Corvus Insurance

🏢 Corvus Insurance is a cyber insurance managing general underwriter headquartered in Boston and wholly owned by The Travelers Companies, Inc. since January 2024, when Travelers completed an approximately $435 million acquisition announced in November 2023. Founded in 2017 by Philip Edmundson, the company is incorporated in Delaware as Corvus Insurance Holdings, Inc. and operates through marketing entities Corvus Insurance Agency, LLC (U.S.) and Corvus Agency Limited (UK).

Corvus Insurance
Corvus Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Corporate identity
Type	Private — cyber insurtech MGU (wholly owned subsidiary of The Travelers Companies, Inc.)
License type	Surplus lines producer
Incorporation	Delaware
Founded	2017 (2017)
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts
Domicile	Delaware
Licensed jurisdictions	United States United Kingdom Germany (legacy; transferred to RiskPoint Group, September 2025)
Ultimate parent	The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Major shareholders	The Travelers Companies, Inc. (100%, January 2024)
Key people	Philip Edmundson, Founder and former CEO Madhu Tadikonda, CEO (through acquisition era; reported departing post-integration, December 2025) Mike Karbassi, Chief Underwriting Officer (Cyber) Jason Rebholz, Chief Information Security Officer
Number of employees	140 (2021)
Business & markets
Customer segments	Small businesses (sub-$10M revenue) Middle-market enterprises Large corporates (up to $5B revenue)
Lines of business	Cyber liability (primary and excess) Technology errors and omissions (primary and excess)
Main products & services	Smart Cyber Insurance Smart Tech E&O Corvus Signal (risk prevention platform)
Technology platform	Proprietary underwriting platform scanning 20,000 data points per quote; API-based quoting; Corvus Signal continuous monitoring dashboard
Capacity providers	Travelers Excess and Surplus Lines (current, sole U.S. paper since May 2024) SiriusPoint Ltd. / R&Q Accredited (historical multi-year program) Lloyd's syndicates via Tarian Underwriting Limited (coverholder)
Distribution	Wholesale brokers Large retail producers API-enabled distribution partnerships
Geographic markets	United States United Kingdom Middle East, Canada, and Australia (via Tarian) Germany and Austria (historical; transferred to RiskPoint Group, September 2025)
Key financials
Gross written premium	$200+ million book of business (November 2023, per acquirer)
Loss ratio	36% ultimate loss ratio, U.S., all lines and risk capital partner results (2022)
Total funding raised	$162M (cumulative venture capital through May 2021)
Last funding round	Series C extension, $15M, May 2021 (FinTLV and Aquiline Technology Growth)
Last known valuation	$750M (Series C, March 2021, per trade press)
Lead investors	Bain Capital Ventures (Seed) 406 Ventures (Series A) Telstra Ventures (Series B) Insight Partners (Series C)

💰 Funding and valuation. Corvus raised $162 million in cumulative venture capital through May 2021 across a seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures, a Series A led by .406 Ventures, a Series B led by Telstra Ventures, a $100 million Series C led by Insight Partners (at a reported $750 million valuation), and a $15 million Series C extension from FinTLV and Aquiline Technology Growth. The Travelers acquisition price of approximately $435 million was materially below the last reported peak-round valuation.

👤 Leadership. Philip Edmundson, who previously co-founded William Gallagher Associates, served as founding CEO before transitioning to Executive Chair in August 2022, when Madhu Tadikonda was named CEO. Trade press reported in December 2025 that Tadikonda was set to depart post-integration, with no successor identified in primary disclosures. Mike Karbassi serves as Chief Underwriting Officer for cyber, and Jason Rebholz as Chief Information Security Officer.

💼 Products. Corvus writes Smart Cyber Insurance on a claims-made-and-reported basis with aggregate limits up to $10 million and insured revenue ceilings up to $5 billion, covering third-party liabilities (network security, privacy, regulatory, media, PCI) and first-party losses (business interruption, contingent BI, cyber extortion, social engineering, reputational loss, breach response). Smart Tech E&O adds Technology and Professional Services Liability and includes an intentional-shutdown trigger for first-party BI.

