At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise on high-value insurance policies and prevent litigation issues.
- Company: Leading global insurer with a dynamic legal team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, global exposure, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Join a supportive team and enhance your career in a global setting.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the insurance industry while growing your legal expertise.
- Qualifications: Qualified lawyer with 6+ years of insurance litigation experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
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.
