Why RT
RT Specialty is a leading wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products and services. Our experienced brokers are specialized in property, casualty, professional lines, transportation and workers’ compensation, providing creative solutions to retail brokerage firms. We define ourselves through our superior execution on behalf of our clients, which has established us as a leader in the industry.
As an independent wholesale broker, we are a critical intermediary in the distribution channel from insurance carriers and retail brokers.
RT Specialty’s mission is simple – we believe clients are best served by a team of professionals who work collaboratively and collectively through a meaningful partnership among agents, brokers and carriers. RT Specialty works together with retail agents and insurance carriers to provide innovative solutions to their clients’ most complex insurance needs.
Our Difference
RT Specialty’s differentiator is its people. RT Specialty has some of the highest quality brokers in the wholesale sector who work tirelessly on behalf of and with their clients to ensure the solution to the risk is optimized for the win. Time and again, RT Specialty emphasizes execution. Backed by our relationships, resources, and the trust we have developed in the marketplace, we deliver measurable value to the insurance industry through a national wholesale brokerage platform with offices throughout the United States.
Our Values
At RT Specialty, we embrace our values as they set the foundation for what our firm represents.
- Integrity
We adhere to the highest standards of honesty, dependability and professionalism in dealing with our clients, trading partners and co-workers.
- Client-Centricity
We put our clients’ and trading partners’ interests first.
- Teamwork
We achieve more working collaboratively than individually.
- Meritocracy
Our people are given the opportunity to grow, achieve and rise based on their merits, their skill and their imagination.
- Inclusion
We are committed to building, growing and sustaining a diverse workforce reflective of society throughout the entirety of the organization and insurance industry. We harness our differences and commonalities to better serve our clients, trading partners, workforce and communities.
- Empowerment
Our organizational structure allows our people to take appropriate risks, be decisive and succeed on the basis of their initiative and hard work, enabling them to self-optimize.
- Innovation
We encourage our people to be creative and discover new and better ways to achieve optimal results for our clients and trading partners.
- Courage
We don’t shy away from difficult challenges, rather, we embrace them knowing we have the drive and expertise to find ideal solutions.
Our History
Formation of
RT Specialty
Acquisition of
Sowers Baccala Insurance
Acquisition of
Chartwell Insurance Brokers
Acquisition of
McAuley Woods & Associates
Acquisition of
Oakbridge Insurance Brokers
Acquisition of
American E&S Insurance Brokers
Acquisition of
McClean Oddy & Associates
Acquisition of
Atlantic Star Intermediaries
Acquisition of
IFIS
Acquisition of
SH Smith & Co.
Acquisition of
Westrope
Acquisition of
Blais Excess & Surplus Agency of Texas
Acquisition of
Tennessee Underwriters
Acquisition of
AJ Renner & Associates
Acquisition of
Countrywide Brokerage Services
Acquisition of
Hartan Brokerage
Acquisition of
LoVullo Associates
Acquisition of
N-Surance Outlets
Acquisition of
Oxford Insurance Services
Acquisition of
Kerwick & Curran
Acquisition of
New Day Underwriting Managers
Acquisition of certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage
Acquisition of Boston Insurance Specialists
Acquisition of
Westphalen Insurance Services
Acquisition of
Myron Steves
Acquisition of
Atlantic Specialty Lines
Acquisition of
All Risks
Acquisition of Crouse and Associates
Acquisition of Centurion Liability Insurance Services
Acquisition of Griffin Underwriting Services
Acquisition of Socius Insurance Services
Formation of
RT Specialty
Acquisition of
Sowers Baccala Insurance
Acquisition of
Chartwell Insurance Brokers
Acquisition of
McAuley Woods & Associates
Acquisition of
Oakbridge Insurance Brokers
Acquisition of
American E&S Insurance Brokers
Acquisition of
McClean Oddy & Associates
Acquisition of
Atlantic Star Intermediaries
Acquisition of
IFIS
Acquisition of
SH Smith & Co.
Acquisition of
Westrope
Acquisition of
Blais Excess & Surplus Agency of Texas
Acquisition of
Tennessee Underwriters
Acquisition of
AJ Renner & Associates
Acquisition of
Countrywide Brokerage Services
Acquisition of
Hartan Brokerage
Acquisition of
LoVullo Associates
Acquisition of
N-Surance Outlets
Acquisition of
Oxford Insurance Services
Acquisition of
Kerwick & Curran
Acquisition of
New Day Underwriting Managers
Acquisition of certain assets of ARC Specialty Brokerage
Acquisition of Boston Insurance Specialists
Acquisition of
Westphalen Insurance Services
Acquisition of
Myron Steves
Acquisition of
Atlantic Specialty Lines
Acquisition of
All Risks
Acquisition of Crouse and Associates
Acquisition of Centurion Liability Insurance Services
Acquisition of Griffin Underwriting Services
Acquisition of Socius Insurance Services
Our Leadership
The RT Specialty team is led by their corporate officers whose leadership and strong work ethic permeates throughout the firm. No matter what the level, the RT Specialty employee is all-in, working for and alongside our retail clients.
