October 3, 2017, CHICAGO, IL – R-T Specialty, LLC (a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group, LLC) has announced the opening of their new Louisville, KY office. This office is led by Brian Houghlin and Chris Beckmann.

Brian Houghlin has 30 years of experience in the management liability insurance arena. Brian started his career with Chubb’s Executive Protection Department in 1987 and subsequently spent 15 years with a national retail broker managing its Midwest Region’s financial products broking group. In 2005, Brian founded ELS a wholesale broker concentrating on management liability, professional liability and cyber liability insurance products. Chris Beckmann has eight years of experience in marketing and negotiating Executive Risk coverages, including Directors & Officers Liability, Fiduciary, Employment Practices, Crime and Cyber Risk.

RT Specialty Chairman and CEO, Timothy W. Turner, commented, “Brian is a strong broker and leader, and we’re thrilled to have both Brian and Chris as a part of the RT ProExec team. Louisville is a growing market and one in which RT Specialty is excited to be in.”

Brian Houghlin can be reached at: brian.houghlin@rtspecialty.com; 502-292-2444

Chris Beckmann can be reached at: chris.beckmann@rtspecialty.com; 502-276-0200

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R-T Specialty, LLC (RT), a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, provides wholesale brokerage and other services to agents and brokers. RT is a Delaware limited liability company based in Illinois. In California: R-T Specialty Insurance Services, LLC License #0G97516. ©2017 Ryan Specialty Group, LLC.