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About the Role

As an In-House Legal Counsel II, Accident Benefits, you will focus on being a great lawyer, managing and creatively resolving accident benefits, loss transfer, and priority dispute files. You will work with Canada’s largest in-house P&C insurance litigation team, benefiting from work flexibility, support, and feeling valued.

Responsibilities

• Work with autonomy in your practice and collaborate with a high-performing team of lawyers, adjusters, and legal support professionals.
• Help Intact achieve strategic goals related to indemnity and expense control.
• Handle accident benefits disputes, loss transfer and priority dispute files from beginning to end.
• Appear before the License Appeal Tribunal and prepare written and oral submissions as needed.
• Assess claims with a focus on controlling indemnity while being pragmatic for proactive and efficient resolution.
• Share knowledge and coach Intact colleagues both inside and outside your department.

Requirements

• A member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
• Minimum of 5+ years of insurance litigation experience.
• Proven experience in assessing and handling Accident Benefits files.
• Experience at the License Appeal Tribunal.
• Proficiency in technologies, tools, and software programs to optimize operational efficiency and decision making, including but not limited to AI tools, iManage, ACL and the Microsoft Office package of programs.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

Skills

• Strong organization skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to build effective client relationships
• Ability to think outside the box
• Ability to find novel solutions
• Pragmatic problem solver

Location

• Canada

Work Type

• Hybrid work model
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5+ years of insurance litigation experience

Education Level

• Member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario

Salary/Compensations

• 128,300 - 156,800 (based on a 35-hour workweek)

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Telemedicine
• Wellness account
• Share plan & other savings (up to 12% of salary or more)
• Annual bonus target (up to double the target)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) with Intact matching 50% of your net shares
• Defined benefit pension plan offering guaranteed income for life

About the Company

• Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.
• Intact is committed to providing support, opportunities, and performance-led financial rewards.
• We offer a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team, and grow with us.
• Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.
• We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.
• This role is a new member of our growing team.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an equal opportunity employer.
• At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength.
• We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.
• We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.
• We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations).
• If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.