AVP, Regulatory Filings Counsel – Professional Liability

Oliver James Group; Jericho (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary $180-200k

Bonus 15%

Full benefits package

Job summary

Oliver James Group seeks an AVP, Regulatory Filings Counsel to support its Professional Liability portfolio. This role partners with underwriting, regulatory, product and senior leadership to provide practical legal guidance across a specialized insurance line.

The ideal candidate has 8–10+ years of insurance regulatory experience, with strong New York DFS knowledge and SERFF filing expertise, and will help shape and grow the regulatory function in a business-facing role.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school is required.
• Active bar membership in good standing is required.
• 8–10+ years of insurance industry experience, ideally in underwriting, regulatory, filing, or product.
• Significant Professional Liability/Medical Malpractice insurance experience.
• Direct experience with New York DFS regulatory matters.
• Strong experience with rate, form, and SERFF filings.

Responsibilities

• Advise the Professional Liability and medical malpractice underwriting business on product development and regulatory matters.
• Support the development, drafting, and launch of insurance products and policy forms.
• Manage rate, form, and SERFF filings, particularly across New York and other states.
• Partner with underwriting, actuarial, legal, and senior leadership on product and regulatory initiatives.
• Liaise with state insurance regulators and provide practical regulatory guidance to the business.
• Help build and develop the product and regulatory function, with potential management responsibility over time.

Skills

Insurance regulatory experience

Professional Liability / Medical Malpr

SERFF filings

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory guidance

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Active bar admission in good standing

Job description

AVP, Regulatory Filings Counsel

Our client, a leading specialty insurance carrier, is seeking an experienced insurance attorney to support its Professional Liability business. This is a highly business-facing role partnering closely with underwriting, regulatory, product, actuarial, legal, and senior leadership to provide practical legal and regulatory guidance across a specialized insurance portfolio.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with the business, has deep insurance regulatory and product experience, and is comfortable operating in a newly created role with the opportunity to help shape and build out the function over time.

Role & Responsibilities

• Advise the Professional Liability and medical malpractice underwriting business on product development and regulatory matters.
• Support the development, drafting, and launch of insurance products and policy forms.
• Manage rate, form, and SERFF filings, particularly across New York and other states.
• Partner with underwriting, actuarial, legal, and senior leadership on product and regulatory initiatives.
• Liaise with state insurance regulators and provide practical regulatory guidance to the business.
• Help build and develop the product and regulatory function, with potential management responsibility over time.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school preferred.
• Active bar membership in good standing.
• 8-10+ years of insurance industry experience, ideally within an underwriting, regulatory, filing, or product function.
• Significant Professional Liability / Medical Malpractice insurance experience.
• Direct experience with New York Department of Financial Services regulatory matters.
• Strong experience with rate, form, and SERFF filings.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $180-200k
• Bonus: 15%
• Full benefits package

Location & Work Model

• Long Island, New York
• Hybrid, with 4 days/week in office

Why This Role?

Join a growing insurance platform in a newly created role with significant visibility across the underwriting and product functions. This position offers the opportunity to work directly with senior leadership, influence product and regulatory strategy, and help build a developing regulatory function with potential management responsibility over time.