Ryan Specialty has appointed Tim Anders as executive vice president of its underwriting Managers Specialty Programs practice (NSP). Anders will support underwriting practices, launch new programme opportunities, and reinforce operational activities. He will also focus on leadership development, as well as employee career growth and engagement. He joins NSP with more than 30 years of experience in programme development, underwriting and management. Anders also has underwriting knowledge of the excess and surplus lines segment with property and casualty expertise and holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation. Bill Evans, co-president of NSP, says: “The breadth and depth of Tim’s experience in underwriting will further strengthen our talented underwriting team within National Specialty Programs. “His decades of experience and credibility in the market will enhance our ability to drive accretive and new product innovation to our valued retail clients while enhancing our underwriting and portfolio management strategies with our capital providers – his strengths are additive and complementary.”