About MS Reinsurance

MS Reinsurance is a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland. With underwriting offices in Zurich Bermuda Miami and New York MS Reinsurance provides bestinclass reinsurance products and services to clients around the world. As part of the worldleading insurance group MS&AD MS Reinsurance is a trusted longterm partner helping clients turn risks into opportunities through deep technical expertise and bespoke reinsurance solutions.

About the role

We are seeking a Reinsurance Contracts Counsel to support our reinsurance business for our global operations across several lines of business. You will engage with underwriters to draft and review reinsurance contract wordings and support on any related matters.

In this role you will require strong analytical abilities and excellent written and verbal communication skills. We are seeking a candidate with a pragmatic and resultsoriented attitude who possesses the ability to work independently with a sense of personal responsibility and accountability while also building cooperative relationships with our underwriting community.

Your responsibilities

• Independently review and draft reinsurance contracts and related documents to align with applicable law regulations and corporate requirements and actively seek solutions in collaboration with business partners.
• Partner with underwriters as required to support in contract negotiations including discussions with external clients and brokers as required
• Act as a subjectmatter expert on reinsurance contracts and wordings topics providing recommendations to various corporate functions regarding contracts matters.
• Review commercial agreements including nondisclosure agreements binding authority agreements and other ancillary documents.
• Maintain strong governance risk and control standards with respect to contract wordings and processes and act.
• Support development of training materials and deliver trainings engage in upskilling as agreed with line manager.
• Assist line manager with overall business planning and workflow planning especially to ensure times of peak workloads are covered adequately.
• Support the improvement of contracts review processes tools and systems.

Your profile

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in insurance or reinsurance as a lawyer/attorney as contract/policy specialist underwriter or claims professional.
• University degree in law and further professional legal / insurance qualifications preferred.
• Good understanding of Property & Casualty products and local re/insurance market required.

• Business acumen with the ability to effectively drive the business forward with a thoughtful proactive and practical approach. Open minded cando attitude willing to take on new challenges
• Confidence to change/ direct wording appetite as and when required

• Proficient in using technology effectively to carry out functional responsibilities. Interest in digitalisation and automation first experiences in this field a plus.
• Demonstrated capability to work efficiently and independently learn quickly prioritize and meet demanding deadlines in a fastpaced environment while remaining analytical and detailoriented.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with colleagues globally.
• Excellent team player who is willing to challenge constructively and share knowledge and experience.
• Fluent in English proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese preferred.
• Proficient skills in MS Office suite Sharepoint and other applications a plus.

What we offer

We offer a modern workplace an entrepreneurial culture with room for innovation and a hybrid work model. Collaboration Empowerment and Taking Responsibility are key values we live on a daytoday basis. You will be part of a handson culture where you really can make an impact. We place mutual trust at the forefront of our collaboration and path to growth.

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MS Reinsurance is the marketfacing brand of the risk carrying legal entity MS Amlin AG a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland and operating in Bermuda as MS Amlin AG Bermuda Branch in the United States through MS Amlin Reinsurance Managers Inc and in Labuan Malaysia as MS Amlin Labuan Limited.

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