Thomas Lynch

Core Specialty is an insurance holding company offering a diversified range of property and casualty insurance products for small to mid-sized businesses. From its underwriting offices spanning the U.S., the Company focuses on niche markets, local distribution, and superior underwriting knowledge; offering traditional as well as innovative insurance solutions to meet the needs of its customers and brokers.

Distinguished Programs is one of the largest independent program managers in the country. The Company underwrites and distributes insurance products across 14 programs with a technology-centric approach. Current programs include property and casualty products for the Real Estate and Hospitality markets, as well as prize coverage for golf hole-in-one and other prize indemnification products.

MDpanel is one of the preeminent providers of expert medical opinions in the U.S., serving physicians across a range of specialties. The company provides support for physicians performing medical evaluations as part of the insurance claims process. MDpanel aims to become the partner of choice for physicians, carriers, attorneys and injured workers by connecting those in need of medical opinions with the most qualified and highly regarded medical professionals.

Relation is one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the United States. Since its founding in 2007, Relation has built its strengths in specialized industries including agribusiness, education, employee benefits, public entities, transportation, and non-profits. The Company is committed to helping mid-market businesses navigate their insurance needs by building relationships and leveraging the right mix of people, partnerships, processes, and technologies.

Ripe Insurance is a digital insurance distribution and underwriting platform based in Manchester with over 285,000 policy holders. Since its founding in 1997, Ripe has grown rapidly serving a variety of customers across both personal and small commercial lines. Today, Ripe’s policies protects specialised needs across golf, boats, caravans, and cycles, as well as providing insurance to small business owners such as personal trainers, musicians, and photographers. Ripe's proprietary technology enables customers to "build their own policy", providing tailored solutions in an optimised online journey.

Group Ark Insurance Holdings, through its Ark Syndicate Management Limited subsidiary, underwrites a diversified and balanced portfolio of reinsurance and insurance business. The company provides marine and energy, accident and health, property, specialty, casualty, and reinsurance products. Its marine and energy coverage includes marine hull, cargo, and specie; marine and energy liability; and energy upstream physical damage insurance. The company’s accident and health insurance solutions include health direct and facultative and accident and health reinsurance; and property insurance products include direct and facultative, and reinsurance. It also offers specialty insurance in the areas of specialty reinsurance, political risk and aviation war, contingency, and product recall, as well as war, terrorism, and political violence; and casualty insurance, such as medical malpractice, professional liability, general liability, automobile liability, and workers compensation. The company was incorporated in 2006.