Senior Legal Counsel

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice across all insurance areas, including products, policy wordings, claims, distribution, underwriting, and reinsurance
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial contracts, such as broker agreements and supplier arrangements
• Support product development and strategic business initiatives
• Advise on regulatory frameworks, specifically FCA and PRA requirements
• Advise on data protection, competition, and emerging legal issues within the insurance sector
• Provide legal training to the business and maintain legal frameworks and policies
• Manage and advise on contentious legal matters
• Act as a trusted partner to stakeholders across all levels of the organization
• Support and mentor junior legal colleagues

Requirements

• Solicitor qualified in England and Wales
• Proven, strong experience within the insurance sector
• Significant experience in group risk and general insurance products
• Strong technical understanding of insurance law and the group risk market, including reinsurance
• Deep understanding of FCA and PRA regulatory frameworks
• Proven experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial pragmatism
• Excellent stakeholder management, verbal, and written communication skills

About the Company

Unum UK is a specialist employee benefits provider dedicated to creating healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company, we are on a collective mission to help the working world thrive through a wide range of disability, life, accident, and health insurance services.