AmTrust acquires MGA Arc Legal Assistance

AmTrust International, a subsidiary of subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services, has acquired Arc Legal Assistance, a managing general agent.

Arc Legal offers a variety of legal expenses insurance and assistance products covering personal, motor, commercial, affinity, property owners, travel and leisure risks.

The products are distributed with insurance companies, brokers, financial institutions and affinity groups.

“AmTrust provides us with a robust and supportive structure from which to continue our growth,” said Helen Withers, managing director of Arc Legal.

“They share our commitment to developing LEI products and services to respond to the evolving legal and regulatory structures, and support the expansion of our portfolio with new products.

“We also both see significant opportunities from investing in technology to improve the customer claims journey.”

Matthew Williams, head of AmTrust Law, said: “Arc Legal has established a reputation for quality and integrity in the products and services it provides to a significant customer base,” said Matthew Williams, from AmTrust.

“As an existing capacity provider to Arc Legal we already recognised how their approach and experienced team has established them as a leading provider delivering consistent underwriting performance with outstanding customer service delivery. This acquisition affirms our appetite to continue to build a significant legal expenses presence.”