Janet Beaver, EVP at Aurenity, joins The Insurance Chatter to discuss leadership, tech innovation, and reshaping the E&S insurance landscape with integrity and expertise.

Tech-enabled E&S MGA Aurenity has announced the expansion of its buffer excess casualty program with Everspan to a full $5m 'lead' excess offering. The program targets construction, hospitality, real estate, and products writing both unsupported and supported excess over Aurenity's primary GL team.

Tech-enabled E&S MGA Aurenity has confirmed the appointment of Kevin Thommes as EVP to lead their newly launched Public Entity program.

Tech-enabled E&S MGA Aurenity has confirmed the launch of a new excess Public Entity (PE) program with backing from specialty re/insurer Vantage Risk, through its Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company.

Tech-enabled E&S MGA Aurenity has confirmed the launch of its primary General Liability (GL) program with AM Best ‘A’ rated capacity for mid-market construction, hospitality, real estate, premises, and product risks.

WEST HARTFORD, CT, September 12th 2022 New tech-enabled E&S MGA Aurenity has confirmed the launch of its Excess Casualty program, offering products insured by Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of The Fortegra Group, Inc. (“Fortegra”). The relationship will allow Aurenity to write a maximum line of $10m which it will deploy on a mix of mid-market products, premises, hospitality, and construction risk. Aurenity hired former TMHCC executive Janet Beaver earlier this year to lead its entry into the space, and has confirmed the additional hires of Kelly Tate, Nicole Saladino, Adrienne Scherer, and Ariel Clearman to build out the team. Distribution will be exclusive to wholesale brokers. Backed by Chicago investor Agman, Aurenity was launched in January 2022 as a brand-new MGA for the E&S market. They are attracting market leading underwriting talent, enabled with cutting-edge pricing, segmentation, and risk insight technology. Using their ‘Augment™’ underwriting models, Aurenity is harnessing expertise and innovation to deliver a differentiated competitive advantage. Nick Davies, Aurenity CEO said “Fortegra’s underwriting acumen, claims expertise and financial strength make them a highly desirable partner for Aurenity.” He continued “We are a business built by and for underwriting expertise. Augmented with our pricing technology, we have the right blend of both to deliver sustained underwriting profit for our partners over the market cycle.” Aurenity has begun accepting submissions with September 15th effective dates About Aurenity Aurenity is blending market leading talent with cutting edge underwriting analytics to create a new MGA for the E&S market. Founded by underwriting experts with a common interest in innovation, our team shares over a century of experience at top tier carriers. Harnessing our sophisticated ‘Augment™’ risk models, our underwriters have access to better data and smarter analytics to deliver cross cycle profit for our partners. Aurenity, where expertise meets innovation. Learn more at www.aurenity.com About F ortegra For more than 40 years, Fortegra and its subsidiaries have underwritten risk management solutions that help people and businesses succeed in the face of uncertainty. As a global specialty insurer, we offer a diverse set of admitted and surplus insurance products and warranty solutions. Fortegra's A.M. Best Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) is a result of our strict underwriting standards, consistent profitability, and high cash flows. For more information, please visit www.fortegra.com .

