Senior Legal Counsel, Alternative Risk Transfer (ART)We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel - ART, based in London.
Your Team
Allianzmercial's dedicated Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) team is growing its presence in London, to improve further our delivery of personalized solutions for our clients as they manage, control and reduce risk. These solutions include multi-year, multi-line insurance products, as well as fronting and captive reinsurances services.
The Impact You Will Have
Based in London and reporting directly to the Head of Deal Legal ART, you will be integrated into the global underwriting teams of the ART Line of Business to co-construct bespoke solutions for our clients. You will work closely with our Structured Insurance team in London and other ART offices in New York and Zurich and will participate in developing cross sell opportunities with other Allianzmercial business units to provide innovative andplex solutions in a fast changing environment.
Some of your specific responsibilities could include:
1. Support the ART business teams in the negotiation and execution of transactions and other deal-related activities and pro-actively manage all relevant legal and regulatory aspects of international transactions, including cross border aspects.
2. Draft and/or review documentation relating to thepany's insurance and reinsurance business (binders, slips, contracts, I&L Agreements, trust agreements, assignments, LOCs, and NDAs) against ART's internal standards and business requirements.
3. Promote and maintain relationships with brokers and key business partners including participating in regular conference calls/meetings with key clients to obtain feedback on outstanding contract issues.
4. Provide solution-oriented and practical legal advice & support as well as well as functional guidance for management and business teams and monitor legal, regulatory,pliance & internal developments affecting ART business.
5. Actively participate and provide actionable guidance in legal practice group and underwriting meetings for the ART business teams, and perform required legal sign-offs in line with Allianz's internal standards.
6. Support goodernance within the existing UWernance framework and coach UWmunity on legal, regulatory and generalpliance topics.
7. Manage internal and external customer expectations; anticipate issues and concerns of internal customers and address them proactively and directly.
8. Ensure good knowledge transfer of relevant issues to other members of ART Deal Legal team and Allianzmercial's global and local Legal departments,, material developments in laws and best practices.
What You'll Bring to the Role
9. Qualified to practice under English law.
10. At least 10 years' experience in the London market, with a focus on structuring and documenting insurance and reinsurance transactions (involving multiple legal entities in multiple jurisdictions) under English law and othererning lawsmonly used in international (re-) insurance.
11. Excellent understanding of regulatory implications of cross-border insurance transactions and self-procured (non-admitted business), as well as familiarity with the principles of the UK and US regulatory landscape, and European regulations on Insurance Distribution (IDD) and financial instruments (EMIR; MIFID).
12. Experience operating in regulated environments, including an understanding of internal control framework andpliance requirements under the Solvency II framework.
13. Able to work in an international matrix organisation and cross-functional teams.
14. Ability to actively participate in client negotiations; solid understanding of key risk drivers and key economics typical for aplex /reinsurance transaction.
15. Solid business acumen and broad understanding of economic drivers and implications of structured insurance & reinsurance transactions.
16. Strong personality, willingness to contribute beyond owns technical area of expertise.
17. The ability to ensure ethical AI practices and stay updated with emerging AI technologies will be key to maintaining apetitive advantage.
75827 | Legal &pliance | Management | Allianzmercial | Full-Time | Permanent
What's in it for you?
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Care to join us?
Allianzmercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling.Allianzmercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.
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Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, and therefore wees applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. Diversity of thinking is an important part of our culture.
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