At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise on high-value insurance policies and prevent litigation through proactive insights.
- Company: Join a leading global insurer with a dynamic legal team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a chance to shape the future of insurance.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a supportive and innovative environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by advising on crucial insurance matters and preventing future issues.
- Qualifications: Qualified lawyer with 6+ years of insurance litigation experience.
The client: A unique opportunity has arisen with a leading global insurer for a lawyer with insurance litigation experience to take on a coverage role. As an experienced insurance litigator, you will support the senior stakeholders with front-end advice on high value insurance and reinsurance policies to identify potential gaps/pitfalls before they are issued. The role will be so much more, see below for details!
This individual will become a crucial member of the legal team, advising senior stakeholders across the business globally.
Key responsibilities
- Engage with the claims team who will seek informal advice on various matters.
- Stay informed about ongoing claims and provide insights to help underwriters prevent similar issues in the future.
- Provide advice, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial and underwriting agreements, including policy wordings.
- Assist underwriters when they act as insurers for specific accounts by ensuring the insurance agreements are accurately worded in a way to avoid future litigation.
- Provide training to the business on upcoming changes in legislation and how it impacts their products and underwriting/claims processes.
The successful candidate will be a qualified lawyer with 6 years'+ experience as an insurance litigator gained in-house and or in private practice. A solid understanding of insurance law would be highly preferable but not a prerequisite. *Please note that PQE is only used as a guide in this case. Candidates outside of this range with the prerequisite experience can apply.
Insurance Coverage Lawyer/Litigator (1st party), Leading Global Insurer in City of London employer: Taylor Root
At Taylor Root, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters creativity and collaboration in the heart of London. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development opportunities and a supportive environment where innovative legal solutions thrive. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that values your expertise and encourages meaningful contributions to our exciting creative business.
