Ironshore Inc. has announced that it now will provide coverage of up to $50 million for selected U.S. casualty lines, effective January 1, 2014.

Increased capacity, up from the current limits of $25 million, will be available in the U.S. for specialty casualty, Ironshore environmental, IronPro, the professional and management liability unit, IronHealth, the specialty health care unit, and Iron-Starr Excess Agency Limited.

“Ironshore's significant increase in capacity signals market confidence in our ability to build upon our remarkable growth by meeting greater coverage demand,” said Kevin H. Kelley, Ironshore's chief executive officer. “Ironshore's recent upgrade to A (Excellent) by A.M. Best established a solid foundation to add another layer of cover to existing facilities for meeting the protection needs of insureds and brokers in U.S. specialty lines of business.”