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Ignite Speciality Risk was founded in the UK and expanded to the US at the end of 2023. It has rapidly established itself as a leading litigation insurance underwriter in the US market, having written USD360 million worth of policies in 2024 covering litigation assets with an estimated value of more than USD5 billion.
Ignite placed USD40 million of cover for a plaintiffs' litigation law firm's portfolio of 12 cases, most of which are class actions.
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Ignite take a very analytical and thoughtful approach to their work. The deals we have been involved with are sophisticated and substantial. They were well equipped to handle these matters.
Ignite Speciality Risk are responsive, commercial, organised and fantastic to work with. This team handles complex and sophisticated matters smoothly and efficiently.
Ignite is one of the most commercial underwriters in the space, always looking for creative solutions. Ignite is the market leader in the space and I look forward to continuing to work with them.
Ignite are one of the leading underwriters right now in the amount of business they do and their willingness to do business. They're really active in the US and UK in terms of what they're writing.
Ignite take a very analytical and thoughtful approach to their work. The deals we have been involved with are sophisticated and substantial. They were well equipped to handle these matters.
Ignite Speciality Risk are responsive, commercial, organised and fantastic to work with. This team handles complex and sophisticated matters smoothly and efficiently.
Ignite is one of the most commercial underwriters in the space, always looking for creative solutions. Ignite is the market leader in the space and I look forward to continuing to work with them.
Ignite are one of the leading underwriters right now in the amount of business they do and their willingness to do business. They're really active in the US and UK in terms of what they're writing.
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Nicole Silver is Ignite's lead underwriter and head of US operations. Silver is a former litigation attorney with experience at large defendant-side law firms, and she also has experience as an investment manager at a litigation funder.
Nicole Silver is a leader in the field and is at the head of the class.
Nicole Silver is an incredible attorney and sophisticated underwriter. She gets the issues and thinks creatively to get solutions.
Nicole Silver is very smart, very commercial and very creative. She's established herself as an industry leader.
Nicole Silver is the full package: intelligent, commercially-minded, experienced, creative and an absolute pleasure to work with.
Nicole Silver has been fantastic to work with. She is very well versed in the subject matter and is a great team player.