AVP - Corporate Counsel, Reinsurance

Group 1001 is a consumer-centric, technology-driven family of insurance companies on a mission to deliver outstanding value and operational performance by combining financial strength and stability with deep insurance expertise and a can-do culture. Group1001’s culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, communication, core business focus, risk management, and striving for outcomes. This goal extends to how we hire and onboard our most valuable assets – our employees.

Why This Role Matters:

We are seeking an experienced and versatile in-house counsel to join the RVI Group legal team, with a primary focus on reinsurance matters. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work on complex reinsurance transactions and related regulatory issues, while also providing legal support to other business units across the organization in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills, along with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in an evolving setting. A broad understanding of the insurance and reinsurance industries is essential, as is the ability to work effectively across multiple teams.

This individual must be strategic, business-oriented, financially astute, and highly collaborative, demonstrating sound judgment and professionalism. The successful candidate will uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct in all aspects of their work.

How You'll Contribute:

Contract Drafting:

• Draft, review, and advise on reinsurance contracts, collateral agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Assist with renewals, amendments, endorsements, and commutations.
• Partner effectively with internal teams, outside counsel and external stakeholders.

Regulatory and Compliance Support:

• Advise on reinsurance regulatory requirements in the U.S., Bermuda and elsewhere.
• Monitor developments in reinsurance law and ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.

Transactional Support:

• Collaborate with business units on structuring and implementing reinsurance transactions including fronting arrangements, strategic managing general agent partnerships, and retrocessionaire agreements.

Claims and Dispute Resolution:

• Assist in managing reinsurance claims and disputes, including arbitration, and litigation support.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with business units and the finance team to provide practical legal advice.
• Support corporate initiatives and special projects as assigned.
• Able to pivot and take on new responsibilities in other business units as needed.
• Partner with business units, such as the Commercial Equipment and Passenger Vehicle teams, to ensure timely and efficient execution of a broad range of corporate and insurance legal tasks.
• Undertake special projects dependent upon knowledge and experience.
• Apply consistent legal terms and protections companywide.

What We're Looking For:

• Law degree from a nationally accredited law school.
• 8-10 years of legal experience with a corporate legal department or a nationally recognized law firm and/or legal experience in property and casualty reinsurance.
• Prior property and casualty industry work experiences relevant to ensure success as an integral team member of a nimble in-house legal department at a sophisticated and successful specialty (re)insurance company.

Skills:

• Excellent analytical skills and sound judgment, with a business focused approach.
• Superior written and verbal communication with strong presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills to use time efficiently and coordinate efforts effectively.
• Solid contract drafting skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to effectively partner with and influence positive outcomes.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Key Competencies:

• Strong work ethic, intellectual capability, and drive to achieve.
• Excellent relationship building, partnership and collaboration skills.
• Well-developed discipline in working efficiently, meeting deadlines and achieving results, both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong strategic capability including development and articulation of the rationale for complex business transactions.
• Impeccable ethics and integrity.

This position is classified as hybrid which requires two days per week in the Stamford office.

Benefits Highlights:  

Employees who meet benefit eligibility guidelines and work 30 hours or more weekly, have the ability to enroll in Group 1001’s benefits package. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the Company’s comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plan options.  Employees are also eligible for Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability. All employees (regardless of hours worked) have immediate access to the Company’s Employee Assistance Program and wellness programs—no enrollment is required.  Employees may also participate in the Company’s 401K plan, with matching contributions by the Company.

Group 1001, and its affiliated companies, is strongly committed to providing a supportive work environment where employee differences are valued. Diversity is an essential ingredient in making Group 1001 a welcoming place to work and is fundamental in building a high-performance team. Diversity embodies all the differences that make us unique individuals.  All employees share the responsibility for maintaining a workplace culture of dignity, respect, understanding and appreciation of individual and group differences.