Senior Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago

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

Job Opportunity:

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join its European product wordings team. This role will report to the Chief Counsel, Product Wordings, Europe, and collaborate with the global Legal, Risk, Compliance and Governance teams to support BHSI teammates in Europe on various Executive and Professional lines underwriting queries.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Develop new insurance products in Executive and Professional Lines in collaboration with Underwriters.
  • Amend insurance documentation in response to legal and regulatory changes.
  • Draft, negotiate and amend policy wordings and related documentation as required.
  • Lead negotiations regarding wordings with business partners and brokers.
  • Stay up-to-date with legal and regulatory developments and inform Underwriters of these and arrange training as required.
  • Instruct external counsel as appropriate to provide advice on specialist topics.
  • Deliver training and coaching to Underwriters and Claims colleagues to improve wordings.
  • Keep up-to-date with regulatory developments and feed these into drafting and legal advice.
  • Respond to demands for legal support from Underwriters and prioritise work in line with business objectives.
  • Maintain strong relationships and regular communication with stakeholders including Underwriters, Brokers and Service Providers to ensure effective communications.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales with a minimum of 5 years' insurance wordings/coverage experience.
  • Technical insurance knowledge across one or more product lines including experience of international and multinational contracts.
  • Knowledge of insurance regulatory and licensing considerations.
  • General legal knowledge of topics such as GDPR and insurance distribution.
  • Understanding of the London and European company markets and the Lloyd's market.
  • 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.

BHSI Offers:

  • A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates.
  • A dynamic, action-oriented and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates and our other stakeholders.
  • A purposely non-bureaucratic organisation that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasises individual excellence in a team framework.

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