A&H Counsel – NYC, NJ, GA, or IL
Our client, a prominent leader in the Insurance industry, is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Legal Counsel specializing in Accident and Health (A&H) to join their robust legal department. This is a permanent position offering the successful candidate an opportunity to work in a dynamic and challenging environment, driving legal strategies and solutions that contribute to the company’s business goals and regulatory compliance.
Role and Responsibilities
- Embedded Legal Business Partner
- Serve as a true business-facing insurance generalist, deeply embedded with the A&H business.
- Build strong relationships with senior business stakeholders across multiple locations and functions.
- Participate directly in business discussions, provide legal opinions, engage in open dialogue, and serve as a trusted legal partner advising in the best interests of the company.
- Regulatory Matters & Regulator Interaction
- Handle a broad range of practical, business-facing insurance regulatory matters and identify and advise on regulatory exposure.
- Manage regulatory correspondence and interact directly with insurance regulators and other applicable regulatory bodies.
- Facilitate and manage legal entity fraud training and associated reporting.
- Insurance & Commercial Contracting
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and insurance-related agreements, including NDAs and amendments to business agreements and schedules.
- Support agreements involving vendors, delegated authority arrangements, MGUs/MGAs, TPAs, and other insurance business relationships.
- Product & Claims-Related Matters & Business Support
- Advise the business on claims-related issues, including the application of specific state laws and regulations to particular products or claims.
- Draft and provide legal guidance on benefit clarifications and related claims communications.
- Support policies, insurance products, and broader product-related matters.
- Advise on advertising, consumer product issues, and other legal matters arising from the A&H business.
Qualifications
- J.D. and Bar Admission to at least one U.S. state
- 3-5+ years of dedicated A&H, Travel, Pet, Stop Loss, and more P&C Insurance lines
- Wider P&C insurance experience within regulatory, claims, product, corporate insurance, etc.
Compensation & Location
- Compensation:
- Up to $200k base
- Performance bonus
- 401k match
- Generous PTO
- Wider benefits
- Locations:
- Manhattan, NYC
- Central NJ
- Greater Atlanta, GA
- Chicago, IL
- Work Mode:
- Hybrid
- 3 days in office
- 2 days remote
Why This Opportunity?
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This is an exceptional opportunity for an insurance attorney looking for a broad, highly business-facing in-house role with the ability to build out their niche insurance lines knowledge within A&H, Life, Pet, Stop Loss, and more. There will also be significant exposure across regulatory, product, claims, contracting, and specialty insurance matters, rounding out this attorneys in-house business experience.
