Legal Analyst/Paralegal-Tax Insurance

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Great American’s Mergers & Acquisitions Liability Division underwrites primary and excess Representations & Warranties (R&W) Insurance, Tax Indemnity Insurance and Tax Credit Insurance. This division handles policies of up to $50 million in limits.

The M&A Division of Great American is currently recruiting an M&A Analyst to join our team.  The Underwriting Analyst will assist the mergers and acquisitions liability division in tax underwriting and will work remotely.

• Completes all NDAs and NRLs on a timely basis and assists underwriters on tax underwriting deals.

• Maintenance of electronic files daily, including filing of all tax emails and underwriting documents.

• Prepares invoices for tax transactions.

• Organizes the underwriting information to speed decision making on the part of the tax underwriter.

• Provides information to Processing that is needed to issue tax policies and endorsements on a timely basis.

• Inputs submission and policy information into underwriting workstation.

• Processes tax quotes and binders in the underwriting workstation.

• Follows up with brokers and underwriters to obtain key underwriting documents needed to issue tax policies.

• Issues tax policies (when finalized and approved for issuance) on a timely basis.

• Prepares a daily summary of open tax submissions for use by the tax team

• Daily tracking of status of tax sidecar submissions; includes obtaining policy numbers, coordinating timely responses of tax team.

• Inputs each submission, and process quotes and binders in the underwriting workstation.

• Performs other duties as assigned including, when sufficiently trained, drafting excess policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate generally preferred.

• Generally, 5+ years of experience in tax underwriting or managing tax issues.

• Must have strong computer skills including MS Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat.

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks.

• Must have excellent organizational skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and able to meet tight deadlines.

• Work may be required outside of ordinary business hours.

Business Unit:

Mergers & Acquisitions

Salary Range:

$70,000.00 -$85,000.00

Benefits:

Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. These benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees.

Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.