February 3, 2021 | Chicago, IL – Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG) is pleased to announce that Anthony Hanes has joined the company as President of Stetson Insurance Funding, LLC (Stetson). Stetson is a Ryan Specialty Group company which specializes in financing commercial and personal lines insurance premiums for the excess and surplus insurance lines industry. As President of Stetson Insurance Funding, Anthony will focus on further developing RSG’s premium financing offerings to continue to enhance our capabilities for the benefit of our brokerage client base and their insureds.

Anthony comes to RSG with three decades of experience in the finance industry, joining Stetson in February of 2021. Before joining Stetson, Anthony served as Managing Director, Sales & Marketing for National Partners PFco, a premium financing company based in Denver, Colorado, beginning in 2017. Prior to his role with National Partners PFco, Anthony was first Chief Operating Officer for Budget Installment Corp. (BIC) and then Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing when BIC was acquired by BankDirect Capital Finance in 2009.

Commenting on his new position, Anthony said, “It is truly an honor to join the RSG family of companies. I look forward to working with the incredibly dynamic leadership team at RSG to build Stetson Insurance Funding into a leading national premium finance company. RSG’s client-centered approach is perfectly aligned with my vision for Stetson as the trusted premium finance arm for RSG and our agent and broker clients. My expertise in the field, coupled with long-standing relationships and a uniquely qualified team at Stetson, will accelerate the company’s growth and success. RSG’s strategic direction and expansion will provide Stetson with limitless opportunities to assist our trading partners in achieving their growth objectives.”

Seth Johnson, President of RT Binding, remarked, “Anthony is a proven leader and finance professional. We are thrilled to have him at the helm of RSG’s premium finance operations so to further enhance our client offerings, making our clients’ business more efficient and cost effective. We look forward to working closely with Anthony.”

For additional information, please contact Anthony at:
Anthony.Hanes@StetsonFunding.com or 312-379-8236

About Ryan Specialty Group, LLC

Founded in 2010, Ryan Specialty Group, LLC is a leading international specialty insurance organization, which offers wholesale brokerage services, delegated underwriting expertise in the form of binding authorities, programs, and highly specialized managing general underwriting companies, and other services designed specifically for brokers, agents and insurers. Ryan Specialty Group’s mission is to provide innovative, cost effective and efficient solutions for our clients and insurance carriers to benefit their insureds. ryansg.com

About Stetson Insurance Funding, LLC

Stetson Insurance Funding, LLC (Stetson), a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, provides premium finance services to agents and brokers. These services may not be available in all states. Stetson does not provide these services to the public. stetsonfunding.com ©2021 Ryan Specialty Group, LLC