Legal & Wording Counsel (m/f/d)*
Core
Provide independent legal advice and design specialty insurance policy wordings for primary insurance and reinsurance business.
Role type
Senior Legal Counsel (Insurance & Wording)
Builds
Specialty insurance products, policy wordings, and distribution agreements
Domain
Insurance, Reinsurance, Legal, Regulatory Compliance
Required skills
Insurance contract law, litigation and arbitration, insurance distribution law, insurance supervisory law, consumer protection law, policy wording design, commercial law, corporate law, regulatory compliance (Solvency II, IDD, EIOPA), contract drafting and negotiation, training and knowledge transfer
Preferred skills
Primary insurance company experience, multi-jurisdictional legal expertise, thought leadership, intercultural competence
Technologies
Legal research tools, contract management systems, regulatory databases
Responsibilities
Provide independent legal advice on civil law, litigation, arbitration, and insurance-specific regulations; design, develop, and review specialty policy wordings for compliance and clarity; support underwriters with technical queries and product norms; collaborate with local counsel in Germany, Spain, and the UK; develop and negotiate distribution, agency, and reinsurance agreements; manage the centralized repository of policy wordings; conduct training for business managers and underwriters; advise on business structure and strategy for European expansion.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic input