AVP, Regulatory Filings Counsel – Professional Liability

Our client, a leading specialty insurance carrier, is seeking an experienced insurance attorney to support its Professional Liability business. This is a highly business-facing role partnering closely with underwriting, regulatory, product, actuarial, legal, and senior leadership to provide practical legal and regulatory guidance across a specialized insurance portfolio.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with the business, has deep insurance regulatory and product experience, and is comfortable operating in a newly created role with the opportunity to help shape and build out the function over time.

• Advise the Professional Liability and medical malpractice underwriting business on product development and regulatory matters.
• Support the development, drafting, and launch of insurance products and policy forms.
• Manage rate, form, and SERFF filings, particularly across New York and other states.
• Partner with underwriting, actuarial, legal, and senior leadership on product and regulatory initiatives.
• Liaise with state insurance regulators and provide practical regulatory guidance to the business.
• Help build and develop the product and regulatory function, with potential management responsibility over time.

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school preferred.
• Active bar membership in good standing.
• 8-10+ years of insurance industry experience, ideally within an underwriting, regulatory, filing, or product function.
• Significant Professional Liability / Medical Malpractice insurance experience.
• Direct experience with New York Department of Financial Services regulatory matters.
• Strong experience with rate, form, and SERFF filings.

• Base Salary: $180-200k
• Bonus: 15%
• Full benefits package

• Long Island, New York
• Hybrid, with 4 days/week in office

Join a growing insurance platform in a newly created role with significant visibility across the underwriting and product functions. This position offers the opportunity to work directly with senior leadership, influence product and regulatory strategy, and help build a developing regulatory function with potential management responsibility over time.