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Senior Wordings Counsel

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Lawes Consulting Group

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United Kingdom , London

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150000.00 GBP / Year
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We’re supporting a leading City insurer in their search for a Senior Wordings Counsel for a 4-month FTC. You’ll lead on drafting and reviewing insurance wordings and product documents across commercial and SME lines, ensuring clarity, compliance, and supporting underwriters with expert guidance.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead the design, technical content, and final production of insurance documentation including Policy Wordings, Evidence of Cover documents, Certificates of Insurance and Reinsurance, IPIDs, Proposal Forms, and promotional/marketing brochures
  • Draft or approve documentation across a wide range of insurance products
  • Provide expert advice and support to underwriters on all matters relating to policy wordings, ensuring adherence to internal protocols and best practice
  • Maintain a comprehensive library of wordings for underwriter use
  • Act as a key member of the Product Oversight Group, providing wordings advice and support for SME products
  • Develop and maintain clear, concise wordings tailored to SME customers
  • Build strong working relationships with underwriters, brokers, coverholders, and internal stakeholders
  • Share market and regulatory guidance regarding policy wordings and exclusionary language with internal teams
  • Support compliance, delegated authority, and underwriting management functions in drafting insurance-specific agreements and documents, including binding authority agreements
  • Deliver training for staff on wordings and product-related matters when required

Requirements:

  • England & Wales qualified practising solicitor (or equivalent)
  • Proven experience working in an underwriting, broking, or legal environment
  • Strong knowledge of commercial and SME insurance products across multiple lines of business
  • Understanding of regulatory product governance requirements relating to the creation and management of insurance products, including policy wordings and associated documentation
  • Professional, customer-focused approach with a commitment to delivering positive customer outcomes
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Capacity to contribute constructively to product design and specification for both new and existing business
  • Strong organisational skills, with effective time management and administrative abilities
  • Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills

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Job Posted:
August 08, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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