🔧 Distribution and underwriting. Corvus distributes through wholesale brokers and large retail producers on an E&S surplus lines basis, with quotes typically returned in under two hours and autoquote in under one minute for eligible risks. The company scans 20,000 data points per quote and offers API-based quoting through distribution partnerships. Covered industry classes span healthcare, financial institutions, manufacturing, construction, retail, education, professional services, and life sciences.

📡 Technology platform. Corvus Signal is the company's risk prevention solution comprising Risk Insights (always-on threat intelligence with same-day targeted alerts), Risk Advisory (personalized security advice), and Risk Dashboard (24/7 access to scan findings, threat alerts, and vetted vendor introductions). Corvus claims policyholders engaging with Corvus Signal over three years saw up to 20% lower frequency and cost of cyber breaches. Dynamic Loss Prevention Services and Pre-Claim Support Services (up to $1 million in breach management expenses) are embedded in the policy form.

🏦 Capacity and partnerships. All U.S. products are written on Travelers Excess and Surplus Lines paper following a full transition completed by May 2024. Corvus previously partnered with SiriusPoint and R&Q Accredited in a multi-year fronted program expanded by $100 million in July 2022, and acquired Tarian Underwriting Limited to access Lloyd's cyber capacity across the UK, US, Middle East, Canada, and Australia.

🌍 Geographic footprint. Corvus entered continental Europe in 2022 through a Travelers partnership anchored by a Frankfurt office with an initial Germany and Austria focus. Effective September 2025, Corvus Underwriting GmbH was acquired by RiskPoint Group and business transferred to RiskPoint's German branch, with Travelers continuing to provide cyber capacity, signaling a realignment of Corvus-branded underwriting in the DACH region.

📊 Financial signals and risks. Corvus disclosed a 2022 U.S. ultimate loss ratio of 36% (all lines and risk capital partner results) and 80% cyber premium growth in 2022, while Travelers referenced a $200+ million book of business at the time of acquisition. Key risk factors include single-group capacity concentration on Travelers paper, surplus lines distribution friction, systemic cyber event exposure with undisclosed aggregation limits, broad policy exclusions for war and utility infrastructure outage, and leadership transition uncertainty following the reported CEO departure.

The following sections provide further details.

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Corporate profile

🏢 Delaware-incorporated MGU. Corvus Insurance Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Boston. The company operates as a cyber insurance managing general underwriter and became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Travelers Companies, Inc. following an acquisition announced on November 3, 2023, for approximately $435 million, with closing publicly reported in early January 2024. "Corvus Insurance" is a marketing name used to refer to Corvus Insurance Agency, LLC and Corvus Agency Limited, both subsidiaries of Corvus Insurance Holdings, LLC.

🌍 International entity footprint. Corvus Agency Limited (Company No. 10336579) is registered as active with Companies House, with its registered office at 30 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BD. In the United Kingdom, Corvus Agency Limited is an appointed representative of Travelers Underwriting Agency Limited, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 309113). Corvus also established a continental European presence via a Frankfurt office to support Smart Cyber distribution, and the Travelers acquisition included Corvus Underwriting GmbH as a German-based MGA. Effective September 1, 2025, Corvus Underwriting GmbH was acquired by RiskPoint Group A/S, with business transferred to RiskPoint's German branch and Travelers providing cyber capacity in Germany and across Europe.

📋 Surplus lines distribution framework. Corvus does not present as a balance-sheet carrier; its operating model is structured as an MGU/MGA on third-party paper rather than through a Corvus-owned admitted carrier. Its products are written on surplus lines paper, and all Corvus products in the U.S. are now written on Travelers Excess and Surplus Lines paper. Corvus Insurance Agency, LLC holds California License No. 0M20816. A New York State Department of Financial Services published spreadsheet includes an entry for Corvus Insurance Agency LLC with an excess line classification, supporting its operation within excess and surplus distribution frameworks.

