Full-Time

Senior Business / Product Analyst-1

Posted on 2/21/2026

Ryan Specialty

Ryan Specialty

1,001-5,000 employees

Specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting programs

Compensation Overview

$80k - $100k/yr

Chicago, IL, USA + 1 more

More locations: Illinois, USA

Hybrid

Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
Product Management
Risk Management
Requirements
  • Bachelors Degree in Business or Risk Management
Responsibilities
  • Heavily engaged in understanding and driving the required functionality of our digital distribution platforms as well as other peripheral systems
  • Work closely with the Product Managers, subject matter experts, insurance carriers, and solution analysts to enhance product offerings and capabilities.
  • Work closely with insurance carrier partners to document product business requirements and risks/issues, follow-up on action items and maintain insurance product teams project plans and deliverables.
  • Work closely with business constituents and subject matter experts to turn business needs into consumable requirements that can be acted upon by solution delivery teams.
  • Engage in all aspects of solution delivery, including documenting product enhancement backlog, creating test scripts, executing test cases and support.
  • In some cases, act as a subject matter expert in the business domain of insurance underwriting, policy issuance and post-issuance modifications
  • Help design, document, and maintain business processes.
  • Accurately identify problems and provide appropriate solutions, including coordination with partners, external vendors, and other internal teams to deliver optimal solutions.
Desired Qualifications
  • 2+ years of experience in a business environment – insurance, financial or technology industry highly desirable.
  • Prior experience in the property and casualty insurance industry is preferred.
  • Data Analytics
  • Building Relationships
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Project Management
  • Process Improvement
  • Presentation
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal
  • Multi-Tasker
  • Problem Solver

Ryan Specialty provides specialty insurance products and solutions to insurance brokers, agents, and carriers. It operates through three segments: Wholesale Brokerage (RT Specialty) to place complex risks, Binding Authority for managing general underwriters to quote and service policies, and Underwriting Management to develop proprietary programs under delegated authority. The company differentiates itself by combining broker access, delegated underwriting authority, and proprietary programs to serve hard-to-place risks, with a strong US presence and international reach. Its goal is to deliver tailored risk solutions for specialty and hard-to-place risks while expanding its international specialty insurance market.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 21.2% annual revenue growth and 19.2% free cash flow margin drive scalability.
  • $400M reinsurance sidecar provides $900M multi-year P&C capacity.
  • Acquisitions like Innovisk expand revenue by $58M annually.

What critics are saying

  • Six acquisitions in 18 months cause integration failures and cultural clashes.
  • $600M senior notes strain cash flow if rates rise or losses hit.
  • Digital platforms like MediaAlpha bypass brokers, cutting RT commissions 15-20%.

What makes Ryan Specialty unique

  • RT Specialty intermediates complex specialty risks across all 50 states.
  • Binding Authority enables delegated quoting and policy binding for carriers.
  • Underwriting Managers develop proprietary programs for niche industries.

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Benefits

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Mental Health Support

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Mar 11th, 2026
Ryan Specialty and MediaAlpha are small-cap stocks to target, while EverQuote lags behind

MediaAlpha, an insurance marketplace technology platform, has demonstrated strong momentum with 69.4% annual revenue growth over the past two years. The company, which connects insurance carriers with consumers, is trading at a market capitalisation of $544.6 million. The platform processes nearly 10 million consumer referrals monthly across property, casualty, health and life insurance products. Forecasted revenue growth of 11.8% for the next 12 months suggests sustained momentum. Earnings per share growth of 564% annually has significantly outpaced revenue expansion, indicating improving profitability as the business scales. Ryan Specialty, a wholesale insurance broker founded in 2010, posted impressive metrics including 21.2% annual revenue growth and a robust 19.2% free cash flow margin. The company trades at $4.73 billion market capitalisation.

Yahoo Finance
Feb 3rd, 2026
Ryan Specialty tops Wall Street picks with 36% upside, while Mister Car Wash and Donnelley Financial face headwinds

Ryan Specialty, a wholesale insurance broker founded in 2010, is attracting Wall Street attention with a consensus price target of $64.31, implying 35.5% upside. The company has demonstrated strong organic revenue growth averaging 12.8% over the past two years. Ryan Specialty's earnings per share grew 23.1% annually over the last two years, significantly outpacing peers. The company maintains a robust free cash flow margin of 18.9%, enabling consistent capital reinvestment and returns. Meanwhile, analysts remain bullish on Mister Car Wash and Donnelley Financial Solutions despite concerning fundamentals. Mister Car Wash faces weak same-store sales trends and high debt levels, whilst Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen sales decline 3% annually over five years. Independent analysis suggests caution on these stocks despite Wall Street's optimistic price targets.

Insurance-Canada.ca
Nov 7th, 2025
Ryan Specialty Acquires Stewart Specialty Risk

Ryan Specialty has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting Ltd. (SSRU), a Canadian managing general underwriter based in Toronto. SSRU, founded in 2016 by Stephen Stewart, specializes in high-hazard property and casualty solutions and will join the Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers division. SSRU has a strong distribution network across all 13 Canadian provinces and territories.

Artemis
Sep 5th, 2025
Ryan Specialty raises $400M reinsurance sidecar

Ryan Specialty launched a collateralized reinsurance sidecar, Ryan Alternative Capital Re, Ltd., raising $400 million, backed by Flexpoint Ford and Sixth Street. This vehicle supports Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers' P&C insurance business, providing $900 million in multi-year premium capacity. The initiative, in collaboration with AXIS Capital and Lloyd's of London, aims to enhance specialty cat and non-cat risk capacity. Deutsche Bank Securities acted as the structuring and placement agent.

Business Wire
May 21st, 2025
Ryan Specialty Acquires 360° Underwriting

Ryan Specialty enters Ireland with acquisition of 360 Underwriting.

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