Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026
Insurance recruiters, New York
Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 retained, 1 contingency and 2 hybrid. Together they advertise 308 open roles.
Insurance & Actuarial firms ranked
| Rank | Firm | Focus | Fee model | Terms | Open roles | Index score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | DW Simpsonsince 1989 | Actuarial and analytics recruitment across property and casualty, life, health and pension insurance | Hybrid | Not disclosed | 95 | 88.7 |
| 02 | Pryor Associates Executive Searchsince 1969 | Insurance, actuarial, underwriting, claims, risk and brokerage professionals | Not stated | Not disclosed | 19 | 82.7 |
| 03 | Smith Hanley Associatessince 1980 | Actuarial, data science, pharmaceutical analytics and quantitative finance recruitment | Not stated | Not disclosed | 91 | 78.0 |
| 04 | Andover Research | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 20 | 59.5 |
| 05 | IOS Staffing Servicessince 1983 | Insurance and related office, legal, compliance, HR, operations and accounting staffing. | Not stated | Not disclosed | 83 | 57.4 |
| =06 | Acumen Groupsince 2006 | Insurance and reinsurance recruitment across actuarial and finance functions | Not stated | Not disclosed | 0 | 41.3 |
| =06 | AJC Search Associatessince 1992 | Employee benefits, insurance sales, account management and underwriting | Contingency | Not disclosed | 0 | 41.3 |
| =06 | Eliot Partnershipsince 2007 | Insurance and reinsurance board, C-suite and senior executive search | Not stated | Not disclosed | 0 | 41.3 |
| =06 | Oldbury Howard USA Incsince 2011 | Insurance, reinsurance, insurtech and investment management business and technology roles | Hybrid | Not disclosed | 0 | 41.3 |
| =06 | WAHVEsince 2010 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 0 | 41.3 |
| =11 | Eames Consulting | Insurance, actuarial, finance, technology, risk and transformation specialist recruitment. | Not stated | Not disclosed | 0 | 23.8 |
| =11 | Lyneer Search Group | Insurance, wealth management and finance executive recruitment | Not stated | Not disclosed | 0 | 23.8 |
| =11 | The Lapham Group, Inc. | Retained senior executive search for insurance and financial services | Retained | Not disclosed | 0 | 23.8 |
- 01DW SimpsonActuarial and analytics recruitment across property and casualty, life, health and pension insurance88.7HybridNot disclosed95 open roles
- 02Pryor Associates Executive SearchInsurance, actuarial, underwriting, claims, risk and brokerage professionals82.7Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
- 03Smith Hanley AssociatesActuarial, data science, pharmaceutical analytics and quantitative finance recruitment78.0Not statedNot disclosed91 open roles
- 04Andover Research59.5Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
- 05IOS Staffing ServicesInsurance and related office, legal, compliance, HR, operations and accounting staffing.57.4Not statedNot disclosed83 open roles
- =06Acumen GroupInsurance and reinsurance recruitment across actuarial and finance functions41.3Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
- =06AJC Search AssociatesEmployee benefits, insurance sales, account management and underwriting41.3ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
- =06Eliot PartnershipInsurance and reinsurance board, C-suite and senior executive search41.3Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
- =06Oldbury Howard USA IncInsurance, reinsurance, insurtech and investment management business and technology roles41.3HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
- =06WAHVE41.3Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
- =11Eames ConsultingInsurance, actuarial, finance, technology, risk and transformation specialist recruitment.23.8Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
- =11Lyneer Search GroupInsurance, wealth management and finance executive recruitment23.8Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
- =11The Lapham Group, Inc.Retained senior executive search for insurance and financial services23.8RetainedNot 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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