Arc Legal appoints John Walsh as Commercial Director

November 2025 - Arc Legal Group announced today that it has appointed John Walsh as its new Commercial Director.

Mr. Walsh is responsible for managing the commercial division of the business and driving the Company’s strategic priorities through expanding growth with existing partners and identifying new opportunities.
“I am delighted to welcome John to the team,” said Lee Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Arc Legal. “John’s appointment is emblematic of the company’s positive growth trajectory as we continue to pursue exciting new opportunities. John’s wealth of experience will be invaluable to Arc Legal.”

Mr. Walsh brings more than twenty years of experience to the role. Prior to joining Arc Legal, Mr. Walsh served as Head of Broker Sales for British Engineering Services. He began his career with Whitbread and then worked for ten years at RSA in multiple roles, culminating in Specialty Lines Director – UK Lines. He has also held senior roles for firms including Swinton Insurance and specialist Employee Benefits provider Unum.

“This is an exciting time to be joining Arc Legal,” said Mr. Walsh. “We are expecting strong results for 2025 and have a robust growth plan going into 2026 across our key product lines. I am looking forward to working with our partners and bringing in new opportunities.”
Mr. Walsh is based in Colchester and will be reporting directly to Mr. Taylor.
 
About Arc Legal Group
Arc Legal Group is a specialist provider of ancillary products and services with deep knowledge and experience in each of our chosen markets. With over two decades of industry experience, we are experts in our field with superb product and market knowledge with digital innovation at the heart of our business.

We are reliable, ethical, and obsessed with delivering high quality ‘bespoke’ products and excellent customer service. Flexibility is central to our business ethos, and our underwriting knowledge and capacity is supported by our parent company, AmTrust International, and trusted relationships with a host of major ‘A rated’ underwriters including RSA and Great American Insurance.

For further information, visit: www.arclegal.co.uk


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Arc Legal Group
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