Sr Language Design Specialist

This position entails creating language that will be employed in our reinsurance and direct distribution channels, covering new product implementations, enhancements, and the expansion of partner companies into new states.This role is responsible for development of highly customized coverage and policy language for our top tier, most sophisticated partner insurance companies, including reinsurance, assumed and direct. As a key member of top tier customer Client Integration Teams (CIT), consults with partner carrier counterparts to provide HSB’s coverage in the most efficient way and to ensure Dept of Insurance form filing compliance while meeting operational implications of our partner carriers. Focuses on custom crafting the coverage/ policy language and form filing compliance for all HSB products.

For HSB’s direct distribution products, develops and provides required comprehensive form filing materials such as form filing memorandums, transmittal documents, policy form and ancillary documents to be filed with the respective state Departments of Insurance.

For direct and reinsured products, responsible for responding to state Department of Insurance objections received around our policy language, and if necessary consults with product management, underwriting and/or legal to resolve such objections to ensure approval. In addition this role is  responsible for implementing regulatory requirements into the standard policy language and creating required endorsements, notices or schedules based on regulatory requirements.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years’ experience with insurance/reinsurance forms
• Experience working independently and within a team environment

Knowledge and Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of developing insurance forms, maintaining regulatory compliance and authoring policy language.
• Experience working with complex forms
• Strong analytical skills
• Skilled communicator with excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills, capable of working effectively with diverse groups, including internal and external stakeholders
• Deep product or product family expertise within the Global Corporate Underwriting division.
• Customer insight skills
• Leadership skills
• Problem solving and decision making skills
• Relationship building skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and capacity to multitask, allowing efficient management of multiple priorities at once.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Supervisory experience
• Operational impact awareness
• Research abilities

At The Hartford Steam Boiler, a subsidiary of Munich Re, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.    

We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.  The work environment characteristics, and any physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.  Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.