Ron Austin

Ron Austin began as an Advisor* to LMP in 2022. As an independent consultant, Ron works closely with LMP’s investment professionals assisting in deal sourcing, evaluation, and due diligence, advising on portfolio company operations and with respect to general conditions in the industries in which LMP invests. In particular, he advises on insurance-related opportunities.

Ron has over 40 years of experience in the insurance industry, with an extensive operating history in the underwriting as well as distribution aspects of the business. Most recently, he was an Executive Vice President in the AMWINS Group, a leading independent global wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products after serving as President of Worldwide Facilities, a United States wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent, and program manager. Ron’s responsibilities at Worldwide included leading the execution of a growth strategy that entailed acquisitions as well as significant organic growth, resulting in Worldwide’s revenues growing by a factor of more than 7 in the six years prior to the 2021 sale of the business to Amwins. . Prior to joining Worldwide, Ron was on the carrier side of the insurance business. He created and led a specialty insurance company on behalf of a publicly traded holding company, and has held various underwriting and underwriting management positions since beginning his career.