Senior Counsel - US Insurance

Job Description

Job Location: 200 Park Ave: New York, NY

Role Value Proposition:

This attorney will primarily provide legal advice to certain of MetLife’s U.S. group benefits businesses (primarily life, disability, pet, health savings and spending accounts, and leave and absence management). The attorney will also advise on U.S. privacy laws applicable in the financial services context. The attorney will focus on legal questions and issues related to regulation of group and individual insurance products and non-insurance protection products and advise on legal issues relating to product development and design, marketing, sales, and administration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies in connection with the issuance and administration of group and individual insurance and other protection products across multiple jurisdictions in the U.S.
• Draft or review a variety of documents, including regulatory filings, policyholder notices, requests for proposals, customer communications and marketing materials.
• Draft and negotiate customer, third-party administrator, and vendor agreements.
• Conduct or coordinate legal research regarding U.S. group and individual insurance and non-insurance protection products.
• Advise on U.S. privacy laws and MetLife’s privacy protection program.
• Assess and communicate legal and regulatory risks associated with U.S. insurance and counsel the business on ways to effectively mitigate such risks.
• Coordinate with the business, government relations, communications, and other cross-functional teams on multi-disciplinary issues.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:

Required:

• Law degree (J.D. or equivalent) and bar admission required with a minimum of seven years of relevant legal experience, preferably with a strong record of in-house success
• Ability to handle complex legal matters with minimal oversight while escalating significant issues in a timely fashion
• Sound judgement, a high degree of professionalism, and an ability to prioritize and adhere to deadlines
• Communicates clearly, concisely and persuasively with a variety of internal stakeholders (corporate business partners, team members, functional colleagues, etc.), works collaboratively and builds effective partnerships.

Preferred:

• Prior experience advising financial services companies.

Travel

Minimal (<5%)

Business Category

Legal Affairs – U.S. Insurance Law

Number of Openings

1

At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.”

MetLife:
MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
We are one of the largest institutional investors in the U.S. with $600 billion of total assets under management as of December 31, 2019. We are ranked #44 on the Fortune 500 list for 2019. In 2019, we were named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the fourth year in a row. DJSI is a global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies.
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