Senior Wordings Specialist

• Leading wordings and coverage discussions on existing and new products, developed by the organisation and in tandem with business partners
• Extensive liaison with underwriters on a day-to-day basis to provide guidance on technical issues and assistance with legal risk management
• Attending broker and client meetings with underwriters to provide guidance and expertise on specific coverage elements of our products
• Researching and reporting on potential coverage issues and approaches to emerging risk
• Providing technical guidance notes and in-person training for colleagues across the business
• Representing the organisation in external knowledge-sharing forums and developing your profile across the Lloyd’s market

• A proven track record as a senior wordings specialist with contract drafting experience and attention to detail
• A “commercial” view of insurance products and their value to customers
• Confidence to make decisions on coverage and the ability to advocate the reasoning and logic involved and to evaluate the materiality of technical points
• Advanced MS Word and document formatting skills
• An ability to lead and facilitate complex discussions while interacting effectively with all types of people, including more and less technically-focused colleagues, brokers, and customers
• An inquisitive mind who is a proven problem-solver, capable of adapting and working on wordings in a range of jurisdictions and lines of business
• The ability to work well both individually and in teams
• A minimum of five years’ wordings or technical underwriting experience gained in the Lloyd’s Market
• Excellent contract drafting skills, including sound knowledge of English grammar and sentence construction

Law degree or legal experience which involves an element of reviewing and preparing legal contracts