WSIA (Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association)

It's time to submit your proposal to speak at WSIA's new EduTech Connect event. https://bit.ly/3RCX2lh Tell us what you want to share with WSIA members by May 1, and plan now to join us in Orlando, November 12-15 for this innovative new education and networking opportunity.

Join us in welcoming the summer 2025 interns! https://bit.ly/3GBy4QU. Interns will spend five weeks with a WSIA surplus lines carrier and four weeks with a WSIA wholesale broker member firm or spend all nine weeks with one member firm. We also want to give all 33 scholarship recipients a big congratulations for all the hard work and dedication they have made throughout the process.

We enjoyed hosting 42 member professionals last week at the capstone Executive Leadership Summit, facilitated by University of Virginia Darden School of Business faculty, Sean R. Martin and Sankaran Venkataraman. Thank you also to Wendy Houser for sharing her leadership perspectives with this group! You can sign up here https://bit.ly/4lIP1Jn to be notified when registration opens for the 2026 program.

CALL FOR PRESENTERS! WSIA's new EduTech Connect will bring together the best of the Insurtech Conference and WSIA University in a dynamic, reimagined way to network and learn, Nov. 12-15 in Orlando. Speaker proposals are due May 1. Check it out and submit your great idea! https://bit.ly/3YxttFu

We had an incredible week in London alongside WSIA Chair, Phillip McCrorie, RSUI Group, Inc., and Immediate Past Chair, Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld, RT Specialty, in leadership meetings with our members in the Lloyd’s and London market. It was also a privilege to host 19 members of WSIA’s U40 at our International Summit - an amazing opportunity for these emerging leaders to learn and experience Lloyd’s of London firsthand.

Join us in welcoming our U40 officers: Harry Jardine ACII, Caroline West, CPCU, ASLI, AIDA and Kristin Jones, CPCU, ASLI and our U40 board members: Devon Borisoff, Joshua Carmona, MSM, CPCU, ASLI, AU-M, AINS, AIDA, Zac Crosley, CPCU, ASLI, AU-M, AAI-M, AIC-M, AIM, Ross Driscoll Jr., MBA, CIC, Victoria Knight ACII, Allyson Lunsford, CIC, Lindsay (Moore) Williams and Linda Yuan, CSPO, CPCU, ARe, CRIS. We appreciate everything you do! As a reminder, there's still time to register for Advanced E&S this June 15-18 in Chicago, IL for education and networking opportunities! https://bit.ly/4id0L3N.

There's still time to register for Marcus Payne Advanced E&S (June 15-18). https://bit.ly/3R64WDD. Join us for industry education and fun networking opportunities! Check out our 2025 speakers: Jeff Fields, Andy Forstenzer, Myshell Gresham, ARM, Ilana Hessing, Steve Jones, Keri Kish, Steve Kelly, Kent Larson, Jeff McWhirt, Mike Miller, Eric Mutch and Jacey Norberg. We're excited to see you there!

Our April WSIA News is packed with important updates on our Talent Advocacy & Engagement Foundation and details on an exciting new event. https://bit.ly/3FUuYHs EduTech Connect will bring together the best of what you've known as the Insurtech Conference and WSIA University in a dynamic, reimagined way to network and learn, Nov. 12-15 in Orlando. We're accepting speaker proposals until May 1. Check it out and submit your great idea!

More than 200 students joined us at the WSIA Extreme Risk Takers Symposium in Chicago last week for two days of learning and networking. A huge shout out and thank you to Rahmad D. Bauldrick, Sr., Erlisa H. King, Elaina Nicholson, Greg Woods, Bob Greenebaum, Josh Anderson, Brett Dresner, CPCU, CRIS, ARM, ASLI, and Zack Mazariegos for presenting during the event and helping make this a great experience for these future E&S professionals! Check out the WSIA website for upcoming opportunities for students. We hope to see you at an event next fall!

We would like to extend a warm WSIA welcome to these new member firms. We look forward to your participation and supporting you as members! Ascendex Underwriters, Exclusive Underwriting Managers LLC, Garlic Insurance, Leo Risk Services, Inc., Minglewood Risk, Panther Insurance, Shepherd Specialty, WOWS Insurance Services, Hadron Insurance, Hinterland Insurance, PIVIX Specialty Insurance, Acrisure London Wholesale, Anvil Foundry, Claim Assist Solutions, Combined Ratio Solutions, Elysian, Empathy Claims™, ennabl, eventual treasury, Feathery, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, Further AI, LimeIQ, Mulberri, Inc., OneShield, Reserv Claims, Sunlight Solutions