Carney appointed Chief Underwriting Officer to focus on Ripe’s product growth and expansion

Manchester, 1^st October 2025 – UK Digital MGA Ripe today announces the appointment of Sean Carney as its new Chief Underwriting Officer.

Sean 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 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 to pursue other opportunities.