Licensing and Regulatory Specialist

Overview

This role supports the Legal & Regulatory compliance team by managing insurance licensing and regulatory requirements for (re)insurance operations, both domestically and internationally. Responsibilities include obtaining, maintaining, and renewing licenses and registrations, completing and tracking licensing filings and renewals, and coordinating with regulators to ensure ongoing compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of (re)insurance license and registration renewals through completion and submission.
• Prepare, review, and submit licensing filings to state departments of insurance and other regulatory authorities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission.
• Research requirements for (re)insurance license and registration renewals across domestic and international jurisdictions.
• Conduct regulatory research and analyze insurance company holding act statutes and regulations; produce surveys and responses to support insurance-related business needs.
• Liaise with insurance regulatory authorities and state insurance departments, law firms, business units, and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate records and tracking for (re)insurance company licenses and registrations, licensing/regulatory submissions, assessment fee payments, payments due to state insurance departments, and renewals using individual tracking charts for domestic companies and international licenses and registrations.
• Administer and oversee updates for insurance company officers and directors biographical affidavits, including exhibits.
• Handle daily volume of requests and inquiries related to insurance company filings, assessments and fee payments, data calls, and regulatory notices and bulletins.
• Support special projects such as entity restructurings, acquisitions, and new product or state expansions requiring additional licensing or approvals.
• Assist with implementing processes, procedures, and AI tools to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of licensing and regulatory compliance operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three or more years of experience in related insurance licensing, regulatory compliance, or a related function, preferably within the property and casualty insurance industry or a multinational insurance organization.
• Regulatory and compliance orientation with strong ethical standards.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment; manage multiple projects with varying urgency; coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong legal research and oral and written presentation skills.
• Strong analytical, project management, process improvement, organizational, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills.
• Conscientious and proactive approach to managing assignments with multiple deadlines and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to use sound judgment, tact, and discretion when handling sensitive information, complex matters, and regulatory projects.
• Deadline-driven with the ability to follow established company workflows and guidelines.

Key Competencies

• Deadline-driven time management and prioritization.
• Analytical problem-solving and process improvement mindset.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory environment.

Compensation & Benefits

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York: the organization is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $70,000- $90,000.

Location

Domestic compliance includes the United States (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the USVI) and international jurisdictions. For compensation disclosure purposes, this role may be assigned and/or hired to work in New York.