Senior Corporate Counsel, Reinsurance-Backed Programs & Structured Solutions

Overview

AmTrust Risk Solutions is a specialty risk platform within AmTrust Financial Services, delivering customized, partner-driven insurance and risk solutions across a broad range of industries and distribution models.

AmTrust Risk Solutions partners with MGAs, TPAs, OEMs, InsurTechs, and other strategic distributors to design and scale insurance programs in a variety of structures and risk taking models. The organization is known for its collaborative approach, operational scale, regulatory discipline, and ability to deliver flexible, tailored program solutions supported by AmTrust’s financial strength and global platform.

The [Senior] Corporate Counsel will primarily serve as a senior legal advisor supporting AmTrust Risk Solutions’ reinsurance-backed and structured program business. This role is responsible for structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex program-related agreements and ensuring that all legal documentation operates cohesively across underwriting, reinsurance, operations, and finance. In addition, the [Senior] Corporate Counsel will support AmTrust’s core domestic insurance businesses, draft and negotiate relevant agreements and provide regulatory guidance.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate MGA, TPA, reinsurance, credit, collateral, trust, and letter-of-credit (LOC) agreements.
• Ensure consistency and alignment across all legal documentation supporting reinsurance-backed and hybrid fronting programs.
• Provide strategic legal counsel on program structure, risk allocation, and governance.
• Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks associated with specialty program structures.
• Partner with underwriting, finance, operations, and compliance teams.
• Manage relationships with external counsel, reinsurers, MGAs, TPAs, and business partners.
• Support audits, due diligence, and regulatory examinations.
• Provide legal training and guidance to internal stakeholders. 
• Provide guidance regarding various insurance laws and regulations that impact the business.
• Draft insurance policy forms and endorsements for various lines of business, including commercial and financial and credit insurance.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school. 
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. 
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in insurance, reinsurance, or specialty program business. 
• Strong experience with MGA, TPA, reinsurance, and collateral agreements. 
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with financial and commercial lines and credit insurance

The expected salary range for this role is $150,200-$250,000/annually.

Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon a wide range of factors considered in making the compensation decision, including, but not limited to, candidate skills, experience, education and training, the scope and responsibilities of the role, as well as market and business considerations.

This role will require a hybrid work schedule in either our New York or Connecticut office.

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What We Offer

AmTrust Financial Services offers a competitive compensation package and excellent career advancement opportunities. Our benefits include: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses & children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Paid Time Off.

AmTrust strives to create a diverse and inclusive culture where thoughts and ideas of all employees are appreciated and respected. This concept encompasses but is not limited to human differences with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion or disabilities.

AmTrust values excellence and recognizes that by embracing the diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives of its workforce, it will sustain a competitive advantage and remain an employer of choice. Diversity is a business imperative, enabling us to attract, retain and develop the best talent available. We see diversity as more than just policies and practices. It is an integral part of who we are as a company, how we operate and how we see our future.