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About the Role
This high-impact role provides legal counsel across Incline’s property and casualty insurance operations, with a particular focus on reinsurance agreements, MGA contracts, insurance regulatory matters, and complex commercial transactions. The Legal Counsel will partner closely with executive leadership and teams across Reinsurance, Underwriting, Claims, Finance, Actuarial, and Program Management to provide practical legal guidance, negotiate critical agreements, and help manage legal and regulatory risk across a growing multi-carrier insurance organization.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted legal partner to leaders across the organization, with significant responsibility for reinsurance contracting, MGA agreements, insurance regulatory matters, and other commercial and legal initiatives.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of ceded reinsurance agreements, including quota share, excess of loss, facultative, and related agreements and documentation.
- Partner closely with Incline’s Reinsurance team on new and renewal placements, treaty terms, contract interpretation, collateral provisions, claims provisions, and other legal matters arising throughout the reinsurance lifecycle.
- Draft, review, and negotiate MGA, program administrator, and other insurance-related commercial agreements supporting new and existing programs.
- Lead and support negotiations with MGAs, reinsurers, brokers, vendors, and other external partners while balancing commercial objectives and legal risk.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance to executives, managers, and internal teams on insurance, contractual, regulatory, and operational matters.
- Research, interpret, and apply multi-state insurance laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements affecting Incline’s insurance operations.
- Support communications and interactions with state Departments of Insurance and other regulatory authorities.
- Identify and advise leadership on legal, contractual, and regulatory risks and recommend practical solutions aligned with business objectives.
- Partner with Claims and external counsel on significant claims, coverage matters, litigation, and related legal issues as appropriate.
- Provide legal support for strategic projects, new business initiatives, and other corporate matters as needed.
- Coordinate with and manage outside counsel on specialized matters, ensuring appropriate expertise, responsiveness, and cost effectiveness.
- Help strengthen contract templates, legal processes, documentation standards, and other practices as the organization continues to grow.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.
- If not licensed in Texas, must be eligible to obtain appropriate authorization to practice in Texas within the required timeframe.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience, preferably within an insurance carrier, reinsurance organization, law firm insurance practice, or similar environment.
- Prior legal experience with reinsurance is required, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, or advising on reinsurance agreements and related matters.
- Strong understanding of property and casualty insurance operations, contracts, and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements; experience with MGA, program, or delegated authority agreements strongly preferred.
- Experience interpreting multi-state insurance laws and regulations and supporting regulatory compliance matters.
- Ability to assess legal risk within a broader commercial context and provide practical, solutions-oriented guidance.
- Excellent written, verbal, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with executives and external business partners.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable managing multiple complex priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Legal Counsel
- Reinsurance
- MGA contracts
- Insurance regulatory matters
- Commercial transactions
- Contract negotiation
- Legal advisory
- Regulatory research
- Compliance
- Claims support
- Litigation support
- Corporate law
- Outside counsel management
- Process improvement
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- Active license to practice law
About the Company
- Incline Insurance Group is seeking an experienced, business-minded attorney to join our legal team.
- At Incline, we offer a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing organization at the intersection of insurance, reinsurance, strategy, and finance.
- The Legal Counsel will have meaningful exposure to senior leadership and play an important role in supporting complex reinsurance transactions, program partnerships, and strategic business initiatives while helping Incline continue to grow responsibly.