September 2, 2025
Willkie advised Aquiline Capital Partners and Distinguished Programs in White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.’s (NYSE: WTM) acquisition of a majority stake in Distinguished Programs. The transaction closed on September 2.
Distinguished Programs is a national specialty insurance MGA and program manager that underwrites and distributes specialty property & casualty insurance products across commercial real estate, hotels & restaurants, community associations, environmental & construction professional, cyber, surety, executive lines, inland marine and fine arts & collectibles. Aquiline Capital Partners remains a significant minority owner.
Aquiline Capital Partners LP is a private investment firm based in New York, London, and Philadelphia that is dedicated to financial services and technology.
The Willkie team is led by partners Jeffrey Poss, Larissa Marcellino and Justin Sommerkamp, and associates Margaret Ebacher-Rini, David Avraham and Seunghye Shon.
Distinguished Programs is a national specialty insurance MGA and program manager that underwrites and distributes specialty property & casualty insurance products across commercial real estate, hotels & restaurants, community associations, environmental & construction professional, cyber, surety, executive lines, inland marine and fine arts & collectibles. Aquiline Capital Partners remains a significant minority owner.
Aquiline Capital Partners LP is a private investment firm based in New York, London, and Philadelphia that is dedicated to financial services and technology.
The Willkie team is led by partners Jeffrey Poss, Larissa Marcellino and Justin Sommerkamp, and associates Margaret Ebacher-Rini, David Avraham and Seunghye Shon.
