Counsel Underwriting-USA-EX

Starrcompanies; City of Rochester (NY); Vor Ort; USD 200.000 - 250.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Starr Insurance Companies seeks a senior professional with deep underwriting and regulatory expertise to lead complex insurance initiatives. The role entails developing products, navigating admitted and nonadmitted markets, and advising on coverage issues to close deals.

Strong leadership and legal acumen are essential for success. The position requires a JD from an ABA-accredited school, admission to practice in at least one U.S.

Qualifikationen

• 15 years of insurance industry experience, primarily in underwriting, compliance, and operations for Property and Casualty products.
• Advanced knowledge of commercial insurance products, product rating/administration systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience with Legora, CoCounsel or equivalent legal AI platform.
• Experience with MGAs and related agreements.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and communicate complex issues clearly.

Aufgaben

• Assist in the development of new products, forms and services.
• Support for admitted and nonadmitted products in retail and wholesale channels.
• Assist in manuscript endorsements processing.
• Assist client profit centers in underwriting and negotiation to close business opportunities.
• Participate in development and execution of business development strategies.
• Stay current on industry and product- related claims and coverage issues and communicate developments to management.
• Attend client and broker meetings and handle conference calls.
• Assist in training underwriters on legal issues and developments.
• Assist in underwriting compliance to ensure proper handling of practices.
• Assist in marketing of products and services offered.
• Assist underwriting team in achieving service goals (quote, bind, policy issuance).

Kenntnisse

Underwriting expertise

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Project management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Juris Doctor (JD) from ABA-accredited law school

Tools

Legora

CoCounsel

MGAs agreements

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Join Starr, a global leader in commercial insurance with over a century of expertise. We empower our employees to innovate, make impactful decisions, and build lasting client relationships worldwide. At Starr, you'll work in an entrepreneurial culture alongside accessible leaders, leveraging our financial strength and vast industry experience to deliver solutions for our clients, no matter how complex. Grow your career with a rapidly growing company that invests in its people and their ability to drive real progress.

Duties and responsibilities of the position:

• Assist in the development of new products, forms and services, as required.
• Support for both admitted and nonadmitted products in both retail and wholesale channels.
• Assist in the processing of manuscript endorsements, as required.
• Assist the client profit center(s) in addressing coverage issues raised in the underwriting and negotiation process to facilitate the successful closing of business opportunities.
• Participate in the development and execution of business development strategies.
• Remain current on industry and product-related claims and coverage issues that impact the business and communicate relevant developments to management and the underwriting team to ensure awareness and an adjustment of processes and protocols as needed. Assist, where appropriate, in the determination of underwriting philosophy based upon the changing legal environment.
• Attend client and broker meetings and handle client and broker conference calls, as necessary.
• Assist in the training and development of underwriters on legal issues and developments to consider in the underwriting process.
• Assist in the underwriting compliance process to ensure proper handling of underwriting practices.
• Assist in the marketing of products and services offered.
• Assist the underwriting team in achieving service goals (quote, bind, policy issuance, etc.) by providing timely responses to queries raised.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university, and JD degree from ABA accredited law school.
• Admitted to practice law and member in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar.
• 15 years of insurance industry experience, primarily in the area of underwriting, compliance, and operations for Property and Casualty products.
• Advanced knowledge of commercial insurance products, product rating/administration systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience with Legora, CoCounsel or equivalent legal AI platform.
• Experience with MGAs and related agreements.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and find creative solutions on diverse matters requiring complex legal and strategic analysis.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience handling insurance regulatory and compliance issues.
• Outstanding written, presentation, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical and business issues in a clear, concise and effective manner.
• Detail-oriented with strong project management, organization and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and interact effectively throughout all levels of the business and organization.

Job Location:

New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta or Chicago.

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York, Starr Insurance Companies is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets: experience and training: licensure and certifications: and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $200,000 - $250,0000

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class t