Legal Counsel (up to 6 Months - Maternity Cover)

About FWD Group

FWD Group (1828.HK) is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business that serves more than 38 million customers across 10 markets, including BRI Life in Indonesia. FWD's customer-led and tech-enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience. Established in 2013, the company operates in some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world with a vision of changing the way people feel about insurance. FWD Group is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1828.

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In Singapore, FWD aims to change the way people feel about insurance by leveraging technology to deliver products and services that are relevant, easy to understand and always convenient for our customers. To this end, we have a direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform that allows customers to buy their preferred life and general insurance products directly from our website as well as a network of preferred Financial Advisory (FA) firms for customers who want to speak with an advisor before committing to an insurance plan. Whatever their preference, we believe insurance should be simple, reliable and convenient.

If you are looking for a career where you can create a real impact and celebrate living, we invite you to join us on our exciting journey.

PURPOSE

Assist the Legal team for FWD Singapore.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Review, draft and negotiate commercial agreements entered into in the ordinary course of an insurance business (life and general)

• Provide timely and accurate legal advice on contractual, regulatory, corporate governance and litigation issues

• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies that are applicable to an insurance business

• Provide legal support for any ad-hoc projects or new product launches that have a legal/regulatory impact on the business

• Assist to identify, escalate and resolve legal issues to facilitate business growth

• Review and update standard documentation and create standard document templates

• Maintain legal databases.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• 3 - 6 years PQE

• Corporate commercial or insurance background in a fast-paced in-house environment or a reputable law firm

• Qualified in Singapore or other Common Law jurisdiction.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITY

• Life and General Insurance expertise (preferred)

• Strong drafting skills

• Strong analytical and communication skills

• Proactive, hardworking, organised, detail-oriented.