Your new company

Your new role

• Advise on sophisticated insurance and wealth structuring solutions designed for ultra-high-net-worth clients, families, and private wealth platforms.
• Support the design and implementation of offshore risk-planning arrangements, including trust-owned structures and Bermuda-issued policies across various international jurisdictions.
• Lead the review and negotiation of commercial and risk-transfer documentation, including insurance contracts, distribution arrangements, and reinsurance frameworks.
• Navigate cross-border insurance distribution rules, regulatory licensing considerations, and market-entry requirements across multiple regions.
• Serve as a key legal partner to senior management, providing commercially driven guidance on strategic business initiatives and emerging regulatory developments.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Operations, and distribution teams to strengthen governance standards and ensure regulatory alignment.
• Oversee relationships with domestic and international legal advisers, coordinating legal support across multiple jurisdictions.
• Manage regulatory examinations, supervisory enquiries, contentious matters, and other legal challenges impacting HNW insurance business lines.
• Develop internal governance frameworks, best-practice guidelines, and educational materials covering offshore insurance, reinsurance and cross-border distribution matters.

What you'll need to succeed

• 8–15+ PQE lawyer qualified in a common law jurisdiction.
• Proven expertise in HNW insurance, wealth structuring, and premium financing structures.
• Familiarity with offshore insurance regimes and cross-border insurance distribution frameworks.
• Experience from leading insurers, financial institutions, or private wealth practices preferred.
• Commercially minded, independent, and confident managing sophisticated cross-border matters.
• Strong communication, drafting, and stakeholder management capabilities.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' or for further information and a confidential discussion on this role or to find out about more opportunities in the in-house legal space, please contact Adrian Lam at Hays on +852 2230 7432 or email [email protected].