Accession Risk Management Group

Family of specialty insurance distribution and risk management companies, powered by a shared vision — where a focus on employee and client needs drives our value and success.

Our Story

Accession has grown rapidly – organically and from acquisitions that are additive to the family – to become a North American leader, made up of 5,000 colleagues, and a powerhouse of niche and specialty market businesses with services and solutions to support the evolving continuum of insurance and risk management needs for our clients and partners.

We’re excited about the future and our vision to help clients protect what matters most.

Our Companies

Risk Strategies and One80 Intermediaries are members of the Accession Risk Management Group family of companies. We’ve grown through our specialist approach to become a large independent, specialty enterprise with over $15B in premiums placed. Through M&A, over 170 companies have joined us, all bringing specialty expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and a focus on meeting clients’ evolving needs.

Risk Strategies is a privately held US brokerage firm offering comprehensive risk management advice, insurance and reinsurance placement for property & casualty, employee benefits, private client services, as well as consulting services and financial & wealth solutions. With more than 30 specialty practices, Risk Strategies serves commercial companies, nonprofits, public entities, and individuals, and has access to all major insurance markets.

One80 Intermediaries is a privately held leading insurance wholesaler and program manager with offices in more than 55 locations throughout the US and Canada. The company offers placement services and binding authority for property and casualty, financial lines, benefits, life, travel/accident and health, affinity and administrative services, warranty business and specialty coverage. One80 serves commercial companies, non-profits, public entities, individuals and associations and unions, and has access to insurance markets in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia.

We leverage the full power of our businesses to deliver comprehensive and customized insurance solutions and specialization.

Delivering Value to Clients

Our mission is to help clients protect what matters most to them, as a trusted advisor and delivering a superior client experience through a strategic, holistic, and specialist approach. Our specialists help build business and individual resilience, by acting to fully understand and manage our clients’ risk profiles.

We place over $15B in insurance premiums and are a top player in our targeted industry and product line segments. Our consulting business operates independently of the brokerage business to address complex business challenges, and is amongst our fastest-growing segments.

Our value stems from tapping into the resources and collaborative culture that has always set us apart. Caring for our clients is fundamental to everything we do.

Our People at the Core

We need talented people to deliver on our value proposition to continuously stay ahead of risk and understand clients and their industries. To do so, we are building a community where our working life is fulfilling, and employees can realize their potential.

Our destination workplace is where our core values enable us to thrive within a culture of respect, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit. We’re growing rapidly, adding valued team members across a national footprint to add to our collective expertise and strength.

We are proud to have been recognized as a best place to work for the past five years.