Most industry insiders will tell you that insurance is a commodity. Having worked with a few of the big guys in the category, I couldn’t disagree. Then we met Ironshore. These guys were top guys at big competing firms that decided to break free of the bullshit and start their own nimble firm. Investors threw a billion dollars at them when they took the leap. They disliked a lot of things in the industry and built a company that set out to not conduct business as usual. We interviewed their top leaders internationally and identified an entrepreneurial platform that tied their ability to develop innovative products and track record for delivering great service.
Assets have risen over 1 billion this past year alone to become the fastest growing specialty insurance company in the world. These folks have some serious swagger. The marketing executives we work with on a daily basis are great partners and a strong part of this maverick group.