Mid Level/senior Legal Counsel

il y a 3 semaines


Brussels, Belgique QBE Temps plein

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

Are you passionate about working for one of the world’s largest insurers that offers excellent opportunities to grow your career and with offices in 28 countries?

Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks. Today, we employ 12,000 people around the world.

QBE Europe SA/NV is headquartered in Brussel and while we are international in our outlook, we areS also proudly local in our operations. QBE’s European Operations, which accounts for over 27% of QBE Group turnover, is a leading specialist in London market and European commercial lines business. Active in both the Lloyd’s and company market, QBE offers considerable diversity to the broking community. We are a socially responsible company and give our customers the ability to invest a portion of their premiums in environmentally and socially beneficial projects.

With our comprehensive product offering and underwriting expertise, we are able to cover a wide range of business risks, helping our clients to identify them and minimise their exposure.

The opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity to join QBE's European Operations Legal Team as a mid level/senior Legal Counsel. This role acts as a Primary Legal Counsel for the head office of QBE Europe SA/NV, reporting to the Head of Legal, Europe. This position aims to perform the role of key legal adviser on all matters of Belgian law, regulation and governance standards and to also provide advice to the Netherlands branch of QBE Europe SA/NV, to assist and support the Head of Legal, Europe in the management of legal risk in relation to relevant areas of expertise including company law, corporate governance, insurance and reinsurance regulation and contract law, material commercial contracts, and contracts with service providers.

Your new role
- To advise on all aspects of corporate law and administration, governance and regulation for the head office of QBE Europe SA/NV working closely with the London based legal team and London based Company Secretarial team and supporting on London led projects and deliverables.
- To support the Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary and Head of Legal Europe in advising the Board and Management Committee on all relevant Belgian legal matters and all matters pertaining to the management of a Belgian (re)insurance company.
- To potentially provide legal support to the Belgian and Netherlands management teams on matters of reinsurance and insurance wordings, distribution, disputes and other matters
- To advise on general commercial contracts for the Belgian and Netherlands offices.
- To support in the ongoing trajectory of the QBE Europe Legal Team and its promotion within EO as a valuable resource to the business
- To continue to develop amongst the business and support units an awareness of legal risk and a risk management culture to ensure the business meets best practice requirements
- To manage the legal review of contract wording on a material adhoc/single issue basis as required by the business from time to time
- To be aware of existing processes and controls for legal risk management and to assist Head of Legal as necessary to ensure risks are managed in line with best practice and QBE corporate philosophy
- To support the EO Legal team initiatives to ensure both practical legal support is provided to the business and that consistency of approach and advice is maintained in relation to legal risk management to minimize risks
- Assist with dispute resolution and claims matters as required
- To represent the EO Legal Team in providing legal advice to the business units
- Build and maintain strong and effective relationships with clients within the business
- Ensure that the EO Legal Team is a natural first port of call for advice
- Build and maintain as appropriate strong and effective relationships with clients within the business
- To provide Belgian legal advice on group, Board or EO Business projects as required
- To review and amend contracts proposed by business units, support units or third parties to ensure legally sound, compliant and appropriate in commercial context
- To review and amend contracts proposed by business units, support units or third parties to ensure legally sound, compliant and appropriate in commercial context*
- To prepare contracts for board, business units and support units when needed, maintaining consistency and best practice
- To negotiate with third parties in order to bring contracts to execution and completion
- To keep review and advise General Counsel International and/ or the relevant Boards of the legal obligations of QBE Europe and be aware of upcoming legal developments and advise on their impact for QBE Europe
- Build and maintain strong relationships within the entire


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