Remote Claims Counsel – Liability

IAG; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver 4.5% employer contribution

20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave

Work from home with myFlex

Up to 50% off personal insurance

Job summary

IAG is recruiting a permanent Claims Counsel – Liability to manage complex liability and financial lines claims. You will provide expert legal guidance, assess policy coverage, and drive outcomes in collaboration with customers, brokers, and partners.

Joining a team that values learning and strong relationships, you will shape resolutions while delivering fair outcomes across New Zealand’s insurance landscape.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in insurance litigation, liability claims, professional indemnity or employment law environments.
• Bachelor of Laws and current practising certificate, or the ability to meet practising requirements.
• Confidence analysing complex legal issues and translating them into practical commercial solutions.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships across brokers, law firms, customers and business partners.
• Strong negotiation, communication and dispute resolution skills in complex or sensitive situations.
• A collaborative mindset with a willingness to coach others and share expertise across the team.
• Curiosity to keep up with legal developments and continuously improve claims practices and customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex liability and financial lines claims, assessing policy coverage, liability exposure, quantum and resolution strategies
• Provide expert legal advice to colleagues on claims, litigation and policy interpretation matters
• Partner with external legal counsel and service providers to drive effective claim outcomes and manage litigation matters.
• Set appropriate reserves, draft declinatures and make settlement decisions while ensuring sound reserving and governance practices are observed
• Support customers at mediations, judicial settlement conferences and instigate recovery activities to achieve efficient and commercially appropriate outcomes
• Mentor claims specialists through coaching, legal analysis, policy interpretation and settlement strategy guidance.

Skills

Insurance litigation

Liability claims

Professional indemnity

Employment law

Negotiation

Communication

Dispute resolution

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor of Laws

Practising certificate

Job description

IAG is recruiting a permanent Claims Counsel – Liability to manage complex liability and financial lines claims. You will provide expert legal guidance, assess policy coverage, and drive outcomes in collaboration with customers, brokers, and partners.

Joining a team that values learning and strong relationships, you will shape resolutions while delivering fair outcomes across New Zealand’s insurance landscape.