Senior Assistant General Counsel - Hartford, CT, United States - AXA XL

Description

The Assistant General Counsel will provide day-to-day legal and regulatory support to multiple specialty niche business units including commercial bond, political risk and trade credit, fine art and specie, terrorism and political violence, structured risk solutions and programs.

Candidate must also have regulatory compliance knowledge so that they can interface in a meaningful way with the regulatory compliance team.

Serve as legal and regulatory counsel to underwriters of US specialty niche underwriting business units including provision of creative and timely legal advice and guidance on wide range of insurance, surety and corporate issues as well as guidance on business and contractual matters
Draft, review and negotiate large variety of commercial contracts (including bond forms and riders, general indemnity agreements, producer, program administrator, confidentiality, third party administrator, vendor, indemnity, etc.)
Serve as global legal liaison for commercial bond which includes interaction with international legal colleagues to facilitate and coordinate legal review of international commercial bond products
Review of marketing and advertising material and event contracts
Assist in product development and existing product support, including draft and review proprietary insurance policies and manuscript endorsements, provide legal and regulatory advice regarding coverage terms and conditions
Collaborate effectively with internal operational areas, including Middle Office, Marketing/Communications, Claims, and Finance
Retain outside counsel and manage non-claims litigation involving Company
Clearly communicate to regulators and manage various regulatory reporting requirements
Collaborate with regulatory compliance team to provide guidance and advice regarding products and transactions such as rate and form filings, non-renewal/cancellation requirements, insurance department objections and coverage matters
Research and analyze wide range of insurance and non-insurance legal and compliance issues

Experience:

Moderate in-house or law firm experience in commercial property and casualty insurance with a focus on commercial bond/surety products; Experience in leading large-scale, complex legal and regulatory matters.

Build rapport and credibility with business leaders due to your ability to clearly communicate your legal and regulatory guidance grounded in your subject-matter-expertise.

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks.

By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
Inclusion & Diversity
It's about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

Diversify Our Workforce—increase the representation of women in leadership, achieving 50% by 2023, and focus on underrepresented populations by region, positioning AXA XL as an employer of choice for all talent.

Support Our Marketplace & Communities—support our communities and visibly and thoughtfully champion equity around the globe.
com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. Corporate Responsibility

From offering our expertise, products and services to help build more resilient communities, to advancing understanding and response to climate change, our strategy – Our Impact.

aligns key issues that are pertinent to our business – climate, water and financial resilience - and contributes to AXA Group's purpose to "Act for human progress by protecting what matters.

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We're reducing our carbon footprint, protecting ecosystems and exploring how our business can help build a better world.

Water:
We're developing water resilience where it is — and will be — needed most.

Financial resilience:
We're helping create opportunities for the unemployed and underemployed, so they can be better prepared for unexpected changes.

Hearts in Action:

We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as our "Hearts in Action" programs.

For more information, please see the Corporate Responsibility section on our website.

At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits.

Flexible Work Eligible
Job Field
Legal
Full-time