Wordings Lawyer and Team Leader

Beazley; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company seeks a Wordings Lawyer and Team Leader to support Cyber Risks teams with policy wordings and underwriting. The role requires strong leadership and effective communication, along with a law degree and experience in the insurance sector. Join Beazley to drive success in a collaborative environment focused on professional development.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional experience in legal roles is necessary.
• Insurance-related experience is preferred.
• Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Draft policy wordings and endorsements for Cyber Risk teams.
• Lead and support the wordings team.
• Assist with underwriting and negotiation processes.

Skills

Organised and detail-oriented

Effective communication

Self-motivated team worker

Time management

Client service skills

Education

Law Degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

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General

Job Title: Wordings Lawyer & Team Leader

Division: Cyber Risks

Reports To: As per Beazley’s organisational chart

Key Relationships

Business Management, Cyber Risk Underwriters, Compliance, Innovation and Product Development and all other relevant stakeholders

Job Summary

Provide underwriting and wordings support to assigned Cyber Risks teams or focus groups and general support across Cyber and other Beazley trading teams as necessary.

Key Responsibilities

Wordings

• Primary focus is on drafting policy wordings and endorsements to support business/underwriting objectives of the assigned Cyber Risksteam/focus groups.
• Assist the focus groups in addressing coverage issues raised in the underwriting and negotiation process to assist in successful closing of business opportunities.
• Assist the focus groups in achieving sales and service goals by providing high quality and timely response to queries raised.
• Providing support on underwriting, product development, and coverage issues.
• If qualified, review confidentiality agreements and warranty statements as needed for Cyber Risks underwriters in order to engage in the underwriting process.
• Assist Cyber Risks underwriters in addressing bespoke coverage requests; this requires interaction with Brokers, Insureds, other key external stakeholders (i.e. insured counsel).
• Support the trading teams to facilitate an organised knowledge management and sharing process.
• Coordinate projects and work collaboratively with other key stakeholders internally, including but not limited to Compliance, Claims, Conduct Risk, UW Controls and Operations, Specialty Lines and Cyber Risks, Marketing and IT.
• Monitor competitive landscapes for the continuous improvement or wordings and underwriting controls.
• Participate in Team/Focus Group Business Planning, Away Days, Broker/Client meetings and other Marketing events, as required and appropriate.
• Provide assistance with additional projects and/or legal services (if qualified) for Business Management, Cyber Risks or other Beazley teams, as needed
• Monitor claims developments and impact of wording on claims
• Work closely with Head of Cyber Risks Wordings and other wordings lawyers/team leaders in leading the wordings team.
• Participate in strategy review and structure of the wordings team together with the Head of Cyber Risks Wordings.
• Participate in the Wordings team yearly business plan and objectives.
  
  

Team Leadership

As a Beazley Manager, you are expected to -

• Provide leadership, direction and support to the team.
• Foster a spirit of inclusion, teamwork and unity that reflects Beazley’s overall workplace culture, values and appreciation of the benefits of diversity.
• Act as a manager, mentor and coach to direct reports to enable them to fulfil their potential and ensure continuous development of them and their wider team.
• Ensure direct reports are supported in contributing to the delivery and achievement of the overall team and business objectives.
• Provide effective performance feedback on a regular basis, ensuring employees are recognised and rewarded for their contribution. Conversely, providing timely feedback to address poor performance, taking disciplinary action as appropriate.
• Maintain transparent and effective communication through department meetings, one-to-one meetings, email etc.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and effective delegation to minimise key person dependencies.
• Work with other team managers ensuring team resources overall are effectively utilised and people are appropriately challenged.
• Encourage direct reports to think proactively about their careers, signposting development and stretch opportunities for strong performers where possible.
• Work with Culture & People as appropriate to escalate performance concerns ensuring set objectives are clear and measurable and progress is tracked accordingly.
  
  

General

At Beazley we are committed to doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do. It is important that within all your interactions both internally and externally you adhere to this principle through adoption of Beazley’s core values and behaviours - PIED and Being Beazley.

• Adopt the Beazley culture of Professionalism, Integrity, Effectiveness and Dynamic that contributes to an internal environment of teamwork and promote a positive brand image and experience to our external customers.
• Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations including the code of conduct which incorporates the PRA and FCA Conduct Rules. Undertake training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, Culture & People or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via e-learning or the learning management system.
• Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers.
• Ensure all interactions with customers are focused on delivering a fair outcome, including having the right products for their needs.
• Comply with any specific responsibilities necessary for your role as outlined by your line manager, the Culture & People or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) and ensure you keep up to date with developments in these areas. This may include, amongst others, Beazley’s underwriting control standards, Beazley’s claims control standards, other Beazley standards and customer relationship management.
• Carry out additional responsibilities as individually notified, either through your objectives or through the learning management system. These may include membership of any Beazley committees or working groups.
  
  

Personal Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Law Degree preferred
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Organised and detailed oriented
• Computer skills - good working knowledge of MS office
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing
• Self-motivated team worker who is also able to work on own initiative
• Proven ability to manage time, meet deadlines, and prioritise
• Able to maintain standards and professionalism during periods of fluctuating workloads
  
  

Knowledge and Experience

• Relevant professional level experience required
• Insurance-related experience preferred
• Strong client service skills required
  
  

Aptitude and Disposition

• Task-focused, self-motivated and flexible
• Consistently professional approach
• Able to successfully interact with managers/underwriters/colleagues/external suppliers
• Positive, enthusiastic and service oriented
  
  

Competencies

• Achievement orientation
• Analytical thinking
• Information seeking
• Customer focus
• Team working
• Initiative
• Problem solving
• Developing people
• Detail oriented

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Insurance

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