AmTrust E&S launches excess casualty unit led by Everest’s Lynn

AmTrust E&S Insurance Services has announced an excess casualty underwriting division led by Jeff Lynn, who joins from Everest Re.

The new Los Angeles-based unit will write excess liability, both supported and unsupported, in all 50 states. It will offer limits up to $25mn to small and medium-sized US companies in a broad range of industries including manufacturing, contracting, habitational, hospitality, commercial real estate owners and operators, retail stores and wholesale distributors.

Lynn served as vice president, excess casualty manager at Everest Re, leading a team of underwriters in the company’s Western region with a focus on construction, agriculture, energy and general casualty business.

He has also held roles at Ironshore Insurance Services, The Hartford, Swiss Re, AIG and Aon.

David Lewis, president of AmTrust E&S Insurance Services, said: “The timely launch of the new platform comes as the market continues to see disruption from redeployment of limits, reduction in capacity and price increases, presenting a strong growth opportunity for the company and our trading partners.”