Description:

Job Description Summary:
The Senior Counsel will provide legal counsel on a variety of matters associated with the marketing and distribution of insurance products and operating an insurance agency.

Job Description:
Responsibilities:

Provide legal advice and support regarding the marketing and sale of insurance products primarily through a retail field force of independent contractor insurance agents.
Prepare, review, and negotiate legal contracts, documents and agreements, such as selling agreements, distribution agreements, and agent agreements.
Along with other legal and compliance staff, support the agency in pre-litigation, litigation, and regulatory examinations and investigations and represent the agency to its regulators.
Collaborate with compliance staff in the drafting of policies and procedures and reviewing sales, advertising, and marketing materials, incentive programs, sales contests, and field compensation plans.
Monitor, review, and interpret applicable and proposed state and federal guidance, laws, rules and regulations related to the distribution of insurance products and insurance agencies.
Work on complex legal issues where analysis requires identification and evaluation of multiple factors.
Participate in departmental and cross-functional working groups in identified areas of legal expertise.

Required Qualifications:

JD from an accredited law school
Licensed or otherwise eligible to practice in-house in the US
At least 5 years of experience as an attorney, including experience in the US life insurance industry
Ability to effectively communicate, both in writing and orally, with the intended audience
Ability to exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment
Ability to exercise agility and adaptability in providing legal advice
Comfortable in a rapidly changing corporate environment
Proficient using MS Office
Good organizational and project management skills and able to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities
Action oriented with ability to prioritize workload with high degree of accuracy and attention to detail

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