Amwins taps Lee Spurrier to expand trade credit offerings

Amwins Program Underwriters has hired trade credit veteran Lee Spurrier to lead development of new credit capabilities across the division. The move expands Amwins Underwriting’s push into both trade and non-trade credit insurance as demand grows for specialized financing risk solutions.

Why it matters: - Amwins is building out a larger credit insurance platform for clients and retail broker partners. - The expansion covers both trade and non-trade transactions, which broadens the division’s reach across corporate financing needs. - The hire adds leadership for a market where underwriting expertise and distribution relationships can shape growth.

What happened: - Amwins announced that Lee Spurrier has joined Amwins Program Underwriters, part of Amwins Underwriting, to lead trade credit capability development. - Spurrier brings more than 25 years of trade credit insurance experience. - Jon Beckham, president of Amwins Program Underwriters, said Spurrier will help the company expand capabilities and deliver specialized solutions.

The details: - Spurrier most recently served as chief commercial officer for Coface North America. - In that role, Spurrier oversaw revenue growth, profitability, distribution and product development across the United States, Canada and Mexico. - Earlier, Spurrier was a general agency partner for Coface. - He managed a trade credit portfolio across 12 western U.S. states. - Spurrier also optimized operations, strengthened go-to-market strategies and expanded the business before Coface acquired it. - Amwins said its credit insurance offerings will include proprietary and innovative products for Amwins clients and retail broker partners. - Amwins said the credit platform will cover both trade and non-trade transactions. - Amwins Underwriting added Applied Risk Capital, a leveraged finance specialist, in October 2025.

Between the lines: - The hire signals Amwins is deepening a specialty area where distribution scale and technical underwriting both matter. - Spurrier’s background in product development and platform growth suggests Amwins wants more than a single new product line; it wants an expandable credit business. - The October 2025 addition of Applied Risk Capital shows the division has been assembling adjacent credit capabilities over time.

What's next: - Amwins is expected to continue developing new trade credit products and distribution tools. - Spurrier will lead efforts to build offerings for corporates and their lenders. - The company will likely use its retail broker network to push the expanded credit suite into the market.

The bottom line: - Amwins is betting on trade credit as a growth area and has hired an experienced executive to help scale it.