Senior Wordings Specialist
Job description
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Our client is a leading insurer in the London market and in this role you will play a pivotal role in shaping the quality and integrity of policy documentation across their Lloyd's platform. You will be the expert voice on insurance contracts - drafting, reviewing, negotiating and defending wordings to the highest standard.
Key responsibilities:
- Draft, review and negotiate policy wordings, clauses and summaries of cover
- Act as specialist referral point and coach for underwriting teams on wording matters
- Own wording negotiations from inception through to final agreement with brokers
- Liaise with underwriters and claims teams to support sound coverage decisions
- Ensure compliance with Lloyd's requirements, regulatory standards and internal governance
- Represent the team at market committees and industry working groups
Experience and skills required:
- In-depth knowledge of insurance contracts and London Market wordings practice
- Strong grasp of multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements, including US surplus lines
- Experience engaging with Lloyd's and/or regulators
- Excellent drafting skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Confident communicator able to influence and build consensus at all levels
- Commercial mindset - able to balance legal requirements with business objectives
*Our client is committed to diversity in all of its forms and operates an inclusive recruitment process*
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⭐ Highlight your Lloyd's platform experience prominently as this is central to the role and mentioned multiple times
📊 Quantify your wording negotiations: "Negotiated 45+ policy wordings, achieving 92% first-time approval rate"
🌐 Emphasise multi-jurisdictional regulatory knowledge, particularly US surplus lines expertise which is specifically mentioned
🎯 Showcase your coaching abilities as you'll be the specialist referral point for underwriting teams
🤝 Demonstrate your market committee and industry working group participation to show sector engagement
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- •Negotiated 38 complex policy wordings across Lloyd's platform, achieving 94% first-time regulatory approval rate whilst maintaining commercial viability
- •Coached 12 underwriters on London Market wordings practice, reducing specialist referral queries by 35% through structured training programmes
- •Represented firm at 6 industry working groups, influencing regulatory standards development and securing favourable outcomes for 15+ policy amendments
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your Senior Wordings Specialist role represents exactly the Lloyd's platform expertise and regulatory complexity I want to tackle next. My background in insurance contract drafting and multi-jurisdictional compliance, particularly with US surplus lines, aligns perfectly with your requirements for someone who can own wording negotiations from inception to final agreement.
My background in London Market wordings practice has equipped me with the specialist knowledge to coach underwriting teams whilst maintaining the commercial mindset needed to balance legal requirements with business objectives. I have successfully represented firms at market committees and built consensus among diverse stakeholders during complex negotiations.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach negotiating a complex policy wording with multiple stakeholders?
- ›What are the key regulatory differences between Lloyd's requirements and US surplus lines?
- ›How do you ensure compliance across multiple jurisdictions when drafting policy wordings?
- ›Describe your experience with London Market wordings practice and industry standards
- ›How would you handle a situation where legal requirements conflict with business objectives?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to influence senior stakeholders to accept your wording recommendations
- ›Describe a situation where you coached junior team members on complex wording matters
- ›Give an example of when you had to build consensus among conflicting parties during negotiations
- ›Tell me about a challenging wording negotiation and how you achieved a successful outcome
- ›Describe a time when your attention to detail prevented a significant issue with policy documentation
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when you had to influence senior stakeholders to accept your wording recommendations
Describe a situation where you coached junior team members on complex wording matters