Chubb is hiring a

Vice President, Counsel & Political Risk Underwriter

Deadline: 1 week

Job Type: Permanent

Sovereign Risk Insurance Ltd. ("Sovereign") is a subsidiary of Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd. and provides underwriting services for all aspects of political risk insurance. Sovereign invites applications for the position of Vice President, Counsel & Political Risk Underwriter. This position reports directly to the Division President. The duties of this position are as follows: - Assisting Sovereign underwriters on all legal aspects of transactional underwriting, including negotiating and reviewing policy wordings, project documentation, legal opinions, loan agreements and bilateral investment protection treaties - Evaluating and helping negotiate political risk insurance transactions from banks, government agencies, trading companies and private equity investors - Underwriting Political risk and sovereign credit insurance and managing client relationship responsibilities The successful applicant must possess the following: -A law degree (J.D.) from a recognised U.S., Canadian or U.K. law school and admission to the bar in at least one jurisdiction. - At least ten years legal experience advising on banking or finance law - At least five years political risk and sovereign credit insurance underwriting experience - Experience in areas relating to international investment law and international arbitration proceedings - Familiarity with the process of political and economic risk analysis in emerging markets - Ability to analyse loan documents, banking syndication agreements, participation agreements, capital markets documents; as well as the ability to draft insurance policies and manuscript endorsements Other requirements include: - First class written and oral communication skills as the successful applicant will be expected to make presentations in public forums -Knowledge of emerging markets, financing activities, and the initiative to develop new financial products for bank financings in emerging markets - Good computer skills and the ability to perform internal communications and drafting without administrative assistance

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Contact InfoChubb

Chubb Group Management and Holdings Ltd.

P.O. Box HM 1015. Hamilton HM DX, Bermuda

+441.295.5200

Application Deadline

Sep 28, 2025

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