Headquarters:

Chicago, IL

Year founded:

2010

Number of employees:

Phone:

312 784 6001

Email:

info@rtspecialty.com

Website:

rtspecialty.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/rt-specialty

“Having four insurance designations, and the wealth of knowledge that comes with it, enables me to better counsel customers regarding the importance of having the appropriate insurance coverage”

Saray Uribe, CharSan Insurance & Consulting

Timothy W. Turner

Chairman and CEO of RT Specialty President of Ryan Specialty

Edward F. McCormack

President of RT Specialty

Michael VanAcker

Executive Vice President, RT Specialty

Leadership

Tim Turner is president of Ryan Specialty and chairman and CEO of Ryan Turner Specialty (RT Specialty), Ryan Specialty’s wholesale brokerage division, and a member of Ryan Specialty’s board of directors. Turner joined the firm in 2010 to create RT Specialty, and under his leadership, RT Specialty is now one of the top wholesale distributors of specialty insurance in the country. Prior to joining Ryan Specialty in 2010, he was the president of CRC Insurance Services. He started his career at AJ Renner & Associates and was a casualty broker at the Crump Group. He has received numerous awards, including the Spirit of Life 2021 by the National Insurance Industry Council and City of Hope. In 2019, Turner received the prestigious Insurance Industry “Good Scout” Award from the Boy Scouts of America, Greater New York Councils.

Chairman and CEO of RT Specialty Director and President of Ryan Specialty

Timothy W. Turner

Ed McCormack is president of RT Specialty. He joined Ryan Specialty in 2010 after two decades as a courtroom lawyer, first as a federal prosecutor and then as a commercial litigator. Most recently, he was with the international law firm Nixon Peabody. McCormack received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia.

President of RT Specialty

Ed McCormack

Michael VanAcker, Executive Vice President of RT Specialty, has direct leadership responsibilities over RT Specialty’s operations and digital offerings, including The Connector, RT Specialty’s digital marketplace for micro commercial business, Stetson, the firm’s premium finance company, and Ryan Specialty University, the firm’s enterprise-wide learning and development platform, among other services. Michael also works closely with RT Specialty’s valued clients, markets and internal brokers and underwriters to provide best-in-class solutions. Michael has been with Ryan Specialty since 2011, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of Ryan Specialty. Previously, Michael served as Controller and COO for RT Specialty. Prior to Ryan Specialty, Michael was with PwC’s Assurance practice and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) after earning the Illinois CPA Society Excel Award.

Executive Vice President, RT Specialty

Michael VanAcker

“Having four insurance designations, and the wealth of knowledge that comes with it, enables me to better counsel customers regarding the importance of having the appropriate insurance coverage”

Saray Uribe, CharSan Insurance & Consulting

Leadership

“A true leader can see potential in different employees, regardless of their position. Listening and recognizing the value of each individual not only inspires them but also makes them grow professionally”

Saray Uribe, CharSan Insurance & Consulting

Leadership

Conrad D. Brooks

General Counsel

Conrad D. Brooks is General Counsel of AXIS Capital, where he has global oversight of legal, compliance and regulatory operations across all AXIS offices. Prior to his appointment to the role in January 2017, he served for nearly a decade as the company’s corporate counsel. He joined AXIS from McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (now Dentons), where he was a partner and served as practice team leader in the firm’s corporate and securities practice. A former officer in the United States Navy, Brooks graduated magna cum laude from the Georgia State University College of Law. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and earned a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from Old Dominion University.

General Counsel

Conrad D. Brooks

Noreen McMullan

Chief People Officer

Noreen McMullan joined AXIS Capital as chief human resources officer in September 2014 and is responsible for HR strategy and the delivery of HR services worldwide. McMullan has over 26 years of leadership experience in corporate HR for the financial services industry. Before joining AXIS, she served as executive vice president and CHRO for FirstKey Holdings, a diversified specialty finance company. Prior to FirstKey, she led HR at Bank of America’s Legacy Asset Services Group. Additionally, McMullan spent 13 years at Morgan Stanley in several different capacities, including HR lead for C-level executives and their organisations, chief operations officer for global HR and head of HR and chief administrative officer for a Morgan Stanley subsidiary. Previously, she was with Citigroup from 1988 to 1998.

Chief People Officer

Noreen McMullan

RT Specialty is a leading wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products and services and the wholesale broking specialty of Ryan Specialty. The firm’s specialist brokers handle an expansive mix of property, casualty, professional lines, transportation, personal lines, and workers’ compensation insurance products, on both an open market and delegated authority basis. RT Specialty’s entrepreneurial spirit is combined with advanced risk modeling, market access, and claims advocacy to provide excellent solutions to its clients. The firm is built on a foundation of talent, innovation and execution, and believes that clients are best served by professionals who maintain meaningful teamwork among brokers, agents, and carriers. RT Specialty thrives on a challenge, and its wholesale specialty and binding authority risk professionals have deep experience and the drive to find superior placement for even the toughest risks. Regardless of account size – big or small – RT Specialty is dedicated to providing lightning-fast expert advice, advocacy, and execution on behalf of its retail broker clients. For more information, please visit rtspecialty.com.

David Phillips

Chief Investment Officer

Keith Schlosser

Global Chief Information Officer

Dan Draper

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Simon Williams

Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955

David Phillips joined AXIS Capital as chief investment officer in April 2014. With more than 25 years of experience in investments, he previously served as head of investments for PartnerRe, where he had management and asset allocation responsibilities for public fixed income, public equities, private equities, and alternative fixed income. Prior to PartnerRe, he was the director of research and a portfolio manager at Oppenheimer Capital, an institutional money manager based in New York City. Phillips is a CFA charterholder and received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an AB from Princeton University.

Chief Investment Officer

David Phillips

Keith Schlosser is global chief information officer at AXIS Capital, where he leads the company’s global information technology and data strategy. He is also responsible for driving change throughout the organisation by delivering high-quality, future-oriented IT services in line with AXIS Capital’s business strategy. Schlosser has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, spanning roles in information technology, business solutions, marketing and sales. Prior to AXIS, he served as chief information officer for Chubb’s Overseas General Insurance division, where he spearheaded a number of growth, innovation, digital and change initiatives. Before that, he served as CIO at The Travelers Companies international division. Schlosser was also a vice president for marketing technology and web communications at AIG.

Global Chief Information Officer

Keith Schlosser

Dan Draper was appointed group chief underwriting officer in September 2022. He had previously served for more than two years as group head of underwriting at AXIS. Prior to that, he had been group chief risk and actuarial officer at VIBE. Before joining VIBE, Draper spent eight years with AXIS, holding a number of leadership roles that included group chief actuary, chief risk analytics officer, and insurance segment chief risk officer. Before that, he held managerial positions at the Financial Services Authority, XL Capital, and EY.

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Dan Draper

Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.

Partner

Kimi Shah

Partner

Kimi Shah

Partner

Kimi Shah

Sarah M Stewart

Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations

Karen Bannister, CM

Vice President, Marketing

Dave Longbottom

Chief Technology Officer

Alex Ventura

Head of Marketing

Damian Palovick

Senior Vice President of Underwriting AXA XL – Delegated Authority Programs, North America

Dr. Mary Lavoie

Head of Risk Management and Senior Vice President AXA XL – Delegated Authority Programs, North America

Mark Bernacki

Chief Underwriting Officer

Ryan Armijo

Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division

Bob Petrilli

President, Underwriting Division

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“Having four insurance designations, and the wealth of knowledge that comes with it, enables me to better counsel customers regarding the importance of having the appropriate insurance coverage”

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