Why Us?
Insurance Recruiting Done Right
At David J. Hollinger Associates, we are insurance recruitment specialists. We work across all aspects of insurance, property and casualty, group benefits, specialty programs, marine, professional liability, and emerging lines, et al. We help clients hire with confidence and guide professionals in making their next career-building move. We focus on the details. We make certain the culture, leadership expectations, and what success looks like in the role are clearly defined. The result is a match that holds up because it’s built on a solid foundation.
About Us
Trusted Search and Recruitment Partners for Insurance Hiring
We work with carriers, MGAs, brokers, and reinsurers who care about quality results. Hollinger’s advantage is our decades in the insurance recruiting landscape, with a clear read on culture, expectations, and what makes teams work. We ask detailed questions, listen carefully, and stay involved through the close. The goal is simple: the right fit, done efficiently the first time.
How We Work
Listen first. Assess fully.
Match with confidence.
Retained Search
High-Consequence Hires
Retained search is built for the roles that shape performance, reputation, and long-term growth. We start by learning your business, culture, and expectations, then run a focused, detailed search across the insurance community with thorough screening and verification. You receive a short list of candidates to meet, along with our assessment and steady counsel throughout the search until completion. When the hire is too important for “good enough,” you want a disciplined process that protects your reputation, time, and momentum by getting the best fit the first time.
Per our contract, Retained Search service fees are 30-35% of first year compensation plus expenses.
Contingency Search
Search Without Cutting Corners
Contingency search provides a listen-first approach, an informed perspective, and vetting steps to confirm work history, technical alignment, and culture match before anyone is presented. When we recommend a candidate, we are confident they can succeed in the role and strengthen the team. We present candidates we can stand behind and are on point for the role.
Per our contract, Contingency Search service fees are 25% of first year compensation.
Candidate Services
Confidential Guidance That Reflects You
When exploring a change, Hollinger’s collaborative approach provides a confidential, informed process, centered on career progression and optimal opportunity. We will discuss who you are, what you do, what’s next, and what your best options will look like. This sets the stage for exploring opportunities where you can thrive and contribute. Hollinger maintains involvement from introductions to job acceptance with ongoing guidance and support.
Insurance Talent Experts
A Dedicated Insurance Recruiting Firm
Hollinger matches the best people to the best roles. Here’s why: Hiring across property & casualty and group benefits requires broad industry knowledge, a strong appreciation of company cultures, and specialized recruiting expertise.
Roles We Manage
Insurance Hiring Across
Critical Functions
We recruit insurance professionals who take ownership of their work and reputation. Our searches prioritize fit, performance, and long-term value for both sides.
Recruiting for Property & Casualty, Life, Group Insurance, Brokerage, Carrier (primary and reinsurance), and Specialty Firms.
- Executive C-Level Leadership Roles, Senior Management & Department Roles,Practice Leaders
- CFO, COO, Controller
- Human Resources
- Carriers
- Managers
- Team Leads
- Claims, All Disciplines
- Adjusters
- Examiners
- Managers
- Brokerage, Retail & Wholesale, All Disciplines
- Account Executives & Account Managers
- Client Service Managers
- Producers
- Claims
- Marketing
- Group Insurance
- Benefits Account Executives
- Benefits Account Managers
- Benefits Producers
- Reinsurance, Treaty & Facultative
- Underwriters
- Claims
- Specialty Programs
- Program Managers
- Underwriters
- Claims
- Loss Control Engineering/Risk Control, Carrier or Broker
- Safety Engineers
- Fire Protection Engineers
- Product Development, Carrier, Brokerage, Wholesale & Reinsurance
- Compliance & Regulatory
- Corporate Risk Managers (Private)
Recruiting for Property & Casualty, Life, Group Insurance, Brokerage, Carrier (primary and reinsurance), and Specialty Firms.
- Insurance Carriers
- MGAs (Managing General Agents)
- Insurance Brokerages (Retail & Wholesale)
- Reinsurers
- Group Insurers
- Group Benefits Firms
- Specialty Program Organizations
- Captive Insurance Groups
- Marine insurance Organizations
- Professional Liability-Focused Firms
- InsureTech Forms
- Loss Control
- TPAs
- Corporate Risk Managers
- Actively Assist in Buy/Sell and M&A Transactions
56 years of insurance recruiting
Let’s Talk About Fit
Start a Search Built on Trust
We begin with a focused conversation to clarify what “right” looks like, then rely on our experience as a trusted insurance recruiting firm to apply research, industry insight, and consistent follow-through.