Legal Career Center

Crum & Forster (C&F) , with a proud history dating to 1822, provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies.

With more than $3.1 billion in written premium as of 2020, C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) by A.M. Best.

C&F is proud of its superior customer service platform and its claims and risk engineering services are recognized as among the best in the industry.

Our most valuable asset is our people 3000+ employees, and growing, in locations throughout the United States. The company is increasingly winning recognition as a great place to work, earning workplace and wellness awards.

C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global organization with $19.8 billion in revenue.

For more information about Crum & Forster, please visit our website: www.cfins.com .

Information about the Role, Line of Business, and Team:

The Legal department of the Crum & Forster Accident & Health division is looking for a multi-talented individual to join the Legal & Regulatory team. This is a position that will interact internally with Underwriting, Claims, Compliance, IT, and externally with the divisions business partners.

What you will do:

• Assist in the creation, editing, and development of legal documents ready for execution;
• Identify opportunities to enhance the Legal departments contract management system;
• Learn the fundamentals of contract drafting / development which will include:

1) analyzing contract requests;

2) creating the initial contract from the request;

3) working with UW partners to negotiate changes to finalize the contract request so that it is ready for distribution to external business partners; and

4) Analyze external contract templates to ensure articles / clauses meet the C&F Accident & Health minimum requirements;

• Review claims which have resulted in a complaint and/or litigation against US Fire by evaluating a subject policy against the claim record to develop an action plan for responding to such complaint and/or litigation;
• Participate in Research/Special Projects as assigned.

What YOU will bring to C&F:

• Excellent judgment, interpretative, analytical, adaptive, and decision-making skills
• Ability to effectively handle and respond to multiple tasks in a fast-in paced environment
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Strong organization and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to clearly present information verbally and in written form
• Ability to communicate clearly with team members and external partners

Requirements:

• Pursuing a Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 2 years college education completed with a desire to become an attorney
• Strong Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Power Point experience

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• Competitive compensation package
• Generous 401K employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole familys wellness, including your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• A core C&F tenet is owning your career development, so we provide a wealth of ways for you to keep learning, including tuition reimbursement, industry-related certifications and professional training to keep you progressing on your chosen path
• A dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment
• We believe you do well by doing good and want to encourage a spirit of social and community responsibility, matching donation program, volunteer opportunities, and an employee-driven corporate giving program that lets you participate and support your community

At C&F you will BELONG

We value inclusivity and diversity. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and welcome everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you require special accommodation, please let us know.