Ryan Specialty Group hires technology leader from Aon

US-based Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has appointed Kathy Burns as senior vice president, chief digital officer, based in Chicago.

An expert in the risk management and insurance industry, Burns previously worked at Aon, Marsh, and Crawford & Company.

Prior to joining RSG, she was the CEO of Ventiv Technology, formerly Aon eSolutions, and remains on their board.

Patrick Ryan, founder, chairman and CEO of Ryan Specialty Group, commented: "Kathy is a proven leader with extensive insurance and technology knowledge and experience. At RSG, she will direct and further develop RSG’s client enabling technologies, the first of which is The Connector, our SME E&S technology which is under development. We are very pleased to have Kathy join the RSG family."

Burns added: "I am so thrilled to be working at Ryan Specialty Group with the most talented team in the industry. The opportunity to leverage technology to further enable RSG’s growth strategies is tremendous. I look forward to leading The Connector, which will help drive RSG’s SME strategy."

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