to the 2026 RT Specialty Broker Conference award winners! To begin, we're celebrating Sarah Lin, named Woman of the Year for serving as a role model and mentor for women in the industry, Juno K. Pak, named Office President of the Year for his leadership and execution as head of the Boca Raton office, and Terry McCann & Paul Jackson, named Brokers of the Year for their years of impressive, consistent growth, deep understanding of their clients' needs and position as trusted leaders in their field. View the photos here.
We're also celebrating the Business Unit Broker of the Year award winners from the 2026 RT Specialty Broker Conference! Congratulations to Shannon Stefanski for Casualty Broker of the Year, Erik Davis & Chad Hall for Construction, Jonathan Reiner & Patrick Richmond for Professional Liability, Matthew Young & Brendan Newland for Property, David Buchanan for Transportation, JR Sperry & Sam Louis for Workers' Compensation and Clint Lynn & Ryan King for Binding Authority. View the photos here.
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers announced the promotions for three members of the Ryan Financial Lines executive team. Deborah Egel Fergus has been appointed to President of Lawyers E&O, Brooke Tanner to Chief Claims Officer for RFL (North America), Global Cyber and Celerity Risk and Amelia Gould to Chief Operating Officer, International Read the press release here.
Ryan Specialty University completed its Winter 2026 session, concluding a six-week intensive training program for those launching their careers in specialty insurance. Congratulations to all the participants, we can't wait to watch you become the next generation of insurance leaders!
RT Specialty is proud to be a platinum sponsor of the Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation (MCIEF) Annual Conference again this year. Watch John Love TCS, TRS's full interview with RT Specialty's Doug Hathaway here.
Spencer Educational Foundation announced Marya Propis as one of this year's honorees for the 2026 Funding Their Future Gala. Read the press release here.
Ryan Specialty held its Future & Emerging Leaders (FUEL) program, providing leadership training and development for top performers from across the firm. Congratulations to the Winter 2026 class!
Trident Marine Managers announced the appointment of Karolina Krol as Chief Operating Officer. Karolina has over 20 years of insurance industry experience and will oversee Trident’s day-to-day operations, operational strategy and cross-functional alignment to ensure that its execution remains disciplined, efficient and tightly aligned with its long-term vision. Read the press release here.
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers MGU Alive Risk hosted students from Butler University at their Indiana office, exploring underwriting and risk management for the sports, leisure and entertainment industries. Thank you to all who joined us, it's always a pleasure to meet the next generation of insurance talent!
RT Specialty President of Retail Distribution Marya Propis sat on the "Making Tech Work for Aging Agents" panel at the InsurTech NY 2026 Spring Conference exploring ways to make sure agents don't get left behind in our rapidly evolving industry.
Ryan Specialty National Programs' Fire & Alarm Protect webinar with Carly Nix and Jill Bednar detailed the advantages of specialty packages for fire suppression and alarm contractor accounts.
Discover the latest professional and executive liability insights in a new edition of The Scoop from RT Specialty ProExec, with articles exploring digital asset treasury companies, E&O, cyber insurance, D&O and more! Read the new edition here.
