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FCCS · 20 hours ago

Attorney - Insurance Defense

Greenwood Village, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$147K/yr - $215K/yr

10+ years exp

FCCS is seeking a highly motivated Attorney with experience in insurance defense to join their dynamic Risk Management and Insurance team. This role involves providing strategic legal guidance on insurance-related risks, managing litigation matters, and collaborating with executive leadership.

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Responsibilities

Provide strategic legal guidance to RMIS team regarding insurance-related risks, coverage design, and enterprise risk transfer strategies

Develop and implement internal legal and compliance policies related to insurance

Participate in audits, training, and risk assessments to support corporate compliance and claims best practices

Serve as an officer of the captive ensuring compliance and strategic effectiveness

Support claims management by advising on complex or high-exposure claims, subrogation opportunities, and settlement negotiations

Provide legal opinions on coverage issues, claims, and related disputes under applicable state and federal laws

Advise internal stakeholders on coverage determinations, reservations of rights, denials, and related claims matters

Represent the organization in coverage litigation and coordinate with outside counsel as needed

Manage litigation matters as lead counsel, including case assessment, pleadings, discovery, depositions, expert coordination, and trial preparation and participation

Draft, review, and update Captive insurance policies, endorsements, and underwriting guidelines to ensure compliance and alignment with risk management strategies

Analyze and interpret insurance policies, including general liability, professional liability, property, pollution, cyber, and other specialty lines

Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting insurance coverage and ensure timely updates to policy language

Collaborate with internal teams and external brokers/insurers to assess insurance needs and maintain appropriate coverage

Deliver presentation – speak at carrier and broker meetings, board and client board meetings, internal team presentations, conferences, webinars and other key engagements

Develop Loss mitigation strategies – assist in complex loss prevention efforts, including customer policy updates (i.e. handbooks), regulatory impact assessments and risk mitigation best practices

Qualification

Insurance coverage lawLegal writingClaims managementProperty & casualty insuranceRegulatory frameworksIndependenceCommunication skillsNegotiation skillsOrganizational skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required

10+ years of legal experience with a strong focus on insurance coverage law, preferably in-house or with a firm focused on insurance matters

Deep knowledge of property & casualty insurance and related regulatory frameworks

Strong legal writing and research skills

Excellent communication and negotiation ability

Highly organized to service and prioritize the needs of multiple customers simultaneously

Able to meet deadlines under pressure and adjust to changing priorities

Able to maintain a consistently high level of productivity and accuracy

Able to work in a fast paced, service-focused environment

Enjoy working in a team / collaborative environment while also being able to work independently

Ability to work efficiently, serve customers remotely as well as travel at 25% for customer visits, litigation, insurance underwriting meetings and presenting at conferences