Aurenity Enters Cyber Insurance Market with Appointment of BHSI Veteran Brian Robb

Tech-enabled E&S MGA Aurenity has appointed Brian Robb as Executive Vice President, Cyber & Technology, signaling its entry into the professional liability vertical. For fintech and insurtech professionals, this move highlights the ongoing migration of top-tier underwriting talent from traditional carriers to tech-driven MGAs, aiming to solve pricing volatility in complex risk classes like cyber.

What was announced

Aurenity is expanding its footprint beyond its existing six Excess and Surplus (E&S) programs in the Casualty and Property markets. Brian Robb joins the firm to lead the build-out of a new suite of offerings, specifically focusing on cyber, technology Errors and Omissions (E&O), and miscellaneous professional liability. The move is a central component of the company's strategy to diversify its program offerings and provide new capacity to its broker network.

Robb arrives from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), where he served as Senior Vice President and Head of Cyber, Technology E&O and Miscellaneous Professional Liability Underwriting for North America. His background includes over 20 years of experience across underwriting, claims, and litigation. This includes an 11-year tenure at CNA, where he served as Underwriting Director and Cyber Industry Leader, co-leading the launch of CNA CyberPrep, a NIST-based pre-breach vendor panel. He also served as Senior Claim Counsel for Global Cyber and Technology Claims at CNA, including a London-based secondment to CNA Hardy.

The expansion is fueled by a recent growth equity investment from Great Hill Partners. This capital is earmarked for entering new specialty lines, recruiting senior underwriting talent, and further developing Aurenity’s "Augment" platform. The proprietary platform utilizes AI and data automation to deliver technical pricing and sustainable underwriting profit for carrier partners throughout the insurance cycle.

"Professional liability was part of our strategy from launch, but we continue to be focused on attracting the right blend of entrepreneurial underwriting talent. Brian’s pedigree in underwriting, claims and law means we have strong leadership in classes where technical pricing and coverage discipline are critical."

Nick Davies, chief executive at Aurenity.

The companies involved

Aurenity, launched in January 2022, operates as a tech-enabled E&S Managing General Agent (MGA). The firm provides primary general liability, excess casualty, and now professional liability capacity. Its core technological differentiator is the Augment platform, which integrates risk insight with AI-driven data automation to provide technical pricing aimed at maintaining underwriting profit throughout market cycles. The company is backed by investors Agman and Great Hill Partners.

Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on investments in high-growth companies across the software, digital commerce, financial technology, and healthcare sectors. Agman is a multi-strategy investment firm that has supported Aurenity since its inception. Aurenity’s model relies on providing carrier partners with disciplined growth through specialized underwriting expertise, particularly in the E&S market where risks are often too complex or unique for the standard admitted market. By combining traditional underwriting experience with modern data analytics, the company positions itself as a bridge between legacy insurance stability and insurtech efficiency.

What FF News has reported before

FF News has previously tracked the capital infusion that is now driving this talent acquisition. In September 2026, we reported on the strategic investment in Great Hill Partners Backs Aurenity to Scale Tech-Enabled E&S Insurance. This funding was specifically intended to scale Aurenity’s tech-enabled platform and facilitate its move into new specialty insurance lines. The involvement of Great Hill Partners, a firm with a significant track record in fintech and software, underscores the market's interest in MGAs that can demonstrate sustainable underwriting profit through better data utilization. This latest appointment of Brian Robb is the first major vertical expansion following that capital raise, validating the company's goal of diversifying its program offerings beyond casualty and property.

What this means

The entry of a tech-enabled MGA into the cyber and professional liability space comes as the industry grapples with pricing discipline. Cyber insurance has faced extreme volatility, and the market remains skeptical of "black box" underwriting. By hiring a veteran from a powerhouse like Berkshire Hathaway, Aurenity is signaling that technology alone is insufficient; the value lies in applying AI to the workflows of seasoned experts. This puts pressure on traditional carriers who may lack the agile data infrastructure to price these risks dynamically. The industry will be watching to see if this hybrid approach can produce more stable loss ratios in the notoriously difficult E&S professional liability sector.