Amwins, a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has completed its acquisition of NARDAC, a specialist energy and infrastructure broker. The deal, announced May 4, 2026, finalizes Amwins’ purchase of NARDAC’s remaining privately held shares, following its initial investment in NARDAC in 2020.
A New Practice Takes Shape
With the acquisition complete, Amwins will integrate NARDAC’s wholesale, reinsurance, and underwriting services into its existing Energy practice, which will be rebranded as the Amwins Energy, Power, and Infrastructure practice. The practice places more than $1 billion in annual premiums and operates across Amwins’ Brokerage, Amwins Global Risks, and Underwriting divisions.
The practice serves retail brokers and their insureds through a single platform covering traditional energy systems, power technologies, renewables, and converged infrastructure. NARDAC’s specialty programs, including Community Solar, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and severe convective storm cover, will remain available within the practice.
Leadership Structure
Three executives will co-lead the rebranded practice: Ben Abernathy, Rob Battenfield, and Jatin Sharma. Each will continue managing their individual teams and books of business alongside their new leadership roles.
Battenfield, executive vice president at Amwins Brokerage, said the integration creates more options for retail partners. “Formalizing this structure into a broad global offering that serves a significant portion of the energy and infrastructure markets will cement Amwins as a key wholesale partner for retail brokers and underwriters,” he said.
Sharma, also an executive vice president at Amwins Brokerage, noted the growing complexity of energy-related risks. “Power generation, storage, transmission and AI infrastructure are increasingly interconnected,” he said. “Molecules and electrons now shape converged risks across the energy transition and the digital transformation of global economies.”
Sam Baig, president of Amwins Brokerage, said the completed integration advances the company’s position in the specialty risk market. “With the complete integration of NARDAC into the practice, we are furthering our presence as a leading provider of innovative specialty risk transfer in infrastructure and renewable energy,” he said.
Geographic Reach
The Amwins Energy, Power and Infrastructure practice will operate across the United States and from the Amwins Global Risks office in London.
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