Insurance Commercial Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago

City of London Greater London, United Kingdom Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Full time

A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.

We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has an exciting opportunity for a Product Counsel to join the European product advisory team based in London. This role will report to the Head of Underwriting, Europe, and assist the wider Product team in supporting BHSI teammates in Europe on a variety of Property and Casualty lines product wordings and underwriting queries. This role will also involve collaboration with global Legal, Risk, Compliance and Governance teammates and directly with the business.

Assisting Underwriters to develop new insurance products in Property and Casualty Lines
Draft, negotiate and amend policy wordings and related documentation (e.g. endorsements, quotation documents and IPID)
Amending insurance documentation in response to legal and regulatory change
Keep abreast of legal and regulatory developments and inform underwriters
Instruct external counsel as appropriate to provide advice on specialist topics
Deliver training and coaching to underwriters and claims colleagues to improve wordings
Respond to demands for legal support from underwriters and prioritise work in line with business objectives
Qualified solicitor/legal executive in England and Wales with a minimum of 5 years’ insurance wordings/coverage experience
Knowledge of insurance regulatory and licensing considerations
General legal knowledge of topics such as GDPR and insurance distribution
Proficiency with SharePoint, Excel and Word
Excellent communication, organisational, time management and project management skills
Fluent English. Additional European language is desirable but not essential.

A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates
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