Tech-enabled Managing General Agent Gains a Better View of Risk with Verisk’s Ecosystem of Pricing and Underwriting Tools Jersey City, N.J., September 08, 2022 Aurenity, a new managing general agent (MGA) in the excess and surplus (E&S) insurance market, continues its expertise-led and technology-enabled build out by licensing multiple underwriting and rating solutions from Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics provider. Founded by insurance entrepreneurs with pedigrees from some of the market’s top-tier carriers, Aurenity plans to launch its initial excess casualty product in the third quarter. The MGA is enabling its market-leading underwriting talent with cutting-edge technology from Verisk to create differentiated risk insight and pricing as part of its ‘Augment’ models. “We are a business built by and for underwriting expertise, focused on creating the kind of differentiated insight that is very uncommon amongst our peers,” said Patrick Safino, Aurenity’s COO. “Verisk’s unrivaled actuarial expertise, predictive models, and rich underwriting data analytics will enable us to make more informed decisions with highly sophisticated risk selection and pricing segmentation providing us with a powerful platform for profitable growth.” Aurenity has used a variety of Verisk products and services to help develop its platform, including: Insurance consulting : Actuarial experts in Verisk’s Insurance Consulting unit have helped Aurenity develop customized rating plans. Predictive analytics for rating : Aurenity has implemented ISO Risk Analyzer® Businessowners , a powerful predictive modeling tool that analyzes hundreds of indicators to estimate expected losses by specific peril, at a high geographic resolution. Underwriting insights powered by artificial intelligence (AI): Aurenity is also leveraging Verisk’s LightSpeed® Small Commercial , which applies AI and machine learning to large volumes of unstructured data, providing timely and actionable insights on businesses across the U.S. “In an era of rising social and economic inflation, understanding the drivers of potential claims volatility is vital for risk selection and underwriting profitability,” said Ron Beiderman, senior vice president, core line products at Verisk. “Aurenity is poised to capitalize on the speed, accuracy and consistency of underwriting data, predictive modeling and hands-on actuarial expertise only Verisk can provide.” About Verisk Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data-driven analytic insights and solutions for the insurance and energy industries. Through advanced data analytics, software, scientific research and deep industry knowledge, Verisk empowers customers to strengthen operating efficiency, improve underwriting and claims outcomes, combat fraud, and make informed decisions about global issues including climate change and extreme events as well as political and ESG topics. With offices in more than 30 countries, Verisk consistently earns certification by Great Place to Work and fosters an inclusive culture where all team members feel they belong. For more, visit Verisk.com and the Verisk Newsroom . About Aurenity Aurenity is blending market leading underwriting talent with cutting edge analytics to create a new MGA for the E&S market. Founded by underwriting experts with a common interest in technology, our team shares over a century of experience at top tier carriers. Harnessing our sophisticated ‘Augment™’ risk models, our underwriters have access to better data and smarter analytics to deliver cross cycle profit for our partners. Aurenity, where expertise meets innovation. Learn more at www.aurenity.com Verisk Media Contact: Michelle Pantina 551-500-7327 michelle.pantina@verisk.com Aurenity Media Contact: Patrick Safino 860-670-5373 patrick.safino@aurenity.com