🔗 Lloyd's coverholder access. Corvus acquired Tarian Underwriting Limited from Beat Capital Partners Ltd., characterizing Tarian as a Lloyd's coverholder that underwrites on behalf of a consortium of Lloyd's syndicates.

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Leadership and governance

👤 Founder. Philip Edmundson founded Corvus and initially served as CEO before transitioning to Executive Chair and Board Chair. Edmundson's background includes credentials from Amherst College, Babson College, and the Harvard Kennedy School. He previously co-founded and served as Chairman and CEO of William Gallagher Associates, which was later acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

🎯 Executive leadership. Madhu Tadikonda was publicly named CEO in company press releases and was referenced as CEO in the Travelers acquisition announcement. A specialist trade outlet reported in December 2025 that Tadikonda was set to leave Travelers after integration, though no successor was identified in primary sources. Mike Karbassi serves as Chief Underwriting Officer for cyber, and Jason Rebholz serves as Chief Information Security Officer.

🏛️ Board and governance signals. An SEC Form D filing lists related persons including Edmundson, Graham Brooks, Ellen Rubin, Marcus Bartram, Kevin Kelley, and Deven Parekh in executive officer or director roles. Marcus Bartram joined the board following the Telstra Ventures-led Series B round, and Deven Parekh joined following the Insight Partners-led Series C, with David Spiro joining as a board observer. Ellen Rubin subsequently joined the board, alongside investor-representative members Liam Donohue, Matt Harris, and Vikas Singhal.

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Ownership and funding

💰 Venture capital history. Corvus raised $162 million in cumulative venture funding through May 2021 across a seed round, three lettered rounds, and one extension. The Series C round in March 2021, led by Insight Partners, was accompanied by a reported valuation of $750 million in trade press coverage.

💵 Corvus Insurance venture funding rounds, cumulative totals, and lead investors (USD)

Round	Date	Amount raised	Lead investor(s)	Notable co-investors	Post-money valuation	Cumulative funding
Seed	March 2018	$4M	Bain Capital Ventures	—	—	$4M
Series A	November 2018	$10M	.406 Ventures	Hudson Structured Capital Management; Bain Capital Ventures	—	$14M
Series B	January 2020	$32M	Telstra Ventures	Obvious Ventures; .406 Ventures; Bain Capital Ventures; Hudson Structured Capital Management	—	$46M
Series C	March 2021	$100M	Insight Partners	.406 Ventures; Bain Capital Ventures; Hudson Structured Capital Management; Telstra Ventures; Obvious Ventures; MTech Capital	$750M	$147M
Series C extension	May 2021	$15M	FinTLV; Aquiline Technology Growth	—	—	$162M
Acquisition	November 2023 (announced) / January 2024 (completed)	~$435M	The Travelers Companies, Inc.	—	—	—

Sources: Corvus and Business Wire press releases; contemporaneous business press; SEC Form D; Travelers press releases.

📉 Acquisition economics. The Travelers acquisition price of approximately $435 million is materially below the last publicly reported $750 million Series C valuation, implying a lower exit valuation than the 2021 peak-round pricing. Exact comparison is limited by unknown preference stacks, option pools, and any interim recapitalization mechanics.

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Business model and distribution

🔧 Wholesale-oriented MGU. Travelers characterized Corvus as an industry-leading cyber insurance managing general underwriter with a strong presence in the middle-market excess and surplus cyber insurance marketplace, serving wholesale brokers and large retail producers, and featuring underwriting algorithms and vulnerability scanning throughout the policy period. Corvus positions itself as a wholesale partner combining Travelers' claims-paying strength with proprietary technology to streamline quoting and renewals.

⚡ Quoting and API integration. Broker materials indicate that quotes are typically returned in under two hours for most submissions, with autoquote capability in less than one minute for eligible risks, and API-based quoting available through distribution partnerships. Corvus also markets API-enabled integrations and partner-specific enhancements through its distribution partnership program.

📊 Underwriting appetite and segments. For Smart Cyber Insurance, Corvus expanded its underwriting appetite and doubled its limit offering to $10 million aggregate, raising the annual revenue ceiling to $5 billion for insureds, while simultaneously increasing appetite for businesses with less than $30 million revenue, with particular focus on the sub-$10 million revenue segment. Smart Tech E&O covers primary and excess risks for businesses up to $2 billion in gross annual revenue, with limits up to $5 million and retentions as low as $2,500. The company entered continental Europe in 2022 through a partnership with Travelers, initially focused on SMEs and middle-market businesses up to EUR 1 billion annual revenue in Germany and Austria.

🏥 Industry verticals and customer signals. Covered industry classes include healthcare, financial institutions, manufacturing, construction, retail, education, professional services, and life sciences. Although Corvus does not publish policy count or average premium data, multiple signals indicate a middle-market and larger-risk capability layered onto a growing small-business appetite: Travelers' acquisition announcement referenced a $200+ million book of business, while Corvus' stated primary and excess placements and revenue ceilings up to $5 billion are compatible with mid-market and enterprise placements.

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Product coverage

📄 Smart Cyber Insurance structure. The specimen Smart Cyber Insurance form (CB-101-001) provides coverage on a claims-made-and-reported basis for claims, and applies to loss first discovered and notified during the policy period or any applicable extended reporting period. Defense expenses reduce applicable limits and may exhaust the policy aggregate limit.

🛡️ Third-party insuring agreements. The Smart Cyber form includes network security and privacy liability, regulatory investigations, fines and penalties, media liability, PCI DSS assessment expenses, and breach management expenses where the insured has contractually indemnified a third party and has a legal obligation to notify affected individuals.

💻 First-party insuring agreements. First-party coverages encompass business interruption caused by privacy breach, security breach, administrative error, or power failure affecting the insured's computer system; contingent business interruption tied to an outsourced service provider's computer system; digital asset destruction, data retrieval and system restoration; system failure coverage; social engineering and cyber crime coverage (including financial fraud loss, telecommunications fraud loss, phishing attack loss, funds held in escrow, and personal funds); reputational loss coverage arising from a media event; cyber extortion and ransomware coverage; breach response and remediation expenses; and court attendance costs.

🔬 Embedded services. The form includes Dynamic Loss Prevention Services consisting of IT security assessments and recommendations available as frequently as once every 14 business days. Pre-Claim Support Services allow the company to agree to pay up to $1,000,000 in breach management and incident response expenses to mitigate a potential loss or claim, with fees incurred subject to prior written consent and through mutually agreed counsel or consultants.

📑 Smart Tech E&O structure. The specimen Smart Tech E&O Insurance form provides third-party coverage on a claims-made-and-reported basis, while first-party coverage applies to events first discovered and notified during the policy period. Third-party insuring agreements include cyber coverages similar in structure to the Smart Cyber form and add Technology and Professional Services Liability. The first-party business interruption language explicitly covers reasonable and necessary intentional shutdown of an insured's computer system to mitigate or avoid loss that would otherwise result from security breach, privacy breach, or extortion event, alongside system failure triggers.

⚠️ Notable exclusions. The Smart Cyber form contains exclusions including prior knowledge and notification, deliberate acts (with defense-cost handling until final adjudication), insured-versus-insured actions, a traditional war exclusion covering war, invasion, warlike operations, civil war, rebellion, and insurrection, as well as satellite, electrical or mechanical failures (including brownout and blackout) and outages to utility infrastructure (gas, water, telecommunications, telephone, internet, cable) unless such infrastructure is under the insured's direct operational control. The war exclusion is framed in traditional terms and does not, in the cited specimen portions, present a cyber-specific nation-state definition or explicit carve-back.

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Cyber risk services and technology

📡 Corvus Signal platform. Corvus Signal is a risk prevention solution comprising three components: Risk Insights, providing always-on threat intelligence and same-day targeted alerts (with the company claiming alert recipients patch systems three times faster and receive approximately two weeks' advance notice before threats are exploited); Risk Advisory, offering personalized security advice from Corvus experts; and Risk Dashboard, a proprietary platform providing 24/7 access to scan findings, threat alerts, assessments, and introductions to vetted security and incident response vendors.

📈 Claimed risk reduction outcomes. Corvus states that policyholders engaging with Corvus Signal over a three-year period saw up to 20% lower frequency and cost of cyber breaches, framing this as a contributor to its disclosed loss ratio performance.

🔍 Underwriting data infrastructure. The company scans for 20,000 data points every time a policy is quoted, tying this process to underwriting recommendations and renewal workflow. Corvus also markets 24/7 incident response and claims hotline capability. The policy form itself embeds certain consultative services (Dynamic Loss Prevention Services) as access rights and describes pre-claim support services subject to consent, suggesting services are structured as program features rather than standalone subscriptions.

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Capacity and partnerships

🏦 Travelers paper consolidation. By May 2024, Corvus completed a full transition to Travelers Excess and Surplus Lines paper, with all Corvus products in the United States written on that paper. Travelers and Corvus had earlier disclosed that beginning October 1, 2023, Travelers would serve as a capacity provider for Corvus products in the United States.

🤝 SiriusPoint and R&Q program. Corvus and SiriusPoint Ltd. entered a strategic investment and multi-year underwriting capacity partnership, with R&Q Accredited serving as the fronting insurer. The program enabled Corvus to take on primary and excess cyber liability risks for businesses up to $1 billion revenue, with limits up to $5 million, and claims managed end-to-end by Corvus' in-house claims team. In July 2022, the partnership expanded with an additional $100 million added to the program, described as a multi-year investment in Corvus materials, though the precise nature of the commitment (premium capacity, committed capital, or blended program) was not fully itemized.

🌐 Lloyd's and international access. The acquisition of Tarian Underwriting Limited provided Corvus with access to Lloyd's cyber insurance capacity through an established coverholder with a footprint across the UK, US, Middle East, Canada, and Australia.

🇪🇺 European trajectory and subsequent carve-out. Corvus entered continental Europe through a multi-year cyber insurance partnership with Travelers, anchored by a Frankfurt office and an initial Germany and Austria focus targeting SMEs and middle-market businesses up to EUR 1 billion annual revenue. A 2024 Solvency II SFCR for a Travelers European entity described Corvus Underwriting GmbH as a German-based MGA included in the Corvus acquisition. RiskPoint Group disclosed that, effective September 1, 2025, it acquired Corvus Underwriting GmbH and transferred the business to its German branch, with Travelers partnering to provide cyber capacity in Germany and across Europe, signaling a strategic realignment of Corvus-branded underwriting in the DACH region.

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Financial performance and competitive positioning

📊 Corvus Insurance key financial indicators, disclosed metrics only (USD)

KPI	Most recent figure	Prior year	Source
GWP	$200+ million book of business (November 2023, per acquirer)	—	Travelers acquisition press release
GWP growth rate (YoY)	80% cyber premium growth (2022)	—	Corvus loss ratio release
Net loss ratio	36% ultimate, U.S., all lines and risk capital partner results (2022)	—	Corvus loss ratio release
Headcount	140 (2021)	—	Insurance Journal

📋 Disclosed performance context. Corvus does not publish audited financial statements for the U.S. entity set in a manner that supports detailed revenue, earnings, or underwriting KPIs. The available metrics rely on disclosures from Corvus press releases and the Travelers transaction announcement.

🏁 Competitive positioning. Corvus' disclosed posture is best characterized as an E&S-oriented cyber MGU with wholesale broker emphasis, integrated underwriting technology, and embedded risk services, now nested within Travelers' balance sheet and claims infrastructure. The company's competitive moat rests on several pillars: a quoting process incorporating scans of 20,000 data points alongside ongoing threat intelligence; fast quote turnaround and API-based quoting through partners indicating distribution workflow lock-in potential; capacity consolidation under Travelers E&S paper reducing counterparty churn risk (though concentrating dependence); and a 2022 ultimate loss ratio of 36% coupled with 80% cyber premium growth, suggesting profitable scaling during a challenging cyber market window.

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Risk factors

⚡ Capacity concentration. The full transition to Travelers E&S paper implies single-group capacity concentration, raising questions about whether underwriting autonomy and risk appetite governance remain Corvus-led versus centralized within Travelers Specialty, and whether any historical third-party capacity relationships remain active.

📜 Surplus lines friction. Corvus' distribution language highlights nonadmitted surplus lines placement and lack of guaranty fund protection, which can be a friction point in certain insured segments and regulatory climates.

🌊 Systemic cyber exposure. While Corvus markets continuous monitoring and vulnerability identification to reduce exposure, systemic cyber risk remains structurally correlated. Quantitative aggregation limits, reinsurance protections, and portfolio concentration metrics are not available in reviewed disclosures.

📝 Policy wording sensitivity. The specimen Smart Cyber form includes broad exclusions including war and utility infrastructure outage, which can materially shape claim outcomes in widespread or nation-state-adjacent events and major infrastructure disruptions.

🌍 Geographic restructuring. The transfer of the German MGA entity to RiskPoint signals strategic realignment in how Travelers distributes cyber in the DACH region and raises questions about continuity of Corvus-branded underwriting in Europe.

👤 Leadership transition. Trade press reported Tadikonda's planned departure post-integration, and the leadership succession plan is not available in primary disclosures, representing a diligence priority.

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Strategy and outlook

🚀 Disclosed strategic pillars. Corvus' near-term strategic trajectory centers on expanding underwriting appetite through increased limits and revenue ceiling raises, growing the small business segment focus, consolidating paper on Travelers E&S, and continuing to differentiate with risk prevention and continuous monitoring services.

❓ Open diligence questions. Key areas requiring further investigation include the post-integration operating model and delegation boundaries between Corvus underwriting leadership and Travelers Specialty governance, the updated management roster and decision rights after reported leadership changes, the current reinsurance structure behind Travelers E&S paper for Corvus-originated portfolios, and the status of non-U.S. programs after the RiskPoint acquisition of the German MGA entity.

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Company timeline

🗓️ Corvus Insurance corporate timeline, key milestones from incorporation through 2025

Date	Event
2016	Delaware incorporation of Corvus Insurance Holdings, Inc.
2017	Corvus founded.
March 2018	$4M seed round (led by Bain Capital Ventures).
November 2018	$10M Series A (led by .406 Ventures; Hudson Structured Capital Management and Bain Capital Ventures participating).
January 2020	$32M Series B announced (led by Telstra Ventures).
March 2021	$100M Series C announced (led by Insight Partners); valuation reported at $750M.
May 2021	$15M Series C extension (FinTLV and Aquiline Technology Growth); cumulative funding reached $162M.
August 2021	Acquisition of Wingman Insurance announced (entry into admitted marketplace).
September 2021	SiriusPoint and R&Q Accredited partnership announced (multi-year capacity; R&Q fronting; up to $5M limits).
January 2022	Acquisition of Tarian Underwriting Limited announced (Lloyd's coverholder).
July 2022	Frankfurt office opened; continental Europe expansion announced. SiriusPoint/R&Q partnership expanded, adding $100M to the program.
August 2022	Madhu Tadikonda named CEO; Philip Edmundson shifted to Executive Chair/Board Chair.
November 2022	Travelers partnership announced to back Smart Cyber in continental Europe (Germany and Austria initial focus).
May 2023	Corvus disclosed 2022 U.S. ultimate loss ratio of 36% and 80% cyber premium growth in 2022.
September 2023	Travelers to serve as capacity provider for Corvus U.S. products beginning October 1, 2023.
November 2023	Travelers announced agreement to acquire Corvus for approximately $435M; referenced a $200+ million book of business.
January 2024	Travelers completed acquisition of Corvus.
May 2024	Full transition to Travelers E&S paper; limits doubled to $10M aggregate; revenue ceiling raised to $5B; increased sub-$10M SME appetite focus.
September 2025	RiskPoint Group acquired Corvus Underwriting GmbH; business transferred to RiskPoint's German branch, with Travelers providing cyber capacity in Germany and Europe.

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See also

• Cyber insurtech MGAs and underwriting agencies

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