ProSight Specialty Insurance

ProSight Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is a publicly listed specialty insurance company based in Morristown, New Jersey with offices in London; Glendale, California; and New York City.[1] ProSight Specialty Insurance is backed financially by affiliates of Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and TPG Capital. As a part of their commercial media and entertainment services, ProSight was reported as insuring the highest-grossing concert of 2012.[2] In October 2017, Pro Sight was downgraded from A to A- Financial Rating.

ProSight Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.
TypePublic
NYSE: PROS
IndustryInsurance
FoundedNew Jersey, United States (2009 (2009))
Headquarters
Morristown, New Jersey
,
United States
Key people
Larry Hannon (CEO)
Websitewww.prosightspecialty.com

Company history

In 2009, Joseph Beneducci founded ProSight Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. The name changed to ProSight Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. in November 2010.[1]

Prior to founding ProSight, Beneducci was the CEO at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.[2] from January 2, 2007 to June 11, 2007.[3] The specialty property and casualty insurance startup expanded quickly, and in 2010 it opened its Santa Rosa office location.[4] The company now has locations in Morristown, New Jersey; London; Glendale, California; and New York City.[1] In 2014, ProSight Specialty was featured on The 2014 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private American companies, ranking 3,204 with a $443.5 M revenue in 2013.[5]

Prosight went public in July 2019 and is traded as PROS on the New York Stock Exchange NYSE.

Products and services

In 2014, ProSight invested heavily in the use of in-cab camera technology as a part of their new insurance package for transportation customers.[6] These cameras monitor and record events such as crashes, hard braking, and lane departures to improve safety and reduce the corresponding accident claims.[7]

In May 2014, the firm announced an expansion of their services into the energy market with insurance programs focused on propane and fuel dealers, oil and gas contractors, and solar energy contractors.[8]

References
  1. "Prosight Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. "Joseph J Beneducci, Prosight Specialty Insurance Group Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
  6. "ProSight Insurance, SmartDrive form Risk-Management Alliance". www.truckinginfo.com.
  7. Clevenger, Seth (June 18, 2014). "ProSight Offers SmartDrive Video Safety with Insurance Package". Transport Topics.
  8. "ProSight Specialty Expands Energy Market Coverage with Three New Programs". Insurance Journal. May 21, 2014.
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