CRC Group reveals $3bn premium programmes division Starwind

US wholesale specialty insurance firm  CRC Group has revealed that its specialty programmes division will begin trading under the new Starwind Specialty Insurance brand starting today (October 18).

The new Starwind brand is created through the combination of CRC Programs and the recently acquired Constellation Affiliated Partners.

CRC claims Starwind will be among the largest programme managers in North America, serving more than 10,000 insureds and writing more than $3 billion in annual premium across more than 30 brands.

Starwind seeks to develop innovative solutions and offer products across a wide breadth of industries, including transportation, construction, executive and professional, and reinsurance, among others.

"Rebranding to become Starwind emphasises that all of our combined experience and specialty insurance knowledge is available and working together to provide our clients with the broadest spectrum of niche products in today’s market to meet their specialty insurance needs," the company said in a statement announcing the rebrand.

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