WEST HARTFORD, CT, July 12, 2022 - Aurenity, a newly launched tech-enabled E&S MGA, today announced it has selected Origami Risk as its technology partner to develop its core underwriting platform. Founded by leading underwriting executives and technology experts, Aurenity is building a cutting-edge underwriting ecosystem to deliver sophisticated pricing, speed-to-market adjustments, and best-in-class service. The MGA’s platform technologies will optimize the underwriting process through automation, real-time analytics and portfolio management tools. Through investment in continuous innovation, they believe their pricing data and technology will enable a sustained competitive advantage. Origami will work in collaboration with Aurenity’s team to develop the MGA’s underwriting platform. With a versatile solution set, experienced design and implementation team, and proven high-quality support services, Origami’s multi-tenant platform delivers tailored configurations that accommodate a variety of business models and facilitate streamlined underwriting and automated policy administration. “Origami Risk is a highly configurable solution that will be central to our underwriting ecosystem,” said Patrick Safino, COO of Aurenity. “Their capabilities will enable our underwriting teams to automate the policy lifecycle and spend more of their time engaged with our brokers. It also provides us with the agility to make real-time adjustments to our ‘augment™’ pricing algorithms as market conditions shift.” “We’re delighted that Aurenity has selected our versatile, true SaaS insurance technology solution for its underwriting platform,” said Chris Bennett, president, Core Solutions at Origami Risk. “We look forward to working in close collaboration with their team to create a scalable solution that provides the tools and functionality that meets their needs now and well into the future as they expand their solution set, distribution network, and client base.” Aurenity launched in January 2022 backed by investor Agman with $10 million seed funding. Safino confirmed that Aurenity’s build-out is on track, with a number of high-profile hires and key partnerships finalized. Aurenity plans to go live in Q3 with its initial excess casualty product, with plans for additional offerings in the pipeline. Origami Risk offers a full suite of end-to-end, integrated SaaS solutions for policy, rating, billing, loss control and claims administration, reporting and analytics, along with a comprehensive digital engagement experience for all internal and external stakeholders. About Aurenity: Aurenity is blending market leading talent with cutting edge underwriting analytics to deliver a new MGA for the E&S market. We were founded by underwriting entrepreneurs and technology experts with a shared love of data and a common interest in industry innovation. We are building a tech-enabled platform to deliver sustainable profit for our carriers and best in class service for our brokers over the market cycle. Aurenity will deliver sophisticated risk insight and portfolio management tools to make smarter underwriting choices. Underwriting performance and distribution scale are not mutually exclusive, we believe they should be symbiotic with the right view of risk. There is a better way and Aurenity is leading it. Visit aurenity.com or contact Aurenity at info@aurenity.com About Origami Risk - Core Solutions Division: Origami Risk provides integrated SaaS solutions that simplify insurance, risk, and safety for insurers, managing general agents (MGAs), program administrators, third party claims administrators (TPAs), risk pools, brokers and more. Origami Risk delivers its highly configurable and completely scalable integrated insurance core system, risk management and safety solutions from a secure, multi-tenant platform accessible via web browser and mobile app. Visit origamirisk.com or contact Origami at info@origamirisk.com.

Newly launched tech-enabled MGA Aurenity confirms the appointment of Douglas Trainor as Chief Underwriting Officer. Trainor was previously head of Casualty and Professional for Brit USA in a role that spanned General Liability, Excess Casualty, Cyber, MPL and Public Entity. He has also held positions with Catlin and The Hartford. Trainor will be based in Aurenity’s new West Hartford, CT office and is the latest executive to join after the appointments of Patrick Safino from Travelers and Janet Beaver from TMHCC earlier this year. Commenting on the hire, Aurenity’s CEO Nick Davies said “I worked with Doug for many years, and we are delighted to welcome him to our management team. He has the technical underwriting experience and strong distribution credentials imperative to the expertise led and tech-enabled MGA we are building.” Aurenity launched in January backed by investor Agman with $10m seed funding. Davies confirmed that Aurenity’s build-out is on track, with a number of key technology partnerships signed and capacity for its initial excess casualty product near completion. Aurenity plans to be live in Q3 and has appointed Guy Carpenter to place its reinsurance program. About Aurenity Aurenity is blending market leading talent with cutting edge underwriting analytics to deliver a new MGA for the E&S market. We were founded by underwriting entrepreneurs and technology experts with a shared love of data and a common interest in industry innovation. We are building a tech-enabled platform to deliver sustainable profit for our carriers and best in class service for our brokers over the market cycle. Aurenity will deliver sophisticated risk insight and portfolio management tools to make smarter underwriting choices. Underwriting performance and distribution scale are not mutually exclusive, we believe they should be symbiotic with the right view of risk. There is a better way and Aurenity is leading it. About Agman Agman leverages its permanent capital base to partner with exceptional entrepreneurs building enduring businesses. Since its humble origins nearly a century ago, Agman has grown into one of the largest family-owned investment firms in the United States, with thousands of employees, activities across the country, and expertise in a range of industries. Agman’s portfolio includes hospitality, real estate, crypto and insurance. They are the principal investor in Omaha National, a leading provider of Worker’s Compensation Insurance; Virtus, a fast-growing specialty retail broker and Aurenity, a newly launched tech-enabled MGA in the E&S market. Contact info@aurenity.com