Manchester-based digital MGA and insurance specialist Ripe has appointed of Sean Carney as its new chief underwriting officer.
Carney joins from Simply Business, where he was Managing Director MGA, and has over 15 years of experience in insurance leadership spanning strategy, underwriting and operations at both Simply Business and Hiscox.
His expertise will further enhance Ripe’s leadership as the organisation expands. Additionally, Carney offers significant experience across SME and specialist personal lines products, aligning with Ripe’s strategic focus during this period of growth.
At Ripe, Carney will ensure that the company continues to deliver robust performance for capacity partners and best-in-class products for customers. He will also lead on developing relationships with insurance partners across new markets and product speciality areas.
Alan Thomas, CEO of Ripe and himself a former CEO at Simply Business, said: “As Ripe grows through product expansion and acquisitions, we continue our mission to deliver market leading underwriting results and product innovation. We are excited to welcome Sean as our new chief underwriting officer. Sean is more than up to the challenge of leading our underwriting strategy, utilising his expertise in underwriting, pricing and product design. He will play a pivotal role as we continue to leverage our technology and marketing expertise to deliver the best specialist insurance products and experience for our customers.”
Carney will join the business as David Rowntree, the digital MGA’s former CUO, has left the business after a year in post to “pursue other opportunities.”
Ripe empowers customers with digital insurance products built for the modern world. Its technology is built from the ground up to serve consumers and small businesses with products tailored to their needs.
Ripe’s approach has resulted in over 425,000 customers choosing to buy insurance with Ripe to date, and its growing portfolio includes over 20 products across consumer and SME lines.
