Job Description

The work we do has an impact on millions of lives, and you can be a part of it.We help protect our customers against life’s uncertainties. Regardless of where you work within the company, you’ll be helping provide protection and peace of mind when our customers need it most.

Protective Insurance Company is seeking a Lead Product Regulatory Advisor to provide strategic legal interpretation and regulatory guidance for complex, multi‑line, multi‑state insurance product filings. Embedded within the Product Filing & Operations organization, this role supports Employee Benefits products primarily, with additional support across Protection and Retirement lines as needed.
This position is critical to enabling speed to market, managing statutory complexity, and reducing product launch risk by addressing nuanced or conflicting regulatory requirements early in the product lifecycle. The Lead Product Regulatory Advisor partners closely with Product, Compliance, Legal, Actuarial, Forms, Operations, and Information Technology teams to translate legal and regulatory requirements into actionable guidance that supports compliant product design, filing strategy, and approvals. This role provides internal legal and regulatory interpretation and does not involve external legal representation or the practice of law.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide legal interpretation and regulatory guidance for complex, multi‑line and multi‑state insurance product filings where statutory requirements are nuanced, evolving, or conflicting.
• Assess regulatory requirements impacting Employee Benefits, Protection, and Retirement products, including state‑specific deviations and emerging statutory markets.
• Partner with Regulatory and Compliance Analysts to evaluate regulatory bulletins, trends, and filing objections for legal impact and potential risk exposure.
• Lead legal positioning for state filing objections, conditions, and negotiations to prevent or minimize product launch delays.
• Support escalation strategies for complex filing objections requiring specialized regulatory legal judgment, coordinating with centralized Legal as appropriate for enterprise‑level risk or precedent.
• Advise on filing strategy, sequencing, and state prioritization in partnership with filing leadership and consulting resources when applicable.
• Translate legal and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance that informs product design, pricing, filing strategy, and operational implementation for Product, Actuarial, Forms, Information Technology, and Operations teams.
• Identify legal and regulatory risks early in the product development lifecycle to support informed product design and rollout decisions.
• Collaborate with filing operations to ensure regulatory submissions align with approved pricing, plan design, and system configuration.
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert on product filing legal issues, reducing reliance on external legal escalation.
• Contribute to the evolution of the filing function from a reactive support model to a strategic enabler of compliant growth.

Core Competencies:

• Advanced knowledge of insurance statutes, regulations, and regulatory filing requirements across multiple states.
• Strong regulatory legal analysis skills, including the ability to interpret ambiguous or conflicting statutory guidance.
• Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical, business‑ready guidance.
• Experience supporting insurance product design, pricing, and filing strategy in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Employee Benefits products, with working knowledge of Protection and Retirement lines.
• Proficiency with regulatory filing systems, including the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF) and I‑FILE.
• Strong judgment and risk assessment capabilities in product filing and regulatory interpretation contexts.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset with a focus on enabling compliant growth and speed to market.
• Ability to manage ambiguity across varying state requirements and evolving regulatory landscapes.

Minimum Requirements:

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  Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
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  Minimum of  8 years of legal or regulatory experience interpreting insurance statutes, regulations, and filing requirements across multiple states.
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  Demonstrated experience providing legal or regulatory guidance in complex, highly regulated environments.
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  Experience supporting insurance product filings, particularly within Employee Benefits, Life, Disability, or related product lines.
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  Experience working cross‑functionally with Product, Actuarial, Compliance, and Operations teams.
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  Strong ability to apply sound legal judgment to complex product filing and regulatory interpretation issues.

Preferred Qualfications:

• Experience leading or influencing filing strategy for multi‑state insurance products.
• Familiarity with state insurance department interactions, including filing objections and negotiations.
• Prior experience serving as an internal regulatory or legal subject matter expert for product filings.
• Ability to support enterprise‑level risk considerations and precedent‑setting regulatory issues.
• Experience contributing to process improvement or functional transformation initiatives within filing or compliance organizations.

The internal title for this role is Lead Compliance Associate. #LI-AP1 
Employee Benefits:  We aim to protect the wellbeing of our employees and their families with a broad benefits offering. In addition to offering comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance, we support emotional wellbeing through mental health benefits and an employee assistance program. Work/life balance is important and Protective offers a variety of paid time away benefits (e.g., paid time off, paid parental leave, short-term disability, and a cultural observance day). The financial health of our employees is just as important as physical and emotional health.  Some of the financial wellbeing benefits include contributions to healthcare accounts, a pension plan, and a 401(k) plan with Company matching. All employees are encouraged to protect their overall wellbeing by engaging in ProHealth Rewards, Protective’s platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards.   
Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position in accordance with the terms of the Company’s benefit plans.
Accommodations for Applicants with a DisabilityIf you require an accommodation to complete the application and recruitment process due to a disability, please email eric.hess@protective.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application and recruitment process.
Please note that the above email is solely for individuals with disabilities requesting an accommodation.  General employment questions should not be sent through this process.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to being inclusive and attracting, retaining, and growing an inclusive workforce.