Insurance Attorney

Requisition ID: 96959

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Position Specific Description

Palms Insurance, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, operates primarily from its offices in Palm Beach County, Florida. With a 35+ year history of underwriting difficult risks, Palms is uniquely positioned to take on the most challenging risk protection scenarios facing businesses today. This position will have responsibility for legal issues related to specialty casualty lines of business, with a specific focus on General Liability, Excess Liability, Construction and Environmental Liability, third party property, and professional lines. Responsibilities will also include advising underwriters, interacting with insurance partners and other insurance staff.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Reviewing draft and negotiating commercial agreements including program administration agreements, third party administrator agreements, reinsurance treaties, facultative and other insurance policies, and vendor services contracts.
• Advising on corporate governance, board level matters and strategic partnerships affecting the company's regulatory position.
• Engaging with state level regulators in the United States and in some foreign jurisdictions relating to eligibility, filings, inquiries, market conduct examination and regulatory initiatives.
• Providing legal counsel on insurance regulatory matters including claims handling, Medicare requirements and marketing materials.
• Supporting underwriting, claims, reinsurance and other insurance distribution channels broadly across US and territories.
• Assisting in overseeing insurance litigation including coverage analysis and disputes for specialty, professional and property lines.

Job Overview

Employees in this job participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with moderate supervision.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides written and oral legal advice to clients
• Anticipates and guards against legal risks involving the organization
• Works to ensure budget compliance and avoids the need for outside counsel
• Ensures disclosure of potentially material legal issues to senior leadership
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Member in Good Standing of State Bar
• High School Grad / GED
• Juris Doctorate
• Bachelors Degree
• Experience: 2+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• None

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Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs

Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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