Aspen Group is a specialty insurance and reinsurance company known for underwriting complex global risks. Its reinsurance arm, Aspen Re, earned $1.8 billion in premiums and $196 million in reinsurance underwriting income in 2024.
Aspen Insurance Holdings began in 2002 as a specialty insurance and reinsurance business with global goals. It quickly expanded into the US and Bermuda with strong capital backing. By 2003, Aspen was writing over $1 billion in gross written premiums.
Since then, Aspen has marked several important moments in its growth and strategy:
Aspen Group has continued to expand with strategic partnerships and a focus on new reinsurance lines. It aims at long-term value and smart capital use across platforms.
Aspen Group builds custom reinsurance solutions to help clients manage property, casualty, and specialty risks:
Aspen Group solves complex reinsurance problems with smart thinking and careful client-focused design.
Aspen Group builds a healthy culture from the top, where leadership connects values with long-term success. Its people help shape behaviors that drive trust and teamwork every day.
Aspen’s mission is to turn complex risks into opportunities through clarity, confidence, and strong insight. This people-first mindset is reflected in Aspen’s core values:
These values guide how Aspen Group works and how it empowers its people to grow with purpose.
It brings together skilled people with shared goals, no matter where they are based. Its teams care deeply—about each other, their clients, and the role they play in Aspen’s journey. Staff are provided with:
Aspen gives people a voice, space to lead, and the chance to grow careers with confidence.
Aspen Group backs real change through action, not just talk or good intentions. Its ExCo sponsors women leaders and runs a reverse mentoring scheme for managers. Internships, graduate programs, and local resource groups support future talent from all backgrounds.
A new chapter in risk and capital may signal what's ahead for the firm. Its launch of a new casualty reinsurance vehicle deepens its reach into cyber and casualty reinsurance with long-term partners. Leaders at Aspen Capital Markets aligned this deal with the company’s capital strategy.
A recent board expansion points to wider ambitions in specialty and capital strategy. New leadership appointments at Aspen Group bring added depth in underwriting, investments, and long-term growth planning.
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