Duties and Responsibilities
- Draft policy forms and endorsements.
- Responsible for analyzing terms of new/renewal business to help identify exposures, document/clarify underwriting intent, and ultimately confirm compliance with agreed upon terms and corporate guidelines.
- Maintain knowledge of Allied World’s current business activities, statutory laws, regulations, and judicial developments affecting the business.
- Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of underwriting agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and other agreements that comply with company policies and risk tolerance.
- Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes and assist in the development and implementation of company policies and procedures.
- Provide support to underwriters as needed on legal issues pertaining to submissions and related coverage.
- Provide support to claims personnel on coverage and procedural related issues.
- Responsible for the standard policy wordings and endorsements for ceded facultative reinsurance for all lines of business across the Allied World group.
- Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience with contract and policy drafting.
- In-house experience within an insurance company or Lloyds would be a distinct advantage.
- Strong analytical and technical skill sets.
- Ability to quickly understand key business issues and operational objectives.
- Effective and confident communicator of complex messages (written and oral) to both internal and external audiences.
- Good interpersonal skills and a positive team member.
- Commercially minded, decisive, highly organized and principled.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, deal with conflicting agendas and meet deadlines.
- Coordinate with U.S. and Bermuda legal departments as appropriate and handle complex issues and effectively communicate relevant guidance to internal colleagues.
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