Senior Coverage Counsel

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🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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The Hanover Insurance Group

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1852

🛡️ Insurance

🤝 B2B

👥 B2C

💰 $500M Post-IPO Debt - The Hanover Insurance Group on 2025-08

Insurance • B2B • B2C

The Hanover Insurance Group is an American property and casualty insurance company based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It provides both personal lines (home, auto, umbrella, renters, watercraft, collector cars, motorcycles, valuable items, and bundled policies) and commercial lines (business owner’s policies, general and professional liability, workers’ compensation, cyber, management liability, marine, property, surety, umbrella and industry-specific coverages). Hanover distributes through local agents and broker channels, offers claims services, risk solutions, education and prevention resources, and emphasizes corporate responsibility and customer support for individuals and businesses across a wide set of industries.

📋 Description

• Serve as legal counsel to Hanover’s claims organization • Research and provide legal advice and opinions to claims handlers on coverage issues arising from insurance contracts • Address auto and general liability, specialty, first-party property, and marine coverages • Prepare timely, appropriate, and actionable coverage opinions and advice on high-complexity or high-exposure claims • Partner with claim handlers to develop strategies for resolving coverage disputes • Manage selected coverage litigation brought by or against the Company, including declaratory judgment, extra-contractual bad-faith, and other claims-related disputes • Review and approve proposed coverage actions brought on behalf of the Company • Collaborate with underwriting and product teams to improve the Company’s insurance products • Report to the Managing Claims Counsel, Claims Legal

🎯 Requirements

• Significant experience preparing coverage opinions on property casualty insurance policies in a law firm or in-house for a property and casualty insurer • Experience litigating insurance coverage and related bad faith disputes is a plus • 10 or more years of experience practicing law in a law firm or in-house, with a substantial portion involving property & casualty insurance coverage matters • Ability to work collaboratively within a team framework • Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues and clients • Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to clearly articulate actionable legal advice • Computer literacy, including proficiency in Word, Excel and Outlook and keyboarding skills • Familiarity with legal principles and issues concerning E-Discovery • JD degree or equivalent • Admitted to practice in at least one US jurisdiction • Skilled at time management and organizing work

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements: work remotely or from the Worcester, MA office