Liability Claims Counsel

About the role

IAG New Zealand Limited (NZI Insurance) is hiring a Liability Claims Counsel to manage complex liability claims, give trusted legal guidance and help deliver fair and timely outcomes for customers, brokers and partners. This is a permanent full-time role based in Auckland or Christchurch.

Key responsibilities

• Manage complex liability and financial lines claims, assessing policy coverage, liability exposure, quantum and resolution strategies
• Provide expert legal advice on claims, litigation and policy interpretation matters
• Partner with external legal counsel and service providers, and manage litigation matters
• Set appropriate reserves, draft declinatures and make settlement decisions, observing sound reserving and governance practices
• Support customers at mediations and judicial settlement conferences and instigate recovery activities

Required profile

• Bachelor of Laws and current practising certificate, or the ability to meet practising requirements
• Strong experience in insurance litigation, liability claims, professional indemnity or employment law environments
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships with brokers, law firms, customers and business partners
• Curiosity to keep up with legal developments and improve claims practices

Required skills

• Analyse complex legal issues and turn them into practical commercial solutions
• Negotiation, communication and dispute resolution skills in complex or sensitive situations
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to share expertise

What we offer

• Boosted KiwiSaver with a 4.5% employer contribution and life insurance as standard
• 20 days annual leave plus 5 days extra leave, and 14 weeks of paid parental leave
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance
• Annual $500 health and wellbeing payment
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, the IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities