Senior Underwriting Counsel

Stewart Title; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Underwriting Counsel, where you will play a crucial role in evaluating risks and ensuring compliance in high-stakes transactions. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with various departments, lead special projects, and conduct training seminars. With a commitment to diversity and professional growth, this innovative firm empowers you to leverage your unique skills and experiences. If you are passionate about the real property field and ready to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in real property field as an attorney.
• Extensive knowledge of title insurance laws and policies.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate risk and exposures on high liability transactions.
• Communicate underwriting solutions effectively to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with laws and lead special projects.

Skills

Risk Evaluation

Compliance Knowledge

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Conflict Resolution

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Are you looking to help transform a company and an industry? As a Stewart employee, you’ll be joining a company that is committed to helping you own, develop, and nurture your career while growing our company. We invest in your career journey because we understand that as you grow so does our company. You will be part of a diverse and equitable work environment that reflects the customers we serve. You’ll be empowered to use your unique experiences, passion and skills to help our company constantly evolve and improve. Together, we can achieve our vision of becoming the premier title services company.

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Job Description

Job Summary

A Senior Underwriting Counsel evaluates risk and determines insurability of high-liability and high-risk transactions, ensures compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and manages complex underwriting. This role involves collaborating with various departments, including risk management, claims, and policy development, to support the organization's underwriting operations and our business partners.

Job Description

• Responsible for evaluating risk and exposures on high liability and high-risk transactions to determine insurability.
• Effectively communicates underwriting solutions to agents, direct offices, and counsel.
• Promptly responds to inquiries and requests.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and rate manuals.
• Leads special projects as assigned.
• Conducts seminars and training at industry event and for internal and external customers.
• Supports business partners.

Baseline Criteria

• Extensive knowledge of state and federal laws affecting title insurance and real property and the coverage in title insurance policies and endorsements.
• Superior ability to fashion creative resolutions to complex issues.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and create a positive work environment and cultivate strong relationships with customers and team members.
• Excellent listener.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of business and best practices gained through understanding of Stewart’s goals and key initiatives and experience.
• Individual contributor working with limited oversight.
• Takes initiative – proactive.

Experience

• Attorney should have at least ten years working in the real property field.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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