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.

• 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.

• 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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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.