Counsel, Arrowhead Intermediaries

Brown & Brown Insurance

8d•$175,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Arrowhead Intermediaries is seeking Counsel to provide legal support to its platform across wholesale, programs, and specialty divisions. Reporting to the Chief Counsel, Arrowhead Intermediaries, the role supports legal, regulatory, contract, governance, and operational matters related to specialty distribution insurance operations. The Counsel works with business leaders, compliance, finance, technology, team resources, and the Brown & Brown Legal Department to provide sound legal guidance, mitigate risk, and enable responsible business growth. The position supports strategic initiatives such as new product development, program launches, cross-border projects, and mergers and acquisitions. It also involves drafting and negotiating contracts, monitoring insurance laws and regulatory developments, supporting pre-litigation matters and internal investigations, and assisting with governance, entity management, policies, ethics, and compliance initiatives. The role requires 10–25% travel as needed for projects, meetings, or visits to supported Profit Centers.

Requirements

Active license to practice law and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
At least 7 years of legal experience focused on general corporate and transactional matters.
Three to five years of in-house experience at an insurance carrier, MGA, MGU, insurance brokerage, or wholesale brokerage, or experience at a law firm advising (re)insurance clients.
Carrier or MGA experience is required.
Strong knowledge of U.S. admitted and E&S market regulation.
Working knowledge of U.S. cybersecurity, privacy, and AI regulation.
Strong drafting, legal research, analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently while appropriately escalating issues to senior legal counsel.
Ability to partner effectively with business leaders and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, decentralized environment.
High level of discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Bermuda, UK, and EU (re)insurance regulatory regimes.

Responsibilities

Assist the Chief Counsel with legal matters supporting specialty distribution insurance operations across wholesale, programs, and specialty divisions.
Support analysis of legal and compliance matters related to strategic initiatives, including new product development, new program launches, cross-border projects, and M&A.
Draft, review, and negotiate routine and complex contracts, including insurance distribution agreements and related commercial contracts.
Partner with business, operations, compliance, IT, finance, tax, team resources, and leadership to provide pragmatic advice on specialty distribution initiatives.
Research and monitor applicable insurance laws, regulations, and regulatory developments affecting supported businesses.
Assist with pre-litigation matters, claims, disputes, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and internal investigations.
Support corporate governance, entity management, internal policies, ethics, and compliance initiatives.
Collaborate with enterprise partners, including tax, IT, finance, compliance, privacy, technology counsel, regulatory counsel, litigation counsel, and team resources.
Escalate significant legal, regulatory, or business risks to the Chief Counsel or an appropriate Legal Department leader.