Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Insurance recruitment agencies, London

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 hybrid. Together they advertise 940 open roles.

Insurance & Actuarial firms ranked

Insurance & Actuarial recruiting firms in London, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	Orange Malonesince 2004	Actuarial, insurance risk and investment recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	41	70.6
02	IPS Groupsince 1970	Insurance, actuarial, pensions and financial services recruitment for permanent, temporary and contract roles.	Not stated	Not disclosed	241	65.0
03	Star Actuarialsince 2009	Actuarial recruitment across insurance, reinsurance, pensions and investments	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	59.4
04	Spencer Brislen Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	53	56.6
05	Nashrock Insurance Recruitmentsince 2012	Insurance broking, underwriting, claims, compliance and finance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	21	53.6
06	Bolton Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	52.8
07	pmactuarial	Life insurance actuarial recruitment, including pricing, capital, risk, modelling, investments and reporting.	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	50.5
08	Next Employment Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	48.1
09	Lawes Consulting Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	39	43.9
10	Hanson Lee	Insurance and insurtech technology, transformation, operations and commercial recruitment.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	5	43.4
11	Gerrard White Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	30	41.6
=12	Allen Insurance Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	41.4
=12	Harrison Holgate	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	148	41.4
14	Darwin Rhodessince 1996	Insurance, actuarial, broking, underwriting and claims recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
15	John Williams Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	44	40.8
16	Bruin	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	83	39.9
17	Pavilion Recruitment	Insurance and financial-services recruitment across broking, actuarial, claims, underwriting, finance and compliance.	Not stated	Not disclosed	93	39.8
18	FJN Solutions	Insurance underwriting, claims, broking, employee benefits and insurance-sector legal and technical recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	39.0
=19	G&T Searchsince 2013	Insurance and reinsurance executives,underwriting,broking,actuarial,finance,risk and HR leaders.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	38.9
=19	Meridian Human Capitalsince 2013	Insurance, reinsurance, alternative risk transfer and insurance-linked securities executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	38.9
21	360 Search	Insurance, pensions, employee benefits, wealth management, risk, compliance and financial recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	37.8
22	WPR	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	31.6
23	MI Select	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	27.6
24	Scarlet Fraser	Technology, change and transformation recruitment for London insurance businesses.	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	26.7
25	Valayosince 2024	Actuarial recruitment for insurers, reinsurers and consultancies	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	26.1
=26	1689 Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Acumen Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	AMC Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Angove Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Artemis Financial Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Arthur	Insurance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Boost London Insurance Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Carlton Hodges	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Clarence George	Insurance, actuarial, investment and risk search across financial services	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Daffin Kirbyshire Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Damhurst	Insurance and reinsurance executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Eames Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Edenbrook	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Finitas	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Finpro	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	F Squared Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	HFG Insurance Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Hillman AssociatesCity of London	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	IDEX Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	IGA Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Invecta	Insurance leadership, actuarial, pricing, data, transformation, underwriting and broking search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Morralee Associates	Lloyd’s, London and international insurance recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Newton Ray	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Per Ardua Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=26	Queenscliff Technical Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

01Orange MaloneActuarial, insurance risk and investment recruitment.70.6
Not statedNot disclosed41 open roles
02IPS GroupInsurance, actuarial, pensions and financial services recruitment for permanent, temporary and contract roles.65.0
Not statedNot disclosed241 open roles
03Star ActuarialActuarial recruitment across insurance, reinsurance, pensions and investments59.4
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
04Spencer Brislen Associates56.6
Not statedNot disclosed53 open roles
05Nashrock Insurance RecruitmentInsurance broking, underwriting, claims, compliance and finance recruitment53.6
Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
06Bolton Associates52.8
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
07pmactuarialLife insurance actuarial recruitment, including pricing, capital, risk, modelling, investments and reporting.50.5
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
08Next Employment Ltd48.1
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
09Lawes Consulting Group43.9
Not statedNot disclosed39 open roles
10Hanson LeeInsurance and insurtech technology, transformation, operations and commercial recruitment.43.4
HybridNot disclosed5 open roles
11Gerrard White Consulting41.6
Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
=12Allen Insurance Recruitment41.4
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
=12Harrison Holgate41.4
Not statedNot disclosed148 open roles
14Darwin RhodesInsurance, actuarial, broking, underwriting and claims recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
15John Williams Recruitment40.8
Not statedNot disclosed44 open roles
16Bruin39.9
Not statedNot disclosed83 open roles
17Pavilion RecruitmentInsurance and financial-services recruitment across broking, actuarial, claims, underwriting, finance and compliance.39.8
Not statedNot disclosed93 open roles
18FJN SolutionsInsurance underwriting, claims, broking, employee benefits and insurance-sector legal and technical recruitment.39.0
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
=19G&T SearchInsurance and reinsurance executives,underwriting,broking,actuarial,finance,risk and HR leaders.38.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=19Meridian Human CapitalInsurance, reinsurance, alternative risk transfer and insurance-linked securities executive search38.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
21360 SearchInsurance, pensions, employee benefits, wealth management, risk, compliance and financial recruitment37.8
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
22WPR31.6
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
23MI Select27.6
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
24Scarlet FraserTechnology, change and transformation recruitment for London insurance businesses.26.7
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
25ValayoActuarial recruitment for insurers, reinsurers and consultancies26.1
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=261689 Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Acumen Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26AMC Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Angove Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Artemis Financial Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26ArthurInsurance recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Boost London Insurance Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Carlton Hodges23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Clarence GeorgeInsurance, actuarial, investment and risk search across financial services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Daffin Kirbyshire Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26DamhurstInsurance and reinsurance executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Eames Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Edenbrook23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Finitas23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Finpro23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26F Squared Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26HFG Insurance Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Hillman AssociatesCity of London23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26IDEX Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26IGA Talent Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26InvectaInsurance leadership, actuarial, pricing, data, transformation, underwriting and broking search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Morralee AssociatesLloyd’s, London and international insurance recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Newton Ray23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Per Ardua Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26Queenscliff Technical Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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How these firms are scored

Rank here is within Insurance & Actuarial. Every score is built from public signals and measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change it.

Specialist focus: 40%
Market activity: 35%
Track record: 25%

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Insurance recruitment agencies in London: questions

How do insurance recruitment agencies in London charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 1 hybrid. Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

How are insurance recruitment agencies ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

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For contingency roles many employers brief two or three firms at once. Retained searches are exclusive by design. Posting one brief here sends it to the specialists and lets you compare their approach and terms before you commit.