Roamly Opens London Hub, Taps Ex-Bolt Insurance Lead to Scale Mobility Coverage Across 50+ Countries

For mobility startups and insurtech players, Roamly's expansion signals a new chapter in scaling high-touch, AI-powered insurance products globally. By securing Lloyd's backing and recruiting a veteran with deep experience across 50+ countries at Bolt, the company is moving from niche RV coverage to a full-stack, multinational platform capable of underwriting everything from carsharing fleets to commercial vehicles.

On July 29, 2026, Roamly—the specialty insurance arm of The Ride Platform—announced a bold step in its global strategy: the opening of a flagship London office and the recruitment of Dan Severin as Head of Global Mobility Insurance. This twin move cements Roamly's commitment to capturing the fast-growing market for next-generation mobility insurance in Europe and beyond. Severin joins from Bolt, where he built and managed sprawling insurance programs across 50+ countries, and his arrival coincides with Roamly leveraging its recently acquired status as a Lloyd's Coverholder.

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On July 29, 2026, Roamly—the specialty insurance arm of The Ride Platform—announced a bold step in its global strategy: the opening of a flagship London office and the recruitment of Dan Severin as Head of Global Mobility Insurance.

The London hub is more than a geographic foothold. It establishes a dedicated commercial and underwriting operation in the world's oldest and most prestigious specialty insurance market. That position is underpinned by Lloyd's authority, which grants Roamly the credibility and capital backing to underwrite complex risks at scale. For an insurtech company targeting the platform economy—where traditional carriers have struggled to price episodic, usage-based exposures—this is a powerful differentiator. The office complements Roamly's existing 24/7 Network Operations Centre in London, which already powers insurance products for recreational vehicles, carsharing, and commercial fleets.

Dan Severin's pedigree is central to the expansion narrative. At Bolt, he oversaw insurance solutions for over 200 million customers and 4.5 million partners across 850 cities, operating under diverse regulatory regimes. Before that, he spent a decade at The Plan Group leading broking and underwriting governance, and earlier still, honed his skills at Direct Line Group. That deep experience in mobility insurance—from gig-economy drivers to large fleets—makes him uniquely suited to scale Roamly's AI-first platform. Severin himself noted, "The old rules of legacy insurance simply cannot keep up with the explosive pace of AI and modern mobility."

Indeed, technology is at the heart of Roamly's proposition. The company integrates AI and automation across the entire insurance value chain: underwriting, claims, compliance, and real-time risk assessment. Rather than retrofitting decades-old systems, Roamly has built a modern, data-driven architecture that can deliver bespoke episodic and usage-based products. This is critical for mobility operators—whether a carsharing platform needs per-trip coverage or an RV rental marketplace requires dynamic, seasonal protection. The ability to embed insurance seamlessly into the customer journey, backed by Lloyd's paper, gives Roamly a significant competitive edge.

The Ride Platform's broader ecosystem amplifies the opportunity. Through its marketplaces Outdoorsy (RV rentals) and Ride (car sharing), the parent company creates captive demand for Roamly's insurance, generating a virtuous cycle. Expanding geographically into Europe not only opens new revenue streams but also strengthens the network effects: more operators on the platform mean more insurance premium, and vice versa. Severin's role will be to replicate that playbook across new markets, leveraging his experience with Bolt's multi-jurisdictional operations.