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About the Role
Hippo is seeking a Contracts Attorney to draft, review, and negotiate program and reinsurance agreements. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance and mitigating risks in our insurance operations.
Responsibilities
- Strategically, efficiently, and timely draft, review, and negotiate reinsurance, program administration, and claims agreements considering risk mitigation wording and trends in contract interpretation.
- Create and implement processes to capture and respond to wording issues, including an escalation process.
- Make prompt decisions, after required approvals, reflecting all available information and appropriate risk assessments.
- Understand relevant business drivers, identify and raise critical issues/points when needed, and take ownership of actions and responses.
- Work autonomously while considering feedback from underwriting peers, reinsurers, and management.
- Exemplify collegiality, efficiency, proactivity, and curiosity.
- Utilize strong written and oral communication skills to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school or international equivalent.
- Licensed to practice and a member in good standing or the ability to immediately reactivate membership in at least one US state.
- At least 4+ years in drafting reinsurance agreements, program administration agreements, and/or related agreements.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating program agreements and reinsurance agreements.
- Understanding of the impact of market conditions on insurance activities, procedures, and wordings.
- Ability to clearly and succinctly articulate issues to various departments.
- Ability to evaluate risks associated with (re)insurance activities.
- Ability to develop commercial risk mitigation options.
- Ensure all operations are compliant with applicable regulatory requirements.
Skills
- Drafting reinsurance agreements
- Drafting program administration agreements
- Drafting related agreements
- Risk mitigation
- Contract interpretation
- Process creation and implementation
- Risk assessment
- Business driver understanding
- Issue identification and escalation
- Ownership of actions and responses
- Autonomous work
- Feedback utilization
- Collegiality
- Efficiency
- Proactivity
- Curiosity
- Strong written communication
- Strong oral communication
- Working in a fast-paced environment
Location
- Morristown, NJ
- Dallas, TX
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Education Level
- J.D.
Salary/Compensations
- $167,500 - $245,000
Benefits
- Multiple medical plans
- 100% employer-covered dental & vision plans for team members and their families
- 401(k)-retirement plan
- Short & long-term disability
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Equity compensation
- Training and internal career growth opportunities
- Flexible Time Off
- 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
- Snacks and drinks available
- Catered lunches for onsite employees
About the Company
- Hippo was built on a promise: make homeownership effortless.
- We use technology and data to help our customers stay ahead of problems and protect what matters most.
- Hippo operates as a diversified carrier platform, partnering with MGAs to deliver tailored program solutions that help them grow and deliver better customer experiences.
- Behind that work is a team that values ownership, curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- If you're energized by building what's next, we'd love to meet you.
Equal Opportunity
- Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
- Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation.
- Